Tutorials

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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
Basics of architectural modeling.
Arch panel tutorial
Modeling a microhouse roof panel.
BIM modeling
How to model a small house and produce a blueprint.
Tutorial for open windows
Display doors and windows as open, with elevation and plan symbols, and produce a basic blueprint.

Modeling Parts

FreeCAD provides two main workflows to modeling parts:

combining objects, a method called constructive solid geometry (CSG) using the Part workbench, and
using parametric modelling and feature editing with the PartDesign Workbench.

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.