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Making some progress on a holder for my magswitch magnets to hold a fence on my shaper for when I use undersized plywood bits.

WIP Wednesday, 4 March 2026 Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 3 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fut…

Development update: fixes and improvements across Sketcher, Part Design, Assembly, BIM, FEM, CAM, and more. 69 PRs merged, 91 new opened, with additional fixes backported toward v1.1 stabilization.
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FreeCAD Tutorial: designing multicolor prints from SVG logos YouTube video by Heidi Makes

New @freecad.org tutorial ✨ this one is very _meta_ 😁 learn how to use SVGs to create multi color models by leveraging different layer heights and filament changes. To demonstrate this technique, I made a FreeCAD logo keychain 🫶🏻😻

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#freecad #3dprinting

Made a 3D-printer filament spool roller that can accept ball bearings for low friction rolling, files can be found here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:7305550

#3d-printing #CAD #modelling #FreeCAD

FreeCAD 1.1rc3 Earlier this week, we published the third release candidate of FreeCAD 1.1. With just two outstanding release blockers (fingers crossed), this should be the last release candidate before we call it…

Reminder to test the latest and hopefully final 1.1 release candidate 3 and report any regressions.

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Amazing Multibody Dynamics with FEM It's incredible that we have free and open source CAD, then even more amazing we have the capability to create complex assemblies. On top of this, tools like Finite Element Methods and analysis mak…

FreeCAD can now combine multibody dynamics with FEM: dynamic assemblies analysed for stress using FreeCADMbD and open solvers like MBDyn and Calculix, showing what’s possible with integrated motion-aware simulation.

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#FreeCAD #CAE #FEM #OpenSource #CAD

WIP Wednesday, 25 February 2026 Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 14 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…

Development update: 14 backports to v1.1 and numerous fixes and enhancements across Sketcher, Part/PartDesign, BIM, FEM, TechDraw, CAM, Measurement, and more.

Ongoing stabilization work continues toward the 1.1 release.

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Release FreeCAD 1.1 Release Candidate 3 · FreeCAD/FreeCAD This is the third complete build of FreeCAD 1.1, representing the past year of work of nearly 300 developers, over 100 translators, and hundreds of documentation writers, testers, bug submitters, a...

FreeCAD 1.1 RC3 is out - the third and hopefully final release candidate before 1.1.
Please test it with existing files and new use cases, report issues, and help us ensure a stable release.

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Für alle die sich mit #3DDruck beschäftigen und auch konstruieren.

Ich habe gerade #FreeCAD getestet und muß sagen, ich bin beeindruckt.

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Das habe ich gerade mit einem Tutorial erstellt.

It's #FreeCADFriday! Hope you all have had a great week. Show us what you are working on in #FreeCAD. #CAD #CAM #fc3d

WIP Wednesday, 18 February 2026 Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 26 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…

WIP Wednesday: 26 backports to v1.1 plus fixes and improvements across Draft, Sketcher, Part/PartDesign, Assembly, BIM/Arch, and more. 76 PRs merged, 52 new opened.

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#FreeCAD #OpenSource #CAD #WIPWednesday

Draft Label Tool in FreeCAD YouTube video by FCB Lounge

This #tutorial explains how to use the Draft Label tool in #FreeCAD.

youtu.be/XaBJjuLGCYg

#OpenSource #FCBLounge #draft

WIP Wednesday, 11 February 2026 Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 12 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…

FreeCAD dev update: ongoing v1.1 backports & main-branch improvements across workbenches. Fixes in Sketcher, Draft, Part/PartDesign, Assembly, CAM, BIM, plus general quality and docs enhancements. Builds and tests encouraged.

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FreeCAD Day Europe 2026. On the 30th January 2026 we once again held our pre FOSDEM fringe meet up event FreeCAD Day. Once again we met at the fabulous Les Ateliers des Tanneurs venue, where, fuelled with plenty of coffee …

FreeCAD Day Europe 2026 recap: on 30 Jan in Brussels, the FreeCAD community met for talks and discussions on design systems, academic use, new workbenches, documentation, and project tools.

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Today is #FreeCADFriday again. Show us what you are working on!

#FreeCAD #Maker #CAD #CAM #3DPrint #FOSS

WIP Wednesday, 4 February 2026 Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 19 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…

You can test the bugfixes and improvements of the last week in the new weekly!
blog.freecad.org/2026/02/04/w...

#FreeCAD #CAD #CAM #OpenSource

#FreeCAD - state of affairs presentation from @fosdem.org 2026 is available online: fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

@yorikvanhavre.bsky.social delivered the presentation.

#OpenSource

I moved my #Pine64 #quartz64 NAS to my #minirack !

I designed (using #FreeCAD) a 100% custom shelf for the power supply, the SATA controller and the SBC and 3D printed it.

This is the first time I design a 3D model! I don't even own a 3D printer! It's not perfect, but I'm happy with the result!

FreeCAD Tutorial for Beginners: Pen Holder YouTube video by Heidi Makes

I published a new @freecad.org tutorial for beginners: learn how to design a parametric Pen Holder!

youtu.be/t_e96M4iLN4

guitar body

I used #FreeCAD to design the electric guitar body, and the shape was based on Duo-Sonic and changed.

GitHub - mnesarco/MarzWorkbench: FreeCAD Workbench for guitar design FreeCAD Workbench for guitar design. Contribute to mnesarco/MarzWorkbench development by creating an account on GitHub.

Great! Did you know about the Guitar Design Workbench for #FreeCAD?

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Changeover.com Smedulator SMED Demonstration YouTube video by johnhenry100

I've been using my Mark 1 SMEDulator SMED/Changeover simulator in my worshops and classes for 25 years. I thought it time to upgrade with a @freecad.org modeled and 3d printed Mark 2.

I just did a demo video showing me taking 16 minutes and each of my grandkids (7/9) 30 sec.

youtu.be/OP-UnNAA5pQ

3d printed case of my cyberdeck. With a 3x3 key pad, a small and a large OLED and a physical button.

Internals of the cyberdeck, including a raspberry pi and a powerbank.

Cyberdeck without the lid, showing the wiring and usb-c port (for power) of the deck.

My #cyberdeck build is almost done.
#3dprint is complete, parts are assembled but not painted yet.
Still working on the #rust TUI application that runs on the main screen.

#freeCAD

It is not too late to show us what you are working on this #FreeCADFriday

#CAD #CAM #3DPrinting #Maker #FreeCAD

WIP Wednesday, 28 January 2026 Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 14 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…

FreeCAD WIP Wednesday: bug fixes across Sketcher, Assembly and CAM, plus usability tweaks and backports improving stability and workflows.

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#FreeCAD #CAD #CAM #WIPWednesday #Opensource

WIP Wednesday, 21 January 2026 Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 18 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…

This week in #FreeCAD development:

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Switched from #blender to #FreeCAD for my #cyberdeck build and finally gathered all the hardware parts. #3dprinting it tomorrow! Still not sure how I’ll paint it, though.

FreeCAD Tutorial: Accurate 3D Modeling from a Photo (Pool Skimmer Handle) YouTube video by Making awesome

If you want to learn how to make your own 3d replacement part using #FreeCad check out my video, where I 3d model and 3d print a handle for my pool skimmer basket.
youtu.be/zzwix8qqEwI

FreeCAD Friday! Get involved! On a Friday, in a range of FreeCAD community platforms, you might see the hashtag #FreeCADFriday. The author of this post looks after this on the FreeCAD Fosstodon account but it also often happens…

What are you working on? Get involved in #FreeCADFriday

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