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FreeCAD - though usable in many applications - is at the beginning of a long journey into CAD mainstream. There is still a lot to do to reach a state where we can compete with commercial software.
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== Introduction == <!--T:17-->
This section gives an overview of what is planned and gives you the opportunity to participate or give your opinion. As we are volunteers to FreeCAD we have only a certain amount of time. So if you interested in one of the topics and willing to help, just let us know! We use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done#Methodology Getting Things Done (GTD)] style for the project document. Here is the [[Project template]].


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* The [[Organization chart]] shows who does what in the FreeCAD universe.
There is no roadmap for the whole FreeCAD project. If you want to get involved it is best to ask in the [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewforum.php?f=10 Developer section] of the [https://forum.freecadweb.org/index.php FreeCAD forum].
* You can follow issues that are currently being worked on via the bugtracker here: http://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/roadmap_page.php


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== Projects ==
The following links may help you get started:
* The [[Organization_chart|Organization chart]] shows who does what in the FreeCAD universe.
* The [https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue current issues on GitHub].
* The [[:Category:Roadmap|Roadmap Category on this Wiki]]. Note that there are only very few pages in this category and as such they do not give a good representation of the current FreeCAD development.


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=== Current projects ===
These are work in progress.


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* '''[[STEP project]]''' about improving and advancing the STEP support in FreeCAD
Some roadmaps on the Wiki use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done#Methodology Getting Things Done (GTD)] style for the project document. Here is the [[Project_template|Project template]].
* '''[[Naming project]]''' is about implementing a robust Shape referencing frame work.
* '''[[FreeCAD development model project]]''' move FreeCAD to a more capable development model
* '''[[Sketcher project]]''' is ongoing implementation of the constraint/parametric Sketcher
* '''[[PartDesign project]]''' is the effort towards a working part-design in FreeCAD
* '''[[Assembly project]]''' creates a assembly module which handle product creation, part-lists and some kinematics.
* '''[[Arch Concept|Architecture project]]''' will throw the bases of a modern, parametric architectural modeling environment.
* '''[[Units project]]''' finally get FreeCAD to recognize different Units and Units-systems.
* '''[[Resource framework project]]''' address the user collaboration, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_Data_Management PDM] catalog/standard part stuff
* '''[[Quality project]]''' aims to hide unfinished features and improve the documentation.
* '''[[Raytracing project]]''' provide a new generic interface for external renderers for visualisation
* '''[[UTF Project]]''' aims to update FreeCAD's Coin3D interface to utilise UTF Strings for better multilanguage experience with non ASCII characters


=== Future projects ===
Projects for the near future.

* '''[[Material data model]]''' Effort to describe a material data model in FreeCAD
* '''[[FEM project]]''' wants to create a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_element_method FEM] module in FreeCAD.
* '''[[CAM project]]''' will make the existing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_manufacturing CAM] stuff in FreeCAD usable.


=== So far finished projects ===
* '''[[Robot project]]''' A Robot simulation workbench

=== Ideas ===

== Release schedule ==
Like in the most [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS FLOSS] projects a release schedule is very rough. There will be no fixed dates and '''"It's done, when it's done!"'''


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Latest revision as of 17:05, 5 March 2022

Introduction

There is no roadmap for the whole FreeCAD project. If you want to get involved it is best to ask in the Developer section of the FreeCAD forum.

The following links may help you get started:

Roadmap project template

Some roadmaps on the Wiki use the Getting Things Done (GTD) style for the project document. Here is the Project template.