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The first place you can ask for help is the [http://forum.freecadweb.org/ FreeCAD forum] (Please read [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2264 this post] before asking any questions).
If you are looking for answers in the Wiki you will soon notice that its search feature is not very sophisticated. You will get better results using an internet search engine. Just add {{Value|site:wiki.freecad.org}} to your request to limit the search to the FreeCAD Wiki.
There are different subforums for FreeCAD developers and users. Make sure you search the internet before you ask for help and read through the existing questions that have already been made and/or solved. There are also subforums, where you can discuss other subjects, give your impressions of FreeCAD, ideas, etc. The forums are both very active and you should get a reply very quickly.


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If you need help or have questions related to a particular page of this wiki documentation, you can always leave ideas or comments on the "discussion" tab of each page. To upload files for Wiki please use [https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Special:Upload this page].


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Some of your questions may already have been answered on the [[Frequently_asked_questions|FAQ]] page.
There is also an IRC #freecad chat room on freenode. #openFOAM-IRC is also on freenode. There are Discord servers for [https://discordapp.com/invite/bp2yeYU Modelica Language], [https://discordapp.com/invite/NeZEBZn Elmer FEM], and [https://discordapp.com/invite/P9p9eHn OpenFOAM]. Please do not use chat groups as the main medium of exchanging data. They are not indexed by the search engines and information produced on those platforms is not accumulated, as it does on forums.


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Another place where you can find help is the [https://forum.freecad.org/viewforum.php?f=3 FreeCAD forum]. Please read [https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2264 this post] before asking any question. Remember that [[Important information|important information]] about your system is necessary when asking for help.
If you are on Reddit you may use the [https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeCAD/ r/FreeCAD], or the [https://www.reddit.com/r/cad/ r/cad] using the FreeCAD flair. There are also [https://www.reddit.com/r/ElmerFEM/ r/ElmerFEM], [https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenFOAM/ r/OpenFOAM], and [https://www.reddit.com/r/Modelica/ r/Modelica] subreddits.


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There are different subforums for FreeCAD users and developers. Make sure you search the internet, and read through existing questions before you ask for help. There are subforums where you can discuss more specific topics, give your impressions of FreeCAD, discuss new ideas, etc. The forums are very active and you should get a reply very quickly.
You may also follow the [https://twitter.com/FreeCADNews offial Twitter account for FreeCAD] and/or [https://twitter.com/fsfarimani/lists/freecad the developers].

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There is an [https://web.libera.chat/#freecad IRC #freecad chat room on Libera Chat].

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If you are on Reddit you may use the [https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeCAD/ r/FreeCAD], or the [https://www.reddit.com/r/flossCAD/ r/flossCAD] using the FreeCAD flair. The r/flossCAD subreddit also has [https://s.reddit.com/channel/300896_dfacaa912e069e3d3f7e55e5cedfb25483d8d68a a chatroom] where might be able to ask questions. There are also [https://www.reddit.com/r/ElmerFEM/ r/ElmerFEM], [https://www.reddit.com/r/openscad/ r/openscad], [https://www.reddit.com/r/LibreCAD/ r/LibreCAD/] [https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenFOAM/ r/OpenFOAM], and [https://www.reddit.com/r/Modelica/ r/Modelica] subreddits.

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If you are on Telegram you may use the [https://t.me/FreeCAD_EN t.me/FreeCAD_EN].

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You may also follow the [https://twitter.com/FreeCADNews official Twitter account for FreeCAD] and/or [https://twitter.com/fsfarimani/lists/freecad the developers]. There is also [https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD FreeCAD's official Mastodon account] which you may follow.

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You may join the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/416491481766626 FreeCAD's Facebook public group]

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We have an [https://discord.gg/uh85ZRNcfk official dedicated FreeCAD Discord server] with a variety of channels for various sub-topics. There are also several third-party servers with FreeCAD-related discussion channels. The [https://discordapp.com/invite/NeZEBZn Elmer FEM] server has a channel for seemingly every CAD, CAM, and CAE tool out there, whether open source or proprietary, and it has a fairly well-established "freecad" channel. The wide variety of channels and communities this server attracts means it can be good for having discussions with people in related communities. The [https://discordapp.com/invite/P9p9eHn OpenFOAM] server has a "freecad-salome-etc" channel, where you might be able to find people more interested in the overlap between FreeCAD and computational fluid dynamics tools like OpenFOAM. The [https://discordapp.com/invite/bp2yeYU Modelica Language] server also has a "freecad" channel if you are interested in FreeCAD from a multi-domain modeling perspective. However, please do not use chat groups as the main medium of exchanging data. They are not indexed by the search engines and information produced on these platforms is not properly accumulated, as it is on forums, blog posts, or wiki pages.


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Latest revision as of 21:27, 18 September 2023

Wiki

If you are looking for answers in the Wiki you will soon notice that its search feature is not very sophisticated. You will get better results using an internet search engine. Just add site:wiki.freecad.org to your request to limit the search to the FreeCAD Wiki.

FAQ

Some of your questions may already have been answered on the FAQ page.

Forum

Another place where you can find help is the FreeCAD forum. Please read this post before asking any question. Remember that important information about your system is necessary when asking for help.

There are different subforums for FreeCAD users and developers. Make sure you search the internet, and read through existing questions before you ask for help. There are subforums where you can discuss more specific topics, give your impressions of FreeCAD, discuss new ideas, etc. The forums are very active and you should get a reply very quickly.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

There is an IRC #freecad chat room on Libera Chat.

Reddit

If you are on Reddit you may use the r/FreeCAD, or the r/flossCAD using the FreeCAD flair. The r/flossCAD subreddit also has a chatroom where might be able to ask questions. There are also r/ElmerFEM, r/openscad, r/LibreCAD/ r/OpenFOAM, and r/Modelica subreddits.

Telegram

If you are on Telegram you may use the t.me/FreeCAD_EN.

Twitter and Mastodon

You may also follow the official Twitter account for FreeCAD and/or the developers. There is also FreeCAD's official Mastodon account which you may follow.

Facebook

You may join the FreeCAD's Facebook public group

Discord

We have an official dedicated FreeCAD Discord server with a variety of channels for various sub-topics. There are also several third-party servers with FreeCAD-related discussion channels. The Elmer FEM server has a channel for seemingly every CAD, CAM, and CAE tool out there, whether open source or proprietary, and it has a fairly well-established "freecad" channel. The wide variety of channels and communities this server attracts means it can be good for having discussions with people in related communities. The OpenFOAM server has a "freecad-salome-etc" channel, where you might be able to find people more interested in the overlap between FreeCAD and computational fluid dynamics tools like OpenFOAM. The Modelica Language server also has a "freecad" channel if you are interested in FreeCAD from a multi-domain modeling perspective. However, please do not use chat groups as the main medium of exchanging data. They are not indexed by the search engines and information produced on these platforms is not properly accumulated, as it is on forums, blog posts, or wiki pages.