Workbenches/pt

O FreeCAD, como outros programas como o Revit ou Catia, é baseado no conceito de bancadas. Uma bancada pode ser considerada como um conjunto de ferramentas agrupadas para fazer uma certa tarefa. Numa oficina de carpintaria tradicional, haveria uma mesa para a pessoa que trabalha com madeira, outra para peças metálicas, e talvez uma terceira para a pessoa que faz a montagem das várias peças.

In FreeCAD, the same concept applies. Tools are grouped into workbenches according to the tasks they are related to.

The following workbenches are available:

New workbenches are in development, stay tuned!

When you switch from one workbench to another, the tools available on the interface change. Toolbars, command bars and eventually other parts of the interface switch to the new workbench, but the contents of your scene doesn't change. You could, for example, start drawing 2D shapes with the Draft Workbench, then work further on them with the Part Workbench.

Note that sometimes a Workbench is referred to as a Module. However, Workbenches and Modules are different entities. A Module is any extension of FreeCAD, while a Workbench is a special GUI configuration that groups some toolbars and menus. Usually every Module contains its own Workbench, hence the cross-use of the name.