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'''FreeCAD''' will be a general purpose 3D CAD modeller. The development will be completely ''Open Source''. As with many modern 3D '''CAx''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAx] modellers it will have a 2D component in order to extract design detail from the 3D model to create 2D production drawings, although 2D (e.g. AutoCAD LT) is not the focus, neither are animation and organic shapes (e.g. Maya, 3D StudioMAX and Cinema 4D).
'''FreeCAD''' will be a general purpose 3D CAD modeller. The development will be completely ''Open Source''. As with many modern 3D '''CAx''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAx] modellers it will have a 2D component in order to extract design detail from the 3D model to create 2D production drawings, although 2D (e.g. AutoCAD LT) is not the focus, neither are animation and organic shapes (e.g. Maya, 3D StudioMAX and Cinema 4D).


FreeCAD is aimed directly at mechanical engineering, product design and related features like CatiaV4 and V5, SolidWorks and Solid Edge, and therefore also falls into the category of '''MCAD''' (mechanical computer-aided design) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_Lifecycle_Management '''PLM''']. It will be a feature based parametric modeller with a modular software architecture which makes it easy to provide additional functionality without modifying the core system.
FreeCAD is aimed directly at mechanical engineering, product design and related features like CatiaV4 and V5, SolidWorks and Solid Edge, and therefore also falls into the category of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAD '''MCAD'''], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_Lifecycle_Management '''PLM'''], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAx '''CAx'''] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_engineering '''CAE''']. It will be a feature based parametric modeller with a modular software architecture which makes it easy to provide additional functionality without modifying the core system.


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FreeCAD will be a general purpose 3D CAD modeller. The development will be completely Open Source. As with many modern 3D CAx [1] modellers it will have a 2D component in order to extract design detail from the 3D model to create 2D production drawings, although 2D (e.g. AutoCAD LT) is not the focus, neither are animation and organic shapes (e.g. Maya, 3D StudioMAX and Cinema 4D).

FreeCAD is aimed directly at mechanical engineering, product design and related features like CatiaV4 and V5, SolidWorks and Solid Edge, and therefore also falls into the category of MCAD, PLM, CAx and CAE. It will be a feature based parametric modeller with a modular software architecture which makes it easy to provide additional functionality without modifying the core system.