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Exercise cabin 01.jpg|link=[[Manual:Traditional 2D drafting]]|[[Manual:Traditional 2D drafting|Traditional 2D drafting]]
Exercise cabin 01.jpg|link=[[Manual:Traditional 2D drafting]]|[[Manual:Traditional 2D drafting|Traditional 2D drafting]] <br/>Draw a floor plan with lines, wires, rectangles, circular arcs, and add hatch patterns, annotations, and dimensions. Export the result to DXF.
Draft_tutorial_result.png|link=[[Draft tutorial]]|[[Draft tutorial]] <br/>Introduction to the Draft workbench
Draft_tutorial_result.png|link=[[Draft tutorial]]|[[Draft tutorial]] (v0.16) <br/>This is a basic introduction to the tools of the Draft Workbench: working plane, grid, line, arc, upgrade, rectangle, circle, polygon, arrays, dimensions, annotations, and shapestring.
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Sketcher tutorial result.png|link=[[Sketcher tutorial]]|[[Sketcher tutorial]] (v0.16) <br/>This is a basic introduction to the tools of the Sketcher Workbench: construction mode, line, circle, arc, constraints (equality, vertical, horizontal, tangential, distance, angle, radius).
Constrain3.png|link=[[Sketcher Micro Tutorial - Constraint Practices]]|[[Sketcher Micro Tutorial - Constraint Practices|Sketcher Micro Tutorial]] <br/>Learn to efficiently constrain a square
Constrain3.png|link=[[Sketcher Micro Tutorial - Constraint Practices]]|[[Sketcher Micro Tutorial - Constraint Practices|Sketcher micro tutorial]] (v0.16)<br/>Learn to efficiently constrain a sketch. Prefer geometric constraints over dimensional constraints.
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Revision as of 04:05, 8 April 2019

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This page presents a selection of high quality written tutorials. A complete, unsorted list of tutorials can be found in Category:Tutorials.

Visit offsite tutorials and video tutorials for lists of tutorials hosted on external sites. A useful source of video tutorials is YouTube.

If you'd like to contribute with writing wiki documentation and tutorials, see the general wiki guidelines in WikiPages, and read the tutorial guidelines.

Please notice the version of FreeCAD used in the tutorial as some tutorials may use an old version of the program. Although the general modelling process may still work, some tools may have changed.

Architecture and BIM

  • Arch tutorial (v0.14) This is the essential introduction to the Arch Workbench. It is extensive and showcases a typical workflow, from importing plans in DXF format to building the 3D model.

    Arch tutorial (v0.14)
    This is the essential introduction to the Arch Workbench. It is extensive and showcases a typical workflow, from importing plans in DXF format to building the 3D model.

  • BIM modeling How to model a small house, produce a blueprint with TechDraw, and export to IFC.

    BIM modeling
    How to model a small house, produce a blueprint with TechDraw, and export to IFC.

  • Open windows and doors (v0.18) How to display windows and doors as open, with elevation and plan symbols, and produce a basic floor plan with TechDraw.

    Open windows and doors (v0.18)
    How to display windows and doors as open, with elevation and plan symbols, and produce a basic floor plan with TechDraw.

  • Design custom windows (v0.18) How to draw custom doors and windows using the Sketcher, and adjust their normals to correctly place them in walls.

    Design custom windows (v0.18)
    How to draw custom doors and windows using the Sketcher, and adjust their normals to correctly place them in walls.

  • Arch panel tutorial (v0.15) Modeling a microhouse roof panel by using the Sketcher, the Window tool, and the Panel tool.

    Arch panel tutorial (v0.15)
    Modeling a microhouse roof panel by using the Sketcher, the Window tool, and the Panel tool.

  • WikiHouse modelling Re-modeling the WikiHouse project using sketches and panels, starting from importing a mesh model created in SketchUp.

    WikiHouse modelling
    Re-modeling the WikiHouse project using sketches and panels, starting from importing a mesh model created in SketchUp.

Modeling Parts

FreeCAD provides two main workflows to modeling parts:

Please note that the PartDesign Workbench workflow was considerably changed from FreeCAD 0.17 onward; some of the tutorials haven't been updated and may refer to the 0.16 version.

  • Creating a simple part with PartDesign (v0.17) An introduction to the PartDesign workflow: tracing a sketch, using pad, pocket, and moving the object.

    Creating a simple part with PartDesign (v0.17)
    An introduction to the PartDesign workflow: tracing a sketch, using pad, pocket, and moving the object.

  • Basic Part Design Tutorial (v0.17) Model a simple part using a feature editing methodology: creating a sketch, using pad, external references, pocket, and mirror.

    Basic Part Design Tutorial (v0.17)
    Model a simple part using a feature editing methodology: creating a sketch, using pad, external references, pocket, and mirror.

  • Model an electric toothbrush head stand (v0.16) Multiple features used: sketch, distance and coincident constraints, pad, external references, fillet, chamfer, linear pattern, and draft.

    Model an electric toothbrush head stand (v0.16)
    Multiple features used: sketch, distance and coincident constraints, pad, external references, fillet, chamfer, linear pattern, and draft.

  • Modeling for product design (v0.16) Modeling a Lego block: sketches, vertical and horizontal distance constraints, pad, pocket, external reference, linear pattern, and assembly.

    Modeling for product design (v0.16)
    Modeling a Lego block: sketches, vertical and horizontal distance constraints, pad, pocket, external reference, linear pattern, and assembly.

  • Traditional modeling, the CSG way Modeling a table by using simple solids like cubes and cylinders, and performing boolean operations (fusions and cuts) with them.

    Traditional modeling, the CSG way
    Modeling a table by using simple solids like cubes and cylinders, and performing boolean operations (fusions and cuts) with them.

  • Draft ShapeString tutorial (v0.16) Create engraved text on a solid: extrude a shapestring to make it solid, then use a boolean cut to carve it from another solid.

    Draft ShapeString tutorial (v0.16)
    Create engraved text on a solid: extrude a shapestring to make it solid, then use a boolean cut to carve it from another solid.

  • Create a wiffle ball (v0.16) Use solid primitives, like cubes and cylinders, and boolean operations, like union and cut, to create a hollowed ball.

    Create a wiffle ball (v0.16)
    Use solid primitives, like cubes and cylinders, and boolean operations, like union and cut, to create a hollowed ball.

  • Basic modeling tutorial Create an iron angle by two methods: using solid primitives, and boolean operations (CSG); and by extruding a planar profile.

    Basic modeling tutorial
    Create an iron angle by two methods: using solid primitives, and boolean operations (CSG); and by extruding a planar profile.

Drafting and Sketching

  • Traditional 2D drafting Draw a floor plan with lines, wires, rectangles, circular arcs, and add hatch patterns, annotations, and dimensions. Export the result to DXF.

    Traditional 2D drafting
    Draw a floor plan with lines, wires, rectangles, circular arcs, and add hatch patterns, annotations, and dimensions. Export the result to DXF.

  • Draft tutorial (v0.16) This is a basic introduction to the tools of the Draft Workbench: working plane, grid, line, arc, upgrade, rectangle, circle, polygon, arrays, dimensions, annotations, and shapestring.

    Draft tutorial (v0.16)
    This is a basic introduction to the tools of the Draft Workbench: working plane, grid, line, arc, upgrade, rectangle, circle, polygon, arrays, dimensions, annotations, and shapestring.

  • Sketcher tutorial (v0.16) This is a basic introduction to the tools of the Sketcher Workbench: construction mode, line, circle, arc, constraints (equality, vertical, horizontal, tangential, distance, angle, radius).

    Sketcher tutorial (v0.16)
    This is a basic introduction to the tools of the Sketcher Workbench: construction mode, line, circle, arc, constraints (equality, vertical, horizontal, tangential, distance, angle, radius).

  • Sketcher micro tutorial (v0.16) Learn to efficiently constrain a sketch. Prefer geometric constraints over dimensional constraints.

    Sketcher micro tutorial (v0.16)
    Learn to efficiently constrain a sketch. Prefer geometric constraints over dimensional constraints.

Technical Drawings

FEM

CNC & 3D Printing

Import and Export

Rendering

Robot workbench

Plotting

Drawings

Development of the Drawing Workbench stopped in FreeCAD 0.16. Consider using the TechDraw Workbench instead.
List of Commands
Interface Customization
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