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concretedog @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 16:56 UTC

I had a chap come over to the #Doghouse this week for a bit of 1-1 @freecad tutorial/teaching from me. They just sent me this picture (and gave permission for me to toot)... their progress is frankly awesome! #CAD #opensource #EachOneTeachOne #FreeCAD

#doghouse #cad #opensource #eachoneteachone #freecad

Who Let The Dogs Out 🐾 @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 08:40 UTC

Materializr | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.materializr.app/

> Maker 3D CAD — the middle ground between Tinkercad and FreeCAD

Materializr is open-source 3D CAD for makers — the middle ground between dead-simple tools like Tinkercad and full professional suites like FreeCAD. Enough genuine solid modeling to make real parts, without a steep learning curve, a subscription, or an account.

Sketch on a plane, pull it into a solid (extrude, revolve, loft, sweep), fillet and chamfer, run boolean operations, cut threads, and edit any step of the history later — even after closing and reopening the project.

Sketches export to SVG at 1:1 millimeters for laser cutters and 2.5D CNC. It also imports STEP and IGES, and exports STEP, STL, IGES and glTF.

https://github.com/materializr-cad/materializr

#FreeCAD #TinkerCAD #Materializr #Android #3dcad

#freecad #tinkercad #materializr #android #3dcad

smells of bikes @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 02:34 UTC

This shape, with opposite-slanted holes radially located, took a fair amount of time to create. I understand why #freecad sets up reference plane creation the way that it does, but this feels like it should be easier. Anyway it's printing now and maybe it'll work.

#freecad

voided warranty @[email protected] · 2026-09-02 · 22:26 UTC

Today I'm going to be doing some #freecad work to learn to do assemblies to make a solution for our spice drawer

#freecad

NessoAsks @[email protected] · 2026-09-02 · 10:22 UTC

I revised the electronics box to better accommodate the USB Power inputs:

* Nudge the existing post to the right
* Add a post for the second
* Shrink both to take an M2 heat-set insert; the holes were too small for the M3 screws used everywhere else.

#Maker #FreeCad #3DPrinting

#maker #freecad #3dprinting

NessoAsks @nessoasks · 2026-09-02 · 10:22 UTC

I revised the electronics box to better accommodate the USB Power inputs:

* Nudge the existing post to the right
* Add a post for the second
* Shrink both to take an M2 heat-set insert; the holes were too small for the M3 screws used everywhere else.

#Maker #FreeCad #3DPrinting

#maker #freecad #3dprinting

steve cooley @[email protected] · 2026-09-02 · 00:43 UTC

j/k about switching gears to #freecad just yet, now i'm learning about COBS, "Consistent Overhead Byte Stuffing" for an adafruit Feather M4 UART serial protocol to ESP32/CYD display. #synthseqr I should probably get the #PCB working before I start working on the case! ... Eh, I'll probably start the case too.

#freecad #synthseqr #pcb

steve cooley @[email protected] · 2026-09-01 · 23:11 UTC

While I wait for pcbway to start making my version 3.2 boards, I now have to switch gears from #kicad to #freecad and start designing some of the physical parts of #synthseqr. Ok brain, do a kick flip.

#kicad #freecad #synthseqr

marginally_constructive @[email protected] · 2026-09-01 · 22:16 UTC

I designed a mount for the SwitchBot in FreeCAD and printed it in PLA. Please admire the carefully chosen seam-placement.

The mount will be attached using 3M VHB tape, the SwitchBot will be held by gravity.

3/4

#FreeCAD #3Dprinting #SwitchBot

#freecad #3dprinting #switchbot

K. Olbe @[email protected] · 2026-09-01 · 21:58 UTC

Über 40€ für ein kleines abgebrochenes Plastikteil an der Duscharmatur WTF??? Fickt euch!

Gerade mal fix #freecad gestartet und das Ding nachmodelliert und gedruckt. Hat keine Stunde gedauert und passt auch. Dann noch mal im Keller das Chromspray suchen und schon ist das Problem kostengünstig gelöst...

#freecad