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@sam01 @freecad

Hi ! I'm looking for a 3d printer / linux fer m'y classroom. What's the best 3 ? Thanks for pour answers.

#FreeCADFriday #Anycubic #FreeCAD #woodworking

@freecad I am designing and building a new enclosure for my 3D printer. I finished the main part already, but another door is still missing. So today I added my acrylic glass parts to the FreeCAD model to think about the second door.

Since this always feels like a rabbithole to me, I created a model of my room, the shelf next to the enclosure, a Eurobox to sit below and the Anycubic Vyper 3D printer.

#FreeCADFriday #Anycubic #FreeCAD #woodworking

Well, THAT didn't work.

I think the hole for the heat-set insert was too small, so when I pressed down with the soldering iron it melted too much of the plastic around it and it came rushing up through the middle. Time for another #FreeCad tweak!

#Maker #3DPrinting

I've finally added a two way breather valve to my fuel tank which will hopefully make filling the tank easier. I hope to never test its roll over protection functionality.

I could have just strapped it but it was an excuse to print something in ABS. Only the MOT tester is ever likely to see it, but it pleases me.

#WeirdCarMastodon #FreeCADFriday #FreeCAD

Once again it is #FreeCADFriday. Show and tell us what you are working on in #FreeCAD at the moment! #CAD

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

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

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.

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.

I wrote (another) post about my multi-PCB workflow in @kicad (using @freecad 's Python interface to do 3D transforms in CLI).
Article here: https://hyperglitch.com/articles/kicad-multiboard
#KiCad #pcb #FreeCAD

Every Free App You Actually Need Explained (Part 1-4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGWSs6laAO0

#OpenSource #freeapps #LibreOffice
#VLC Media Player
#DaVinci Resolve
#OBS Studio
#GIMP
#Audacity
#Blender
#Obsidian
#Scratch
#Godot
#Krita
#Photopea
#Inkscape
#LMMS
#Shotcut / Kdenlive
#KeePassXC
#Thunderbird
#Calibre
#Joplin
#MPV
#Affinity
#ProtonVPN
#Bitwarden
#PDF24 Creator
#LocalSend
#VirtualBox
#Notepad++
#FreeCAD
#Ardour
#WinRAR
#Everything
#Syncthing
#Penpot
#Proton Pass
#KDE Connect
#Parsec
#VSCodium
#Scribus
#HandBrake
#7-Zip
#ShareX
#qBittorrent
#Free Download Manager
#totalcommander

FreeCAD and KiCad: CAD showdown at OSHOP 2026

After the success of the E-sport style FreeCAD and KiCad speed run competitions recently held at EMF camp…...

#FreeCAD #KiCad #Competition #Community #CAD #OSHOP

https://blog.freecad.org/2026/08/21/freecad-and-kicad-cad-showdown-at-oshop-2026/

RE: https://chaos.social/@cccpresser/117132501236214891

Everyone get involved in this if you are at #OSHOP it will be great fun. #FreeCAD #KiCad ... love that the base of my #opensource #pcb clamp (as seen on @oshwassociation show and tell) is the example FreeCAD challenge item!

A random pitch to the wilds... I'm up here in N Wales with a load of fun stuff in my workspace and a load of skills. I'm pondering offering one to one tutorials on #opensource #maker tools. Primarily #FreeCAD and #KiCad but anything you may have seen me use or write about. Check out the free #SOURCE magazine issues for the kind of stuff I can offer. If a day or two learning interspersed with walks, or bike rides, or just coffee and chats appeals, do ping me. https://sourcemag.co.uk/

Have you heard about the 'CAD Showdown' we did at #emfcamp ?
Where participants compete in #FreeCAD and #KiCad to show of their skills and - more important - have fun together?

It will come back at #OSHOP on 23rd of September in Halle, Germany!
We might even have 'real' prices for the winners. In any case you can gain glory and fame.

OSHOP is running for the 3rd time now. There will be nice workshops and awesome people.

Tickets: https://pretix.eu/oshop/2026/
Schedule: https://www.oshop-network.de/konferenz-2026/

🚀 Behold, the pinnacle of progress: cramming FreeCAD's 2.2 million lines of code into your #browser tab because what could go wrong? 😂 Finally, the dream of complicating your life with #parametric 3D CAD in a space usually reserved for cat videos and social media doomscrolling has been realized. 🤯 Who wouldn't want to experience the thrill of browser crashes while attempting to sketch-constrain solid models?
https://magik.net/freecad/ #FreeCAD #3DCAD #Design #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Prototype#1

Fabrication par la société NES 3D programmée // Building by NES 3D ongoing.

https://www.nes-3d.fr/

#electricite #electricity #greenEnergy #greenTransition #greenpower #transitionEcologique #transitionenergetique #hydroelectricite #renouvenable #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ecology #environment #climate #changementclimatique #savoirscientifique #pédagogie #citoyenneté #transitionEcologique #shutterprecision #frenchtech #codesaturne #codeaster #EDF#salome #salomemeca #mesh #maillage #codeaster #codesaturne #simvia #linux #linuxmint #freecad #freecadfriday #3Dprinting #Impression3D #tech #technology #technologie

Prototype#1

Dessin sous Salomé_Méca+Freecad terminé et prêt pour impression 3D//Technical drawing completed in Salome_Meca+FreeCAD, ready for 3D printing

#electricite #electricity #greenEnergy #greenTransition #greenpower #transitionEcologique #transitionenergetique #hydroelectricite #renouvenable #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ecology #environment #climate #changementclimatique #savoirscientifique #pédagogie #citoyenneté #transitionEcologique #shutterprecision #frenchtech #codesaturne #codeaster #EDF#salome #salomemeca #mesh #maillage #codeaster #codesaturne #simvia #linux #linuxmint #freecad #FreeCADFriday #3Dprinting #Impression3D

Freecad object tested with Code Saturne CFD#2 // Objet Freecad testé avec Code Saturne n°2

Vitesse/speed

#electricite #electricity #greenEnergy #greenTransition #greenpower #transitionEcologique #transitionenergetique #hydroelectricite #renouvenable #frenchtech #codesaturne #codeaster #EDF#salome #salomemeca #mesh #maillage #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ecology #environment #climate #codeaster #codesaturne #simvia #linux #linuxmint #freecad #freecadfriday

@moira @Eka_FOOF_A If you don't know about it yet, here is a *very* good article regarding design for #3dprinting https://blog.rahix.de/design-for-3d-printing/

Edit: @rahix Thank you very much for this blog article, it's awesome! I'm sharing it all the time.

#CAD
#freecad
#3dcad

November in der #OWN
#Workshop|s & Co
🔨🔧🤝👩‍🔧👩‍💻💻🪚🔩
01.11.:
- Fahrradwartung und -reparatur
- Holzbearbeitung Anfänger
08.11.:
- Technik-Kids (#TeKi) 2: Alarmschaltung Relais
- Technik-Kids 4: Zahnradgetriebe
09.11.: Schau zu - fang an 👉 *ohne Anmeldung*
15.11.: 3D-#CAD mit #FreeCAD
22.11.: Eltern-Kind-Werkstatt (#EKW)

#fahrrad
#OffeneWerkstatt
#Norderstedt
#SH
#Hamburg
#Bildung
#hackerspace
#makerspace
#3Dcad
#3ddruck
#3dprinting
#holzwerken
#Familie
#schleswig_holstein
#Kultur
#teilhabe
#diy

Hab vorhin mal die vorletzte Folge Linux Lounge gehört und da bin ich tatsächlich auf ein Open Source 3D Cad System aufmerksam geworden was im Browser läuft: https://github.com/xiangechen/chili3d

Muss ich später mal ausprobieren ob es für mich eine alternative zu #Freecad ist.
#opensource #3dcad #3ddruck #chili3d

1/2
Mai in der #OWN
#Workshop|s & Co
🔨🔧🤝👩‍🔧👩‍💻💻🪚🔩
5.5.: #FreeCAD online
10.5.:
- ft-#Robotik-AG
- #Eltern-#Kind-#Werkstatt (#EKW) [Profitipp: Am 11.5. ist Muttertag. Bei uns kann man sehr gut Geschenke herstellen!]
17.5.:
- Technik-Kids (#TeKi) 1: Einführung Dekupiersäge
- Technik-Kids (#TeKi) 3: Wurfgleiter
23.5.: Technik im Projekt (#TiP): Hydraulik

#OffeneWerkstatt #Norderstedt #SH #Hamburg #Bildung #hackerspace #makerspace #FC3d #3Dcad #3dprinting #Familie

Aprendendo o FreeCAD e mais carpintería básica 😀

#freecad #woodworking #abellas #apicultura #carpintaria #3dcad #softwarelibre

FreeCAD 1.0 ja està disponible i els binaris de diverses plataformes. Després de 22 anys de desenvolupament, ara és una aplicació molt robusta que competeix cara a cara amb pesos pesants a l'espai CAD.

#cad #linux #opensource #foss #freecad #3dcad #engineering

https://mastodon.social/@eugenialoli/113510434062516878

FreeCAD 1.0 is out, and the binaries for various platforms are now available for download too (yesterday they released the source, but today binaries are available too). After 22 years of development, it's now a very robust app that competes head to head with heavyweights in the CAD space.

#cad #linux #opensource #foss #freecad #3dcad #engineering

Today, I gave a #workshop for beginners in #3dcad using #FreeCAD. As usual, I forgot to take pictures. Too bad that I'm the one who's telling everybody to take pictures during their workshops... 🙄

The age of the participants ranged from 12 years old and serious retiree. Great mix and a lot of fun. Thank you!

Bonus: It's #linuxpresentationday 🐧! I've used #Ubuntu #Linux for my workshop + installed #libreoffice on one participants PC + canceled the M$ 365 subscription 👩‍💻💪

#fc3d

Am Samstag, 16.11.2024, veranstalten wir den #Workshop Einstieg in #3dcad mit #FreeCAD

Ohne Kenntnisse in einem CAD-Programm lassen sich keine eigenen 3D-Drucke herstellen. Auch für andere Bereiche sind #CAD -Kenntnisse nützlich (z.B. für die Planung / Dokumentation von Werkstücken aus #holz . @M4x ist euer Moderator

geeignet für: Anfänger
Alter: ab 11 Jahren

#OWN #OffeneWerkstatt #hamburg #norderstedt #sh #Bildung #workshop #makerspace #hackerspace #diy #fc3d #3ddruck #3dprinting #opensource

#Switch to #opensource solutions:

Windows: #Linux
Photoshop: #Gimp 3.0-rc
Illustrator: #Inkscape
PremierePro: #Kdenlive, #Shotcut
Office/Acrobat: #OnlyOffice, #LibreOffice
Maya: #Blender
Media: #VLC
Unity: #Godot
ToonBoom: #SynfigStudio, #Pencil2D
InDesign: #Scribus
Nuke: #Natron
Procreate: #Krita
After Effects: #Friction
Mathematica: #SageMath, #SymPy
MatLab: #GnuOctave
Audition: #Audacity
Autocad: #FreeCAD, #QCad
Ableton: #Ardour, #LMMS (daily build)
Lightroom: #DarkTable, #RawTherapee

#foss

November in der #OWN
#Workshop|s & Co
🔨🔧🤝👩‍🔧👩‍💻💻🪚🔩
2.11.: #Fahrrad|wartung und -reparatur
9.11.:
- ft-#Robotik-AG
- Technik-Kids (#TeKi) 3: Alarmschaltung mit Relais
16.11.:
- TeKi 5: Zahnradgetriebe
- #FreeCAD für Anfänger
23.11.:
- #3Ddruck Grundlagen
- #CNC-Fräse
30.11.: #Eltern-#Kind-#Werkstatt (#EKW)

Details findet ihr auf unserer Homepage (inkl. Anmeldung):
https://ow-norderstedt.de/

#OffeneWerkstatt #Norderstedt #SH #Hamburg #Bildung #hackerspace #makerspace #FC3d #3Dcad #3dprinting #Familie

Heute steht im Heimatspiegel ein kurzer Artikel zur #OffeneWerkstatt in #Norderstedt. Es werden auch ein paar unserer nächsten #Workshop|s beworben. Meldet euch da gerne an oder kommt donnerstags von 17-20h rum (ohne Voranmeldung)!
https://ow-norderstedt.de/
#sh #Hamburg #3DDruck #3dprinting #FreeCAD #FC3d #3DCAD #Fahrrad #mastobikes_de #Elektronik #loeten #scrapbooking #Keramik #Holzwerken #Bildung #OWN #Eltern #Kinder #Familie #Robotik #VDInis #Holz #Metall #Reparatur #diy #werken #schnacken

My daily CADs are #Plasticity3D, #Moi3d, #FreeCAD #gCAD3D and #Blender3D, for 2D I use #QCAD, I don't use any more Windows since years, #Linux

My daily CADs are #Plasticity3D, #Moi3d, #FreeCAD #gCAD3D and #Blender3D, for 2D I use #QCAD, I don't use any more Windows since years, #Linux

My daily CADs are #Plasticity3D, #Moi3d, #FreeCAD #gCAD3D and #Blender3D, for 2D I use #QCAD, I don't use any more Windows since years, #Linux

My daily CADs are #Plasticity3D, #Moi3d, #FreeCAD #gCAD3D and #Blender3D, for 2D I use #QCAD, I don't use any more Windows since years, #Linux

My daily CADs are #Plasticity3D, #Moi3d, #FreeCAD #gCAD3D and #Blender3D, for 2D I use #QCAD, I don't use any more Windows since years, #Linux

@maxcoutard
I use #darktable for image processing, #gimp for advanced image manipulation, and #digikam for image library management.
For precision technical drawings use #freecad or #librecad for 2D drafting,. for viewing ebooks its #calibre.
For video I use #shotcut and 3d animation use #blender .
Look into #saxon for XML management using XSLT. we are getting more geeky as we go here 🙂
PDFs can be dealt with using #pdftk

#floss or #foss #gnu #linux

:freecad: #FreeCAD Curves Workbench: 3D Solid Draft Analysis Tool Overview (video) - https://youtu.be/dEIiLDbdqdE
Thread - https://fosstodon.org/@app4soft/110766955198648841

Thank You all for supporting me & Ukraine!
https://patreon.com/app4soft
https://u24.gov.ua

💡 #2d #3d #cad #fc3d #DraftAnalysis #InjectionMolding #molding #mold #draft #analysis #solid #curves #diy #engineering

Greetings everyone!

Name's Void_Setup, but feel free to call me whatever. I'm just another #tinkerer open to learning new things while building upon what I already know. :P

My main knacks include recent fascinations with #eeg tech [#neuroprosthetics] and #hardwarehacking, #raspberrypi tinkering, and recycling/modifying old hardware with miscellaneous parts I find [which I might have dumpster dove for]. Example: (WIP) Turning an old laptop display into a desktop monitor (shoutout to #DIYPerks)! Plus, MASSIVE #LINUX NERD!! My fav. distro is #voidlinux!

I also dabble in #programming with #python, #C, and #cplusplus, but I might give #Rust a go once I've become fluent in both python and #micropython. I also dabble in #FreeCAD, #Blender, and #digitalart too, but I need more practice before I can model/sketch my ideas.

Finally, my main project? BUILDING A #PROTOGEN SUIT WITH A PI 5 THAT RIVALS IRON MAN HIMSELF. I WILL FIND A WAY_

Anyways, that's enough from me for now. Peace!

Sincerely,
=[|87

#introduction

:freecad: #FreeCAD's 🆕 #DraftAnalysis Tool (#Curves Workbench) for #InjectionMolding.
Details: https://fosstodon.org/@app4soft/110766955198648841
💡 #2d #3d #cad #fc3d #molding #mold #draft #analysis #solid #diy #engineering

🚀🌍 #OpenRocket 22.xx (test) build with a built-in Dark (& Light) theme: https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/pull/2261
💡 #2d #3d #cad #freecad #rocketworkbench #fc3d #rocket #rocketry #diy #engineering

🚀🌍 #OpenRocket 22.02 released - https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket/releases/tag/release-22.02
Dave Cook's (@DavesRocketShop) extensive component library now is built-in.
For :freecad: #FreeCAD Dave Cook is developing the #RocketWorkbench - https://github.com/davesrocketshop/Rocket
Latest version of the #Rocket Workbench supports import OpenRocket (.ork) assembly files into FreeCAD - https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?p=652444#p652444
💡 #2d #3d #cad #fc3d #rocketry #diy #engineering

:freecad: #FreeCAD's 🆕 #Curves Workbench now has two separate #analysis #tools:
First one — #Surface Analysis, for analyzing #NURBS surface smoothness visually. It has 3 modes:
1) #Zebra🦓 ;
2) #Rainbow🌈 ;
3) #Isophote🌔.
Second one — #Draft Analysis, specially for #InjectionMolding design.
💡 #2d #3d #cad #fc3d #molding #mold #diy #engineering

:freecad: #FreeCAD's 🆕 Zebra Tool actually has 3 modes:
1) #Zebra🦓 ;
2) #Rainbow🌈 ;
3) #Isophote🌔.
Zebra Tool main purpose is to analyze #NURBS surface smoothness (curvature) and discover rough edges visually comparing representation of stripes mapped onto surface.
📝 Now this tool also could be used for #Mold Analysis to visualize #InjectionMolding Core/Cavity Split: https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?p=694161#p694161
Sample model (see attachment): https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?p=656355#p656355
💡 #2d #3d #cad #fc3d #molding #diy #engineering

Sometimes I try them all but in the end even if #gCAD3D has its flaws it remains the only one that manages to export #STEP or #IGES files that can be opened by #Plasticity, I'm talking about #DXF drawings, I have to do so many of these steps it's incredible that #Moi3D, #FreeCAD or Cad Assistant all fail and a 1.3mb program does the job just fine.

Sometimes I try them all but in the end even if #gCAD3D has its flaws it remains the only one that manages to export #STEP or #IGES files that can be opened by #Plasticity, I'm talking about #DXF drawings, I have to do so many of these steps it's incredible that #Moi3D, #FreeCAD or Cad Assistant all fail and a 1.3mb program does the job just fine.

Sometimes I try them all but in the end even if #gCAD3D has its flaws it remains the only one that manages to export #STEP or #IGES files that can be opened by #Plasticity, I'm talking about #DXF drawings, I have to do so many of these steps it's incredible that #Moi3D, #FreeCAD or Cad Assistant all fail and a 1.3mb program does the job just fine.

Sometimes I try them all but in the end even if #gCAD3D has its flaws it remains the only one that manages to export #STEP or #IGES files that can be opened by #Plasticity, I'm talking about #DXF drawings, I have to do so many of these steps it's incredible that #Moi3D, #FreeCAD or Cad Assistant all fail and a 1.3mb program does the job just fine.

New alpha branch of the Rocket Workbench available for testing. Installation instructions are available here: https://github.com/davesrocketshop/Rocket/blob/dev3_0/TESTING.md

The current testing branch is dev3_0_alpha3_02042023
#RocketWorkbench #FreeCAD

Many bug fixes, primarily in the UI:
- Tree editing
- Improved custom fin workflow
- Improved part auto-sizing

I anticipate one more alpha release before feature freeze

Working on OpenRocket imports. Populating the tree well enough, but as you can see I've a lot of work to do on the autosizing and positioning code 🤣#FreeCAD #RocketWorkbench