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This is the main help area for newcomers to FreeCAD.

Like FreeCAD itself, these pages are in continuous development, and so there may be missing or outdated information.

But don't feel discouraged, if you cannot find the information you need, don't hesitate to ask. You can leave comments about FreeCAD, ask questions, and discuss about this wiki in the FreeCAD forum.

If you'd like to contribute to FreeCAD, see the Help FreeCAD page. If you'd like to edit this wiki, request a wiki account with editor permissions in the forum, and read the WikiPages for the general rules that you should follow.

If you would like to know how FreeCAD started years ago visit the History page.

Using FreeCAD

Introduction

Application Overview: A general overview of FreeCAD
Installing: How to install FreeCAD on Windows, Unix/Linux and Mac
Getting started: A quick overview of the available tools
FAQ: Frequently asked questions
Tutorials covering different parts of FreeCAD

Basic Application

Mouse Model: The use of the mouse to navigate in the 3D space
Document structure: How a FreeCAD document is organized
Preferences and Customization: How you can configure FreeCAD to your needs
Properties: How objects properties work in FreeCAD
Workbench Concept: How the FreeCAD interface is organized
Macros: How to easily automate often repeated tasks
File formats: The different file formats that FreeCAD can read and write

Workbenches

These are the base workbenches bundled with every installation of FreeCAD:

Use the Arch Workbench to work with architectural elements.
The Complete Workbench holds all commands and features from all the modules and workbenches which met certain quality criteria.
The Draft Workbench contains 2D tools and basic 2D and 3D CAD operations.
Use the Drawing Workbench to display your 3D work on a 2D sheet.
The FEM Workbench provides a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) workflow.

Use the Image Workbench to work with bitmap images.
The Inspection Workbench provides specific tools for examination of shapes. It is still in development.
Use the Mesh Workbench to work with triangulated meshes.
The OpenSCAD Workbench for interoperability with OpenSCAD and repairing Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) model history.
Use the Part Workbench to work with CAD parts.

Use the Part Design Workbench to build Part shapes from sketches.
Use the Path Workbench to produce G-Code instructions. It is still in a stage of development. Only basic functions in 0.16
Use the Plot Workbench to edit and save output plots created from other modules and tools.
Use the Points Workbench to work with point clouds.
Use the Raytracing Workbench to work with ray-tracing (rendering)

The Reverse Engineering Workbench is intended to give you specific tools to convert shapes/solids/meshes into parametric FreeCAD-compatible features. It is still in development.
Use the Robot Workbench to study robot movements.
The Ship Workbench FreeCAD-Ship works over Ship entities, that must be created on top of provided geometry.
Use the Sketcher Workbench to work with geometry-constrained sketches.
Use the Spreadsheet Workbench to create and manipulating spreadsheet data.

The Start Center Workbench allows you to quickly jump to the most common workbenches.
The Surface Module the Surface workbench provides tools to create and modify surfaces.
The TechDraw Workbench is the more advanced and feature-rich successor of Drawing
The Test Framework Workbench is for debugging FreeCAD.
The Web Workbench provides you with a browser window instead of the 3D-View within FreeCAD.

External Workbenches

Power users have extended FreeCAD with various custom external workbenches that are not integrated into the FreeCAD source code, but are easy to install on an existing FreeCAD installation. See external workbenches for an overview of these workbenches.

Since FreeCAD 0.17 these workbenches can be installed using the Addon Manager. For manual installation see How to install additional workbenches.

Macros

Power users have written various macros to enhance FreeCAD with more capabilities.

Since FreeCAD 0.17 macros can be installed using the Addon Manager. For a list of the macros refer to the macros recipes page. For manual installation see How to install macros.

Reference

Commands Reference: A complete list of the available FreeCAD commands.

Online Help

This is the official FreeCAD online help. Please note that the whole online help system is currently being reworked. It will be used to generate a .CHM file, that will be distributed with the binary packages of FreeCAD. At the moment the online help summarizes some of the most complete sections of this wiki.

Online help system - Table of Contents

More

The Power users hub is the place to go if you would like to see more advanced use of FreeCAD
The FreeCAD Community Portal lists projects made by community members around FreeCAD.
Don't understand a term or phrase as used in FreeCAD? Try the Glossary page.

User documentation

Getting started
Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate

Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
Workbenches: Std Base, Arch, Assembly, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web

Addons: Addon Manager, External workbenches, Scripting and macros

Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub

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+Like FreeCAD itself, these pages are in continuous development, and so there may be missing or outdated information.
-Mějte prosím na paměti, že stejně jako sám FreeCAD, jsou tyto stránky průběžně ve vývoji. FreeCAD se již teď vyznačuje mnoha zajímavými nástroji pro koncové uživatele a další jsou průběžně přidávány, což je důvodem proč stále ještě chybí finální nebo aktuální dokumentace pro koncového uživatele.
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+But don't feel discouraged, if you cannot find the information you need, don't hesitate to ask. You can leave comments about FreeCAD, ask questions, and discuss about this wiki in the [http://forum.freecadweb.org FreeCAD forum].
-Nenechte se tím ale odradit, projděte si obsah této části a pokud nenajdete informace, které potřebujete, neváhejte se zeptat. Mezi vývojáři nebo malými, ale rostoucími komunitami uživatelů FreeCADu určitě bude někdo, kdo Vám může pomoci. Připomínku k této wiki dokumentaci můžete zanechta na [[Talk:User hub|User hub talk page]] nebo přejít na  [http://forum.freecadweb.org FreeCAD help forum] a ptát se přímo tam.
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-A máte-li nějaké poznatky, které byste rádi viděli i zde, není důvod abyste nepřispěli a nepomohli nám tento manuál vylepšit. Přejděte na stránku [[Help FreeCAD]], která Vám s tím pomůže začít.
+If you'd like to contribute to FreeCAD, see the [[Help FreeCAD|Help FreeCAD]] page. If you'd like to edit this wiki, request a wiki account with editor permissions [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=6830 in the forum], and read the [[WikiPages|WikiPages]] for the general rules that you should follow.
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+If you would like to know how FreeCAD started years ago visit the [[History|History]] page.
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-===Úvod=== <!--T:6-->
+== Using FreeCAD == <!--T:5-->
+===Introduction=== <!--T:6-->
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-* [[Application Overview]]: Základní přehled FreeCADu
+* [[About FreeCAD|Application Overview]]: A general overview of FreeCAD
-* [[Installing]]: Jak instalovat FreeCAD na [[Install on Windows|Windows]], [[Install on Unix|Unix/Linux]] aa [[Install on Mac|Mac]]
+* [[Installing|Installing]]: How to install FreeCAD on [[Install on Windows|Windows]], [[Install on Unix|Unix/Linux]] and [[Install on Mac|Mac]]
-* [[Getting started]]: Rychlý přehled dostupných nástrojů
+* [[Getting started|Getting started]]: A quick overview of the available tools
-* [[FAQ]]: Často kladené otázky
+* [[FAQ|FAQ]]: Frequently asked questions
+* [[Tutorials|Tutorials]] covering different parts of FreeCAD
-===Základní aplikace=== <!--T:8-->
+===Basic Application=== <!--T:8-->
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-* [[Mouse Model]]: Použití myši k navigaci ve 3D prostoru
+* [[Mouse Model|Mouse Model]]: The use of the mouse to navigate in the 3D space
-* [[Document structure]]: Jak je organizován dokument FreeCADu
+* [[Document structure|Document structure]]: How a FreeCAD document is organized
-* [[Preferences Editor|Preferences]] a [[Interface Customization|Customization]]: Jak nakonfigurujete FreeCAD pro Vaše potřeby
+* [[Preferences Editor|Preferences]] and [[Interface Customization|Customization]]: How you can configure FreeCAD to your needs
-* [[Property editor|Properties]]: Jak fungují vlastnosti objketů ve FreeCADu
+* [[Property editor|Properties]]: How objects properties work in FreeCAD
-* [[Workbench Concept]]: Jak je organizováno prostředí FreeCADu
+* [[Workbenches|Workbench Concept]]: How the FreeCAD interface is organized
-* [[Macros]]: Jak snadno zautomatizovat často opakované úlohy
+* [[Macros|Macros]]: How to easily automate often repeated tasks
+* [[Import_Export|File formats]]: The different file formats that FreeCAD can read and write
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+===Workbenches=== <!--T:10-->
+These are the base workbenches bundled with every installation of FreeCAD:
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+* [[Image:Workbench_Arch.svg|24px]] Use the [[Arch Module|Arch Workbench]] to work with architectural elements.
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+* [[Image:Workbench_Complete.svg|24px]] The [[Complete_Workbench|Complete Workbench]] holds all commands and features from all the modules and workbenches which met certain quality criteria.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Draft.svg|24px]] The [[Draft Module|Draft Workbench]] contains 2D tools and basic 2D and 3D CAD operations.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Drawing.svg|24px]] Use the [[Drawing Module|Drawing Workbench]] to display your 3D work on a 2D sheet.
+* [[Image:Workbench_FEM.svg|24px]] The [[FEM Module|FEM Workbench]] provides a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_element_method Finite Element Analysis] (FEA) workflow.
+<!--T:26-->
+* [[Image:Workbench_Image.svg|24px]] Use the [[Image Module|Image Workbench]] to work with bitmap images.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Inspection.svg|24px]] The [[Inspection Workbench|Inspection Workbench]] provides specific tools for examination of shapes. It is still in development.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Mesh.svg|24px]] Use the [[Mesh Module|Mesh Workbench]] to work with triangulated meshes.
+* [[Image:Workbench_OpenSCAD.svg|24px]] The [[OpenSCAD Module|OpenSCAD Workbench]] for interoperability with OpenSCAD and repairing Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) model history.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Part.svg|24px]] Use the [[Part Module|Part Workbench]] to work with CAD parts.
+<!--T:27-->
+* [[Image:Workbench_PartDesign.svg|24px]] Use the [[PartDesign Workbench|Part Design Workbench]] to build Part shapes from sketches.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Path.svg|24px]] Use the [[Path_Workbench|Path Workbench]] to produce G-Code instructions. It is still in a stage of development. Only basic functions in 0.16
+* [[Image:Workbench_Plot.svg|24px]] Use the [[Plot Module|Plot Workbench]] to edit and save output plots created from other modules and tools.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Points.svg|24px]] Use the [[Points_Module|Points Workbench]] to work with point clouds.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Raytracing.svg|24px]] Use the [[Raytracing Module|Raytracing Workbench]] to work with ray-tracing (rendering)
+<!--T:28-->
+* [[Image:Workbench_Reverse_Engineering.svg|24px]] The [[Reverse Engineering Workbench|Reverse Engineering Workbench]] is intended to give you specific tools to convert shapes/solids/meshes into parametric FreeCAD-compatible features. It is still in development.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Robot.svg|24px]] Use the [[Robot_Workbench|Robot Workbench]] to study robot movements.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Ship.svg|24px]] The [[Ship Workbench|Ship Workbench]] FreeCAD-Ship works over Ship entities, that must be created on top of provided geometry.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Sketcher.svg|24px]] Use the [[Sketcher Module|Sketcher Workbench]] to work with geometry-constrained sketches.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Spreadsheet.svg|24px]] Use the [[Spreadsheet Module|Spreadsheet Workbench]] to create and manipulating spreadsheet data.
+<!--T:29-->
+* [[Image:Workbench_Start.svg|24px]] The [[Start_Workbench|Start Center Workbench]] allows you to quickly jump to the most common workbenches.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Surface.svg|24px]] The [[Surface_Module|Surface Module]] the Surface workbench provides tools to create and modify surfaces.
+* [[Image:Workbench_TechDraw.svg|24px]] The [[TechDraw Module|TechDraw Workbench]] is the more advanced and feature-rich successor of [[Drawing Module|Drawing]]
+* [[Image:Workbench_Test.svg|24px]] The [[Testing|Test Framework Workbench]] is for debugging FreeCAD.
+* [[Image:Workbench_Web.svg|24px]] The [[Web Workbench|Web Workbench]] provides you with a browser window instead of the 3D-View within FreeCAD.
+===External Workbenches=== <!--T:23-->
+Power users have extended FreeCAD with various custom [[External_workbenches|external workbenches]] that are not integrated into the FreeCAD source code, but are easy to install on an existing FreeCAD installation. See [[external workbenches|external workbenches]] for an overview of these workbenches.
+<!--T:31-->
+Since FreeCAD 0.17 these workbenches can be installed using the [[Std AddonMgr|Addon Manager]]. For manual installation see [[How to install additional workbenches|How to install additional workbenches]].
+===Macros=== <!--T:24-->
+Power users have written various [[macros|macros]] to enhance FreeCAD with more capabilities.
+<!--T:32-->
+Since FreeCAD 0.17 macros can be installed using the [[Std AddonMgr|Addon Manager]]. For a list of the macros refer to the [[macros recipes|macros recipes]] page. For manual installation see [[How to install macros|How to install macros]].
 ==Reference== <!--T:12-->
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-* [[List of Commands|Commands Reference]]: Kompletní seznam dostupných příkazů FreeCADu.
+* [[List of Commands|Commands Reference]]: A complete list of the available FreeCAD commands.
-== Online nápověda == <!--T:14-->
+== Online Help == <!--T:14-->
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+<!-- To download the online help in FreeCAD you need to set the proper Url in the [[Preferences Editor|Preferences Editor]] of FreeCAD. Currently the right url has to point to this page. That means you need to set it to:
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-This is the official FreeCAD online help. Please note that the whole online help system is currently in rework. It will be used to generate a .CHM file, that will be distributed with the binary packages of FreeCAD. At the moment the online help summarizes some of the most complete sections of this wiki.
+This is the official FreeCAD online help. Please note that the whole online help system is currently being reworked. It will be used to generate a .CHM file, that will be distributed with the binary packages of FreeCAD. At the moment the online help summarizes some of the most complete sections of this wiki.
-* [[Online Help Toc| Online help system - Table of Contents]]
+* [[Online Help Toc|Online help system - Table of Contents]]
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-* The [[Power users hub]] is the place to go if you would like to see more advanced use of FreeCAD
+* The [[Power users hub|Power users hub]] is the place to go if you would like to see more advanced use of FreeCAD
+* The [[FreeCAD Community Portal|FreeCAD Community Portal]] lists projects made by community members around FreeCAD.
-* [[David]] is a very low cost 3D scanning system that can already work well with FreeCAD
+* Don't understand a term or phrase as used in FreeCAD?  Try the [[Glossary|Glossary]] page.
-* [http://yorik.orgfree.com/guestblog.php?2009=40 Architecture workflow] : An example of how FreeCAD can begin to have its preliminary place in an architecture workflow...
-* If you would like to help FreeCAD, head to the [[Help FreeCAD]] page.
+<!--T:30-->
-* The [[free-cad:Community Portal]] lists projects made by community members around FreeCAD.
+{{Userdocnavi}}
-* The [[Wished tools]] page lists CAD tools that end-users would like to see in FreeCAD. Why not add yours there?
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