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History Workbench brings Git powered File Versioning to FreeCAD
https://www.youtube.com/live/VZJsxJS-CTQ?si=4zSPunB0c33e6bxd We recently posted Chris Hennes excellent talk at the FreeCAD North American meetup 2026 which is well worth checking out to see a snapshot of upcoming developments at FreeCAD....
#Git #VersionControl #FreeCAD #Opensource
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/08/28/history-workbench-brings-git-powered-file-versioning-to-freecad/
FreeCAD Version 1.1 Released
After an enormous amount of work and dedication from FreeCAD contributors we are delighted to announce that FreeCAD Version 1.1 is now released and available for download. There are significant amounts of improvements and new features.
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/03/25/freecad-version-1-1-released/
WIP Wednesday, 26 August 2026
This week in FreeCAD development: Part and PartDesign podzolelements fixed PartDesign so that linked objects are now visible when opening the sketch from the tree view (...
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/08/27/wip-wednesday-26-august-2026/
Once more it is #FreeCADFriday ! Hope all you wonderful people are ready for a great weekend. Show us what you are working on with #FreeCAD at the moment.
Hot on the heels of v1.1.2, FreeCAD 1.1.3 is out to include a patch we forgot backporting. The new version includes a fix for repeated version update warnings when saving files. There are no security risks or crashes involved, but the warnings are annoying, so you will likely want to upgrade!
https://www.freecad.org/downloads.php?lang=en
It's #FreeCADFriday! Hope all you wonderful folk have had a great week. Show us what you are working on in #FreeCAD. #CAD
FreeCAD 1.1.1 released
Hot on the heals of version 1.1.0 we are pleased to announce the release of version 1.1.1. You can check out the release notes and the full change log on the repository, it's fair to say that there are a LOT of small fixes to enhance your experiences with FreeCAD. As ever massive thanks to all contributors and developers for taking the time and effort to continue to improve #FreeCAD
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KiCad 10 is released!
Whilst we await our own significant releases, we wanted to take an opportunity to congratulate our wider open source family members, KiCad, on the recent release of KiCad version 10.
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/03/23/kicad-10-is-released/
@kicad@fosstodon.org#KiCad #Opensource #CAD #electronics #PCB
Tutorial: Importing and Using Scaled Reference Images
Often we might need to create geometry to fit real world objects that we don't have a CAD model for. Whilst we might jump to complex 3D scanning methods and more, sometimes a simple reference image, or images, can really help the process. Even more so if we can accurately scale the image.
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/04/12/tutorial-importing-and-using-scaled-reference-images/
Something new for this #FreeCADFriday! The FreeCAD Project Association (FPA) in partnership with @labcrafter@mastodon.social are pleased to launch a community design competition! Check out the link for more detail! #CAD #opensource #OpenScience #community
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/05/01/freecad-community-design-contest-2026-open-science/
It's #FreeCADFriday you lovely people! Hope you all have had a great week. What are you working on in #FreeCAD at the moment? Triple Kudos points if it's an entry for our Design Competition! #opensource #openscience #CAD
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/05/01/freecad-community-design-contest-2026-open-science/
New WIP Design for Manufacture Workbench
One of the most fantastic things about FreeCAD is the constant flow of people making brilliant add on collections of tools. One work in progress that has caught our eye is the FreeCAD DFM Workbench. The Design For Manufacture (DFM) workbench aims to perform analysis of your FreeCAD models against user configurable sets of rules to identify potential problems in manufacturing.
#design #cad #manufacturing #opensource #freecad
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/04/21/new-wip-design-for-manufacture-workbench/
FreeCAD: It IS Rocket Science!
In full disclosure the author of this post is involved in model, amateur and high power rocketry so forgive their over excitement! This blogpost highlights a fabulous video from #NARCON around using #FreeCAD for #Rocket design analysis using #CFD #rocketry
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/04/03/freecad-it-is-rocket-science/
FreeCAD 1.1 is now out, maintainers will keep backporting some changes from the main development branch to the 1.1 branch for future bugfix releases.
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/03/25/wip-wednesday-25-march-2026/
Since version 1.0 FreeCAD has had the Measure tool, a persistent tool available across all workbenches. Let’s take a quick look through it in use using version 1.1.1.
#FreeCAD #Tutorial #CAD #EachOneTeachOne
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/05/15/tutorial-tips-for-the-measuring-tool/
Well indeed, it's #FreeCADFriday once again! What are you wonderful people working on? #FreeCAD #CAD
The FreeCAD Project Association (FPA) has just published the 2025 annual report and plans for 2026. Here are the report’s highlights.
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/04/24/2025-annual-report-and-plans-for-2026/
WIP Wednesday: brand-new rotary surface operation in CAM, rubberband selection in the 3D view, keyboard shortcuts customization moved to Preferences, on-view parameters in PartDesign for overriding the spacing defined in the Pattern tool settings, and more improvements and fixes
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/05/13/wip-wednesday-13-may-2026/
The bug bounty program has been renewed
The FreeCAD Project Association has renewed the bug bounty program it launched last year. The budget is once again €5,000. The rules are simple: fix 5 confirmed issues from the FreeCAD GitHub issue tracker and receive a reward of €250. For a quick guide on finding the issues and claiming the reward after getting the fixes merged, please see the original announcement. The previous fund was distributed in twelve payouts to seven…
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/03/21/the-bug-bounty-program-has-been-renewed/
WIP Wednesday: fixes and improvemenets all over FreeCAD and a brand new parametric tool in BIM for modeling architectural surface finishes, such as flooring, wall cladding, ceiling tiles, or façade panels.
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/04/29/wip-wednesday-29-april-2026/
New Feature Merged; Cosmetic Threads
We don't always write individual blog posts about single new features that have been merged into the weekly development versions of FreeCAD, but this one, deserves a special mention. Lot's of people have been eagerly and patiently waiting the arrival of cosmetic threads in fact the arrival of this closes an issue that was raised in July 2013! @Alfrix has worked hard to bring this feature to fruition and we look forward to people…
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/03/20/new-feature-merged-cosmetic-threads/
Google announced the projects that will be part of the Summer of Code 2026 project. Here is what our GSoC students will be working on this year.
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/05/02/gsoc2026-projects-announced/
After some discussion and questions about the #FreeCADDesignCompetition we've just slightly adjusted the brief on the entry topic on the forum. Do check it out! https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?p=886426#p886426 #freecad #opensource #openscience #cad
It's #FreeCADFriday! Hope you have all had a wonderful week and are looking forward to the weekend. What are you working on with #FreeCAD? #CAD #CAM
The FreeCAD Project Association is beginning to accept applications for the second grant review wave in 2026. If you are interested in improving FreeCAD and its ecosystem, please read more about the program and apply.
WIP Wednesday: smarter switching between editing and camera controls for on-view parameters in Sketcher and other fixes/improvement all around
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/05/06/wip-wednesday-6-may-2026/
WIP Wednesday: dozens of improvements in CAM, improved styling of cosmetic threads in accordance with ISO 6410-1, resetting and cenetering view on a NaviCube double-click, and many more improvements and fixes
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/04/01/wip-wednesday-1-april-2026/
Q1 2026 grants: source code documentation uppdate on the website, Assembly & Sketcher maintenance, CAM geometry kernel upgrade, ISO 13715 (Edge Symbols) and ISO 15785 (Joint Symbols) support in TechDraw, and Ondsel Lens improvements.
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/04/06/q1-2026-grants-announced/
Well indeed, once again it is #FreeCADFriday! Happy weekend to everyone when we get there. What are you wonderful people working on in #FreeCAD? #CAD #CAM #Fc3d
Good Morning! It's #FreeCADFriday once again! Show us what you are working on in #FreeCAD at the moment. #CAD #CAM
It's #FreeCADFriday! What are you wonderful folk working on with #FreeCAD? #CAD #CAM #BIM
Once again it's #FreeCADFriday! Hope the week has treated you all well. What are you working on at the moment in #FreeCAD? #CAD
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@huffeec@does.social @Snoof@mastodon.me.uk @steamengineers@mastodon.me.uk wow that's a fantastic looking print. Awesome stuff.
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@jrdepriest@infosec.exchange @morgan@leds.social @kevinrns@mstdn.social these excellent points were discussed at length in the next meeting the minutes of which are online now here https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-developer-meetings/blob/main/Minutes/minutes-2026-04-18.md
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@morgan@leds.social superlate response! It's almost like we need more people on this acc! /Jo
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@drfootleg@fosstodon.org excellent project! I imagine you are one of the few in the UK hoping for rain! (/jo!)
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@Workshopshed@mastodon.scot awesome... brilliant to be able to design your own workspace. Excited to see this progress in FreeCAD and irl!
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@hazelton@sparkgap.marsfreeradio.org this is totally cool and very much something we'd like to feature on our blog. Could @concretedog@mastodon.social ping you a few questions?
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@tinx Awesome. What have you printed them in? I imagine needs to be rugged but a little flex? PETG? /Jo