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Zac Zuo

FreeCAD 1.1 - Extremely powerful, completely free 3D CAD modeling

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FreeCAD 1.1 is a massive update to the highly capable, free, and open-source 3D CAD/CAM/FEA modeler. It introduces major quality-of-life improvements including transparent previews, interactive draggers, new CAM tools, and enhanced assembly features.

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Zac Zuo
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Hi everyone!

I only got into FreeCAD recently, and what surprised me most is how powerful it already feels for a tool that is, quite literally, free.

FreeCAD 1.1 is a HUGE release. There is a lot of real workflow polish here: transparent Part Design previews, interactive draggers for tools like Fillet and Chamfer, three-point lighting, Clarify Selection, Assembly and FEM improvements, and a completely new CAM tool library system.

I am also used to the SolidWorks style of interaction, so it was great to see FreeCAD support that navigation style directly.

For a free and open-source tool spanning CAD, CAM, and FEM, this honestly no longer feels meaningfully behind expensive commercial software in the ways that matter most day to day.

swati paliwal

@zaczuo How much time did the new CAM tool library and interactive draggers save you on a real project, and any tips for SolidWorks users switching over?

Jared Campbell

Saw this update last week, hadn't checked it out yet! Congrats on bumping that number haha.

Gabriel P.

congrats on the 1.1 release! the combination of transparent previews, interactive draggers, and the new CAM tool library in one update is a big deal. open source CAD closing the gap with SolidWorks genuinely matters for hardware startups who can't afford the $$$ licenses :)

Anusuya Bhuyan
Free and powerful in CAD is basically a myth. Congrats on 1.1. What’s the biggest improvement from 1.0?
Jihwan Kim

Hello zac, this app is super cool! I did not major in engineering or science or related fields. I majored in sports medicine so it's super new to me. However it's awesome to see how this works. Furthermore it is Free! It will be better if it add the 'AI chatbot' in this FreeCAD it will be more awesome for super beginners like me! I want to use this and make cool stuffs but it seems to hard for beginners to start but if I have time I will look at the documentation of FreeCAD in Wekipedia! Awesome work!