Workbenches/es

FreeCAD, al igual que muchas aplicaciones de diseño moderno, como [| Revit] o [| Catia], se basa en el concepto de entorno de trabajo. Un entorno de trabajo (o banco de trabajo) puede describirse como un conjunto de herramientas especialmente agrupadas para facilitar una determinada tarea. En un taller de muebles tradicionales, podríamos tener una mesa de trabajo para la persona que trabaja con madera, otra para el que trabaja con piezas de metal, y quizás una tercera para el individuo que monta todas las piezas juntas.

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.