#freecad — Public Fediverse posts

Years ago a friend gave me a bit of hardware that provided 8 ADC channels through a parallel port. I never used it, and recently needed to get 6 channels of IO to an fpga that has a 25 pin cable coming out of it, for the CNC mill, and it works for that but needs some protection from being sprayed with metal chips. Now it has at least something: sliding top and snap on bottom. Design in #freecad print in PLA

Having fun designing a cowling for the steering column on the Stupid Car to print later. Having a bit of trouble working out how to attach the two halves.

#FreeCAD

I've got the laser cut parts from the machinist and they're looking really good! I installed one so far.

#FreeCAD #musicians

Re that earlier toot about the tiny spirit level done in @freecad ... the design files are now over on the public instance of @manyfold here https://3dprint.social/models/5vm1wnlqn92n

#tools #freecad #manyfold #fediverse #LevelUp (cc @rc2014 )

This morning little @freecad sidequest #tool! #making #freecad #3dprinting

This morning little @freecad sidequest #tool! #making #freecad #3dprinting

This morning little @freecad sidequest #tool! #making #freecad #3dprinting

This morning little @freecad sidequest #tool! #making #freecad #3dprinting

This morning little @freecad sidequest #tool! #making #freecad #3dprinting

🚀 CADBase v0.3.2: Fully Open Source!

A digital platform for sharing, versioning, and viewing 3D models with early RBAC and API access.

All core components are now public:
🖥️ Frontend (MIT)
⚙️ Backend (AGPLv3)
🛢️ DB Schema (PostgreSQL)

What's new:
• STEP format + viewer improvements
• RBAC + API keys
• Security hardening

Also check out our add-ons for FreeCAD & Blender!

🔗 Platform: https://app.cadbase.rs/
🔗 GitLab: https://gitlab.com/cadbase/

#OpenSource #RustLang #WebAssembly #CAD #FreeCAD #Blender3D #BIM #FLOSS

🚀 CADBase v0.3.2: Fully Open Source!

A digital platform for sharing, versioning, and viewing 3D models with early RBAC and API access.

All core components are now public:
🖥️ Frontend (MIT)
⚙️ Backend (AGPLv3)
🛢️ DB Schema (PostgreSQL)

What's new:
• STEP format + viewer improvements
• RBAC + API keys
• Security hardening

Also check out our add-ons for FreeCAD & Blender!

🔗 Platform: https://app.cadbase.rs/
🔗 GitLab: https://gitlab.com/cadbase/

#OpenSource #RustLang #WebAssembly #CAD #FreeCAD #Blender3D #BIM #FLOSS

🚀 CADBase v0.3.2: Fully Open Source!

A digital platform for sharing, versioning, and viewing 3D models with early RBAC and API access.

All core components are now public:
🖥️ Frontend (MIT)
⚙️ Backend (AGPLv3)
🛢️ DB Schema (PostgreSQL)

What's new:
• STEP format + viewer improvements
• RBAC + API keys
• Security hardening

Also check out our add-ons for FreeCAD & Blender!

🔗 Platform: https://app.cadbase.rs/
🔗 GitLab: https://gitlab.com/cadbase/

#OpenSource #RustLang #WebAssembly #CAD #FreeCAD #Blender3D #BIM #FLOSS

🚀 CADBase v0.3.2: Fully Open Source!

A digital platform for sharing, versioning, and viewing 3D models with early RBAC and API access.

All core components are now public:
🖥️ Frontend (MIT)
⚙️ Backend (AGPLv3)
🛢️ DB Schema (PostgreSQL)

What's new:
• STEP format + viewer improvements
• RBAC + API keys
• Security hardening

Also check out our add-ons for FreeCAD & Blender!

🔗 Platform: https://app.cadbase.rs/
🔗 GitLab: https://gitlab.com/cadbase/

#OpenSource #RustLang #WebAssembly #CAD #FreeCAD #Blender3D #BIM #FLOSS

@meistermeier
Looks like you've drawn 2 overlapping rectangles, right? – Then the geometry of the sketch is not distinct what's "inside" and "outside" (FC 26.3 should "fix" that w/ internals AFAIK)

Use "trim edge" tool (keys: G,T) to remove the upper and right edge of that small square. Pull out the remaining two edges to select and delete them.

Then you can pad the resulting "L" shaped sketch.

#FreeCAD

@meistermeier
Looks like you've drawn 2 overlapping rectangles, right? – Then the geometry of the sketch is not distinct what's "inside" and "outside" (FC 26.3 should "fix" that w/ internals AFAIK)

Use "trim edge" tool (keys: G,T) to remove the upper and right edge of that small square. Pull out the remaining two edges to select and delete them.

Then you can pad the resulting "L" shaped sketch.

#FreeCAD

@meistermeier
Looks like you've drawn 2 overlapping rectangles, right? – Then the geometry of the sketch is not distinct what's "inside" and "outside" (FC 26.3 should "fix" that w/ internals AFAIK)

Use "trim edge" tool (keys: G,T) to remove the upper and right edge of that small square. Pull out the remaining two edges to select and delete them.

Then you can pad the resulting "L" shaped sketch.

#FreeCAD

@meistermeier
Looks like you've drawn 2 overlapping rectangles, right? – Then the geometry of the sketch is not distinct what's "inside" and "outside" (FC 26.3 should "fix" that w/ internals AFAIK)

Use "trim edge" tool (keys: G,T) to remove the upper and right edge of that small square. Pull out the remaining two edges to select and delete them.

Then you can pad the resulting "L" shaped sketch.

#FreeCAD

@meistermeier
Looks like you've drawn 2 overlapping rectangles, right? – Then the geometry of the sketch is not distinct what's "inside" and "outside" (FC 26.3 should "fix" that w/ internals AFAIK)

Use "trim edge" tool (keys: G,T) to remove the upper and right edge of that small square. Pull out the remaining two edges to select and delete them.

Then you can pad the resulting "L" shaped sketch.

#FreeCAD

I am too stupid in the simplest things how #FreeCad wants me to work.
Just tried to have a L-shaped sketch and pad / extrude it. Let's say the result is surprising to me. Do I really have to go with 25 and 24mm sides to don't have any overlaps (this works as expected)? Or is there an option I don't see to join/merge elements in the sketch?
Background of the story: I started with Fusion a while back but want to give FreeCad a chance and currently trying to recreate my models in there.

I am too stupid in the simplest things how #FreeCad wants me to work.
Just tried to have a L-shaped sketch and pad / extrude it. Let's say the result is surprising to me. Do I really have to go with 25 and 24mm sides to don't have any overlaps (this works as expected)? Or is there an option I don't see to join/merge elements in the sketch?
Background of the story: I started with Fusion a while back but want to give FreeCad a chance and currently trying to recreate my models in there.

I am too stupid in the simplest things how #FreeCad wants me to work.
Just tried to have a L-shaped sketch and pad / extrude it. Let's say the result is surprising to me. Do I really have to go with 25 and 24mm sides to don't have any overlaps (this works as expected)? Or is there an option I don't see to join/merge elements in the sketch?
Background of the story: I started with Fusion a while back but want to give FreeCad a chance and currently trying to recreate my models in there.

I am too stupid in the simplest things how #FreeCad wants me to work.
Just tried to have a L-shaped sketch and pad / extrude it. Let's say the result is surprising to me. Do I really have to go with 25 and 24mm sides to don't have any overlaps (this works as expected)? Or is there an option I don't see to join/merge elements in the sketch?
Background of the story: I started with Fusion a while back but want to give FreeCad a chance and currently trying to recreate my models in there.

I am too stupid in the simplest things how #FreeCad wants me to work.
Just tried to have a L-shaped sketch and pad / extrude it. Let's say the result is surprising to me. Do I really have to go with 25 and 24mm sides to don't have any overlaps (this works as expected)? Or is there an option I don't see to join/merge elements in the sketch?
Background of the story: I started with Fusion a while back but want to give FreeCad a chance and currently trying to recreate my models in there.

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

Hackaday Links: July 12, 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/hackaday-links-july-12-2026/

after not hearing from them for a decade, they decided to spam me so it's time for

That Time #Onshape Stalked Me

I signed up with my personal email address and no other info. I used it for a few days.

Then one day AT WORK my phone rang. An Onshape salesdrone!

I asked how he got this number. He explicitly told me in so many words that he googled my email, found my resume and called my work number. On a personal account, remember.

I told him that was creepy, hung up, deleted my account (but apparently they kept my email addr) and never went back.

#cad #freecad #autocad

Switch all your creative needs to open source apps now, My favorite picks:

Photo library: #digiKam
Raw photo devel: #Darktable
Image manipulation: #Gimp
Vectors: #Inkscape
Painting: #Krita
Pixel Art: #Pixelorama
Drawn animation: #Tahoma2D
Motion graphics: #Friction
Video editing: #Kdenlive
Compositing: #Natron
3D: #Blender
Audio: #Audacity
Music production: #Ardour
3D CAD: #FreeCAD
2D CAD: #QCad (Free edition)
Desktop Publishing: #Scribus

#linux #opensource #foss #graphics #audio #apps

Sigo avanzando con el proyecto del **Timbre Escolar Inteligente** y hoy quería compartir dos frentes en los que estuve trabajando en paralelo.

Por un lado, el **diseño del gabinete en FreeCAD**, pensando en una solución más prolija, compacta y lista para llevar a prototipo físico. Y por otro, una **API REST de consulta de feriados**, para que el sistema pueda identificar fechas especiales y evitar que suenen los timbres en días no laborables.

Me gusta mucho cuando un proyecto empieza a integrar distintas capas: software, electrónica, mecánica e integración con servicios externos. Ahí es donde realmente se empieza a transformar en una solución completa.

Todavía queda camino por recorrer, pero cada avance suma y le da más forma a la idea.

#FreeCAD #PCB #IoT #ESP8266 #API #REST #Electronica #EmbeddedSystems #ProyectoPersonal #Ingeniería

Why FreeCAD 1.0 Feels Like a Win for Everyone, Especially for Linux Users

https://watch.linuxrenaissance.com/w/mWY9h8MZV6o25DxDcw2rPG