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Continue reading →: WIP Wednesday, 10 September 2025
This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: Part: Part Design: TechDraw: CAM: BIM: FEM: GUI: Other changes: Additional improvements and fixes were contributed by NewJoker, adrianinsaval, luzpaz, PaddleStroke, paullee0, z0r0, and kadet1090. If you are interested in testing the latest weekly build, you can grab it here. Translators: your recent changes…
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Continue reading →: What’s new in FEM for FreeCAD 1.1?Now that the feature freeze for FreeCAD 1.1 is on, and we are not too far off from the final release, let’s summarize the main changes in the FEM workbench. Just like in the case of the revolutionary 1.0.0 release (see this blog post), FEM dominates the release notes. There…
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Continue reading →: We are looking for a regression bisection specialist
The FPA is seeking applicants to help identify and document code regressions in FreeCAD. Key responsibilities: This role requires both technical persistence and emotional intelligence. Since regressions are often the result of well-meaning contributions, the grantee must approach the work with tact and respect—focusing on shared goals and not assigning…
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Continue reading →: WIP Wednesday, 3 September 2025
This week in FreeCAD development: Draft: Sketcher: Part Design: Assembly: TechDraw: CAM: BIM: FEM: GUI: Other changes: Additional improvements and fixes were contributed by luzpaz, marioalexis84, wwmayer, maxwxyz, kadet1090, chennes, Roy-043, PaddleStroke, pinkavaj, and tetektoza. If you are interested in testing the latest weekly build, you can grab it here.…
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Continue reading →: New FPA Positions Filled
Recently the FPA have had numerous open positions available, and we are incredibly pleased to announce that all these positions have now been filled. First up, we can announce that Brad Collete (sliptonic) is the successful applicant for the FreeCAD Professional Network (FPN) Lead role. You can view the job…
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Continue reading →: WIP Wednesday, 27 August 2025
This week in FreeCAD development: Draft: Roy-043 added hints for the tools in the Draft Creation toolbar. He also added support for relative paths for hatch patterns and fixed a couple of issues. Sketcher: Part: Part Design: Assembly: TechDraw: CAM: BIM: FEM: GUI: Other changes: Additional improvements and fixes were…
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Continue reading →: Forged In FreeCAD: Juze Crailsheim Summer RC Boat Workshops
A couple of weeks ago on the #FreeCADFriday hashtag over on Fosstodon, Hanser posted a lovely bit of FreeCAD design work for a RC boat hull. It was a great looking design, but even more wonderful was the story that unfolded in the thread that followed. Over in Crailheim in…
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Continue reading →: Tutorial: Using the Surface Workbench
The surface workbench has some fantastic tools that simplify making surfaces allowing for complex parts to be made. Let’s have a quick walk through some of it’s basic approaches. As a reminder in these tutorials we always refer to tools using the names that appear in the tool tips when…
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Continue reading →: WIP Wednesday, 20 August 2025
This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: Part: Part Design: TechDraw: FEM: GUI: Other changes: Additional improvements and fixes were contributed by marioalexis84, Roy_043, kadet1090, NewJoker, chennes, luzpaz, and corpix. If you are interested in testing the latest weekly build, you can grab it here. Please note that weekly builds are…
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Continue reading →: The FPA announces a pilot bugfix rewards program
The FreeCAD Project Association (FPA) is introducing an experimental rewards program to thank contributors who improve the reliability and stability of FreeCAD. The rules are simple: fix 5 confirmed issues from the FreeCAD GitHub issue tracker and receive a reward of €250. The initial fund is limited to €5,000 and…
