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The tools displayed on every toolbar may vary depending on the selected workbench Toolbar Area – Hold the various toolbars.

Standard Menu – it holds the basic operations (File, Edit, View, Tools, Macro, Part, Measure, Windows and Help) of the program.

Each of the sections is assigned to the number shown on the screenshot. We shall look at the purpose and use of each of the sections of the FreeCAD interface as highlighted in the above screenshot.

The different sections of a new page in FreeCAD version 0.18 Below is an example of the start center for FreeCAD version 0.18. When you run FreeCAD for the first time after installing it on your computer, you will be presented with a start center. To run commands, you can enter a Python code, in the Python console, and press ‘Enter’ to run it on your 3D CAD model.įreeCAD also allows you to export and import STEP, STL, DXF, SVG, OBJ, DAE, IGES, IFC, NASTRAN, Fcstd VRML, and OFF file formats. It uses Python, OpenCascade, Coin3D, CAD kernel, and Qt, and you can also add plugins to expand its functionality. Besides, it can also be used for robot simulation, drawing sheets, and as a sketcher. Keyboard shortcuts for miscellaneous tasksįreeCAD can be used to create architectural designs and mechanical engineering designs.If we modify the Placement Property of the Sketch. This can be further confused as we can move the position of the sketch origin. You will notice it seems to be off the origin, but the sketch origin is in fact still in the same place. Here is the sketch showing the against the Body Origin. the confusion starts when we change things up a bit.įirst lets move the center of the sketch circle.Below we have a circle that is not placed on the Sketch origin. If you notice the Sketch, the Pad and and Both origins are all coincident. Pictured below we see a Sketch, its Pad the Sketch Origin ( Red,Green) and the Body Origin (Blue) By default the sketch origin is coincident with the Body origin. In Part Design all sketches are contained within a body. Let’s try to Sort it all out starting with a Sketch In Part Design the following items have distinct Origins This can become confused by the fact that there are multiple origins, and methods of repositioning based on those origins. Positioning objects in FreeCAD can become confusing, when the Objects origins are not clear.