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'''Built-in workbenches'''
'''Built-in workbenches'''
* [[Image:Workbench_Mesh.png|16px]] The [[Mesh Workbench]] for working with triangulated meshes.
* [[Image:Workbench_Mesh.png|16px]] The [[Mesh Workbench]] for working with triangulated meshes
* [[Image:Workbench_Part.png|16px]] The [[Part Workbench]] for working with CAD parts.
* [[Image:Workbench_Part.png|16px]] The [[Part Workbench]] for working with CAD parts
* [[Image:Workbench_Image.png|16px]] The [[Image Workbench]] for working with bitmap images.
* [[Image:Workbench_Image.png|16px]] The [[Image Workbench]] for working with bitmap images
* The [[Raytracing Workbench]] for working with ray-tracing (rendering).
* The [[Raytracing Workbench]] for working with ray-tracing (rendering)
* [[Image:Workbench_Draft.png|16px]] The [[Draft Module|Draft Workbench]] for doing basic 2D CAD drafting.
* [[Image:Workbench_Draft.png|16px]] The [[Draft Module|Draft Workbench]] for doing basic 2D CAD drafting
* The [[Drawing Module|Drawing workbench]] for displaying your 3D work on a 2D sheet.
* The [[Drawing Module|Drawing workbench]] for displaying your 3D work on a 2D sheet
* [[Image:Workbench_Robot.png|16px]] The [[Robot Workbench]] for studying robot movements.
* [[Image:Workbench_Robot.png|16px]] The [[Robot Workbench]] for studying robot movements
* The [[Sketcher Workbench]] for working with geometry-constrained sketches
* The [[Sketcher Workbench]] for working with geometry-constrained sketches
* The [[Part Design Workbench]] for building Part shapes from sketches
* The [[Part Design Workbench]] for building Part shapes from sketches
* [[Image:Arch.png|16px]] The [[Arch Workbench]] for working with architectural elements
* Several testing workbenches. You'll find in the workbenches list several workbenches for testing different areas and functionalities since FreeCAD is still in an early phase of development.
* Several testing workbenches. You'll find in the workbenches list several workbenches for testing different areas and functionalities since FreeCAD is still in an early phase of development.



Revision as of 17:41, 27 April 2011

FreeCAD, like many modern design applications such as Revit or Catia, is based on the concept of Workbench. A workbench can be considered as a set of tools specially grouped for a certain task. In a traditional furniture workshop, you would have a work table for the person who works with wood, another one for the one who works with metal pieces, and maybe a third one for the guy who mounts all the pieces together.

In FreeCAD, the same concept applies. Tools are grouped into workbenches according to the tasks they are related to.

Currently we have the following workbenches available:

Built-in workbenches

New workbenches are in development, stay tuned!

When you switch from one workbench to another, the tools available on the interface change. Toolbars, command bars and eventually other parts of the interface switch to the new workbench, but the contents of your scene doesn't change. You could, for example, start drawing 2D shapes with the Draft Workbench, then work further on them with the Part Workbench.

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