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This #tutorial shows all UI possibilities of setting up panels in #FreeCAD, such as Tasks, Properties, Model Tree or Report View.

youtu.be/qIOJjBqALLw

#OpenSource #FCBLounge
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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freecad.org
In case you need a refresher: Check out the shape appearance properties from the material system introduced in #FreeCAD 1.0!

blog.freecad.org/2025/11/09/e...

#Material #CAD #Coin #OpenSource #Appearance #Color
Explainer: Appearance Properties in FreeCAD
FreeCAD 1.0 introduced a new, refactored material system, which includes updated appearance properties of FreeCAD objects. What was previously one property ‘Shape color’ is now six new properties i…
blog.freecad.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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freecad.org
Did you know you could pass the SolidWorks Pro Certification CSWP with #FreeCAD ?

Check out the video or read it on hackaday.com/2025/11/05/s...

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#CAD #OpenSource #Design
Can FreeCAD pass the SOLIDWORKS Pro Certification CSWP ? (Full Tutorial & Parametric Method)
YouTube video by Deltahedra
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November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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freecad.org
Again more bugfixes in #FreeCAD
We plan on releasing the first 1.1 RC later this week. There are still some open blocker issues though.

blog.freecad.org/2025/11/05/w...

#WIPWednesday #FreeCAD #opensource
WIP Wednesday, 5 November 2025
This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: AjinkyaDahale fixed a regression where trimming would break polygons (PR#25054). PaddleStroke fixed a bug where Offset would not select an open loop corr…
blog.freecad.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
tomaspolak.bsky.social
This #FreeCAD #tutorial follows the last one, where we learned how to create a Tech Draw page template. This one explains how to create text fields which can be auto populated with data from the file, such as scale or author name.

#OpenSource #FCBLounge

youtu.be/oQyY4PCgn6c
Create Autofill Text Field on a FreeCAD Tech Draw Template
YouTube video by FCB Lounge
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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freecad.org
Check out a complete #FreeCAD model and #CAM tutorial for a real project using the upcoming 1.1 version!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nBC...

#CNC #PartDesign #Maker #OpenSource
FreeCAD 1.1 - Tutorial CNC/CAM - Masterclass - Complete Project (3D Model, Setup, Path & G-code)
YouTube video by Deltahedra
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November 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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sovereign.tech
Help shape Europe’s Digital Commons — Open position for EDIC Director (F/M/X)

Last week, the European Commission announced the creation of the EDIC Digital Commons, a new initiative to support open, interoperable digital commons and strengthen digital sovereignty for 450 million Europeans. 1/3
Open Position Digital Commons EDIC Director (f/m/x) above European Union flags
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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freecad.org
What's new in #FreeCAD - more bugfixes and 13 blocking issues left before a 1.1 release.

blog.freecad.org/2025/10/29/w...

#WIPWednesday #FOSS #OpenSource
WIP Wednesday, 29 October 2025
This week in FreeCAD development: BIM:  Roy_043 fixed several minor issues (PR#24805, PR#24847, PR#24846, PR#24806). tetektoza fixed beam rotation when the Base property is cleared (PR#24831).…
blog.freecad.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
tomaspolak.bsky.social
Comparison of Google search interest in #CAD solutions: #FreeCAD, #Onsahpe and #Fusion360.

Fusion 360 is a clear winner. Onshape's recent rise is interesting.
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Comparison of google search interest for #FreeCAD, #Inventor and #CATIA over the past five years.

FreeCAD started as last and is at the front today. CATIA and Inventor stable interest over this time.

#CAD
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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This #FreeCAD #tutorial explains how to create Tech Draw page template from scratch in #Inkscape. Part of the tutorial covers creation of editable text fields: youtu.be/YOOdC1RYkhc

#FCBLounge #OpenSource
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October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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#FreeCAD enables users to set up units through unit system. This #tutorial explains how these unit systems work.

#OpenSource #FCbLounge

youtu.be/5QAMDaVFdm4
Unit Systems in FreeCAD Explained
YouTube video by FCB Lounge
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Reposted by Tomas Polak
librearts.bsky.social
Week highlights: new releases of GIMP and RapidRAW; a quick first look at the AgX tonemapper in darktable; new features in Ardour

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Weekly recap — 12 October 2025
New releases of GIMP and RapidRAW, new features in darktable and Ardour
librearts.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
tomaspolak.bsky.social
This is an extensive #tutorial collection by Jan Čeh, which contains video tutorials from multiple creators. It covers most #FreeCAD workbenches and lot of topics. It is supremely organized so it's easy to find the topic you are interested in.

www.craftsmanspace.com/freecad-tuto...
October 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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freecad.org
Check out the Google Summer of Code recap for the 2025 FreeCAD projects
blog.freecad.org/2025/10/17/g...

#FreeCAD #GSoC
Google Summer of Code 2025 recap
This year, we had three students working on FreeCAD. All projects have been successful. Here is a quick recap. chiragsingh1711 implemented 3D PDF exporting in the TechDraw workbench and added an ex…
blog.freecad.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
tomaspolak.bsky.social
#FreeCAD 1.0 introduced new material system with a new default appearance shader. This #tutorial explains how to setup this new shader to get the desired material look: youtu.be/oN-oO3bn8Qw

#OpenSource #FCBLounge
Appearance Properties in FreeCAD Explained | Color, Specular Reflectance, etc.
YouTube video by FCB Lounge
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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freecad.org
Check out the latest blog post on how to get started using the TechDraw workbench in #FreeCAD to create technical drawings.

blog.freecad.org/2025/10/10/t...

#CAD #OpenSource #Engineering #TechnicalDrawing
Tutorial: Getting Started with TechDraw
Sometimes we might need to share a 3D design in the form of a 2D technical drawing. FreeCAD has an entire workbench, TechDraw, with a collection of tools to help you do this. To explore TechDraw we…
blog.freecad.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Tutorial: Getting Started with TechDraw
Sometimes we might need to share a 3D design in the form of a 2D technical drawing. FreeCAD has an entire workbench, TechDraw, with a collection of tools to help you do this. To explore TechDraw we need to have an object that we want to make a technical drawing of. Let’s just quickly create […]
blog.freecad.org
October 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
tomaspolak.bsky.social
This #tutorial is following the last video. This time we take a look a creation of various stair flight and landing combinations to create multiple shapes of stairs in #FreeCAD #BIM. Watch the video here: youtu.be/lI2sqVYk5R4

#OpenSource #FCBLounge
Stairs Shapes in FreeCAD | Stairs Tool Part 02
YouTube video by FCB Lounge
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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New #tutorial cover how to setup parametric stairs to achieve various types in #FreeCAD #BIM: youtu.be/X9k9AH1mDYE

#OpenSource #FCBLounge
Stairs Structure Options in FreeCAD | Stairs Tool Part 1
YouTube video by FCB Lounge
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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freecad.org
The next round of FPA grants for improving #FreeCAD were announced.

blog.freecad.org/2025/10/03/q...
Q3 2025 grants announced
The FPA members have voted on grant proposals based on feedback from the Technical Grant Review Committee. Here are the confirmed grants: Jo Hinchliffe (concretedog) will write FreeCAD tutorials de…
blog.freecad.org
October 4, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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blog.freecad.org.web.brid.gy
First bugfix program payouts done
We’ve just done the first payouts in the pilot bugfix rewards program launched in August. Two contributors have claimed the reward so far: tetektoza fixed 15 confirmed issues, and matthiasdanner fixed another five. Congrats! We have more money to spend on this, so if you already qualify for a reward or just thinking about joining, […]
blog.freecad.org
October 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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If you need to work only with one building level of your #IFC project, #BonsaiBIM can help you extracting objects to independent file. Watch this tutorial to see how to achieve it: youtu.be/62nQZ7ccz-c

#OpenSource #bonsai #BIM #SPBProduction
Extract Storey (Level) from an IFC Project Using Bonsai BIM
YouTube video by SPB Production
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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freecad.org
In the show episode, Jo speaks at length about using #FreeCAD and other #opensource tools and how they feel that it’s important to allow others to follow along using the exact open tools as the project creator.

blog.freecad.org/2025/09/30/j...
Joe Hinchliffe at OSHWA Show and Tell
Last week, our very own regular blog contributor Jo Hinchliffe, AKA Concretedog, was spotted on the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) monthly ‘show and tell’ livestream. If you don’t know, t…
blog.freecad.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
The week recap is really brief this time: @krita.org got a bugfix release, RapidRAW and Gradia got releases with new features; Ardour got very basic MIDI note strumming

librearts.org/2025/09/week...
Weekly recap — 28 September 2025
New releases of Krita, RapidRAW, and Gradia; MIDI strumming in Ardour
librearts.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM