Glossary

WIP!! '''This page is a mock-up for discussion purposes only. A real glossary will be available soon.''' - Common FreeCAD terms and definitions.

Arch: A FreeCAD Workbench used primarily for modelling buildings and structures. Closely related to the Draft(1) Workbench.

Clipping Plane: The clipping plane is used to cut away at the model in the 3D view. It is just a visual aid and does not actually cut the model. Constraint: A restriction on the geometric relationship between primitives in a Sketch.

Draft: A FreeCAD Workbench used primarily for 2 dimensional work. A relief angle on a mold to allow removal of the finished product. Drawing: A FreeCAD Workbench used to generate presentations of a Model.

Extrude: A general term for extending a 2D object into 3D along 1 direction. See also Pad.

Face: A 2 dimensional topological construct. For example, a cube has 6 Faces. Feature: A step in a 3d part's evolution in the Part Design Workbench workflow. Examples are Pad, Pocket, Groove, Fillet, etc.

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OpenCascade: The geometry kernel (library) underlying FreeCAD. Also called OCC, OCCT, OCE. http://www.opencascade.org/

Pad: An extension of a Sketch in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the Sketch. See also Extrude. Part: A FreeCAD Workbench primarily used for Constructive Solid Geometry. A unibody solid. The lowest level component in an assembly. Pocket: A Feature that removes material from a solid based on a Sketch

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Sketch: A constrained 2D depiction of an object fixed to a plane or a Face. Stable: A nickname for the last general release version of the FreeCAD software. This is typically the version available from sources other than the FreeCAD project. Compare with Unstable.

Unstable: A nickname for a very recent version of the FreeCAD software. This version will contain many changes recently implemented by the developers. It does not typically fail or produce wrong results, but it has not completed testing.

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ANSI
ANSI stands for American National Standards Institute. It oversees the development of various standards.

Arch
Arch is a workbench focusing on Architecture modeling. It uses tools from the Draft workbench.

CAM
CAM stands for Computer Aided Manufacturing.

Clipping plane
The clipping plane is used to cut away at the model in the 3D view. It is just a visual aid and does not actually cut the model.

Draft
Refers to the Draft workbench.