Tomas Polak

YouTube video by FCB Lounge A Setting That Every Draft Workbench User Should Know | Set Focus on Length

This video explains #FreeCAD Draft Workbench setting, that every user of this workbench should know about: youtu.be/BwgQK1-i59c

#FCBLounge #OpenSource

Photo of my spice cupboard. 4 Floors (plus one ground level) that are not particularly organized xD

Screenshot of the rack inlay. It is designed such that two prints placed face to face fit into the rack. underlying geometry causes the print to lock in place on the wires of the original rack.

#FreeCADFriday modelled Inlays for my spice rack to prevent all those spices from tipping over as they were only resting on two wires. The entire print took around 24h due to all the hexagons 🙈 #3DJGummikuh

Just finished and mounted a hanger for a starter pck to go on a post next to the garage door.

YouTube video by FCB Lounge Import landXML to FreeCAD | Road Workbench

This video shows how easy it is to import #landXML terrain data to #FreeCAD using the Road Workbench: youtu.be/t5w7NaiYW3k

#OpenSource #FCBLounge

OK, I will.

I am not sure if that counts to the search interest. I guess only if it results in more interest.

You have few options here:
1. create a proposal of a better workflow and share it with FreeCAD team
2. Learn to code and create a PR with the proposed workflow, that is even better than (1)
3. Donate to the FreeCAD team so there is incentive for more developers / UX designers to work on the project

YouTube video by Deltahedra FreeCAD 1.1 : Beginner Full Tutorial : Bike Wheel (3D model & Assembly)

Here is a full tutorial for the upcoming 1.1 version on how to create a bike wheel in Part Design

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#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource

WIP Wednesday, 26 November 2025 Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 49 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…

Check out what's new his week in #FreeCAD development.

Be sure to test the 1.1 release candidate and report any issues or regressions if they are not already in the GitHub tracker.

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#OpenSource #FOSS #CAD #WIPWednesday

#FreeCAD 1.1 Release Candidate is out! Testing the release candidate and reporting encountered issues helps making the final release more polished. Download the release candidate here: github.com/FreeCAD/Free...

#OpenSource

YouTube video by FCB Lounge Create Terrain from Imported Survey Points in FreeCAD | Road Workbench

This #tutorial shows how to import survey points to #FreeCAD and create terrain from them. The Road workbench is used for this task.

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#FCBLounge #OpenSource

There is an extended version of it

WIP Wednesday, 19 November 2025 Quick disclaimer: maintainers have created a branch for the upcoming v1.1 release and started reviewing and merging patches for v1.2. They have also been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 b…

Development news of this week in FreeCAD

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#BonsaiBIM 0.8.4 has been released! Among the most important new features are support for #Blender 5.0, IfcTester for creating #IDS specifications and testing files against them and #RocksDB support for handling of large #IFC files.

Read release notes here: community.osarch.org/discussion/c...

YouTube video by SPB Production Overview of IFC Model Checker by OpenSource.Construction

This video provides a basic overview of IFC Model Checker by OpenSource.Construction: youtu.be/OGtn1aVhWJg

It enables simple check of basic characteristics of an #IFC file, so you can get an idea about the quality of the file.

#OpenSource #SPBprodcution

YouTube video by Blender What's New in Blender 5.0! Official Overview

#Blender 5.0 has been released! This is one hour official overview of the new release.

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#OpenSource

This is nice!

A side by side picture. On the left, a 3D model I made in FreeCAD of a drawer set, on the right, the real thing built in raw MDF wood. It has 6 shallow drawers, and it's very boxy, almost cubic, with 3D printed handles on the drawers in red color. It also has 4 wheels on the bottom to roll it around. Inspired by those metallic tool boxes you find in mechanics workshops.

Built something useful for once. A FreeCAD design I did on the left, and the finished thing on the right. Freshly out of the oven. Simple, but super effective for organization (which I needed). Glad to confirm I can sometimes do useful things :D Pretty happy with my results.

YouTube video by FCB Lounge Import Geodetic Points to FreeCAD | Road Workbench

This #tutorial explains how to import geodetic points from a terrain survey to #FreeCAD. The Road Workbench is used for this task.

#OpenSource #FCBLounge

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DES - November 2025

#FreeCAD is mentioned in this Design Engineering magazine article as a possible alternative to #Solidworks and #Inventor.

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WIP Wednesday, 12 November 2025 This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: Rexbas fixed a crash by removing unused UI icons (PR#25162). tetektoza fixed a bug that resulted in deleting hidden elements (PR#25010). PaddleStroke fix…

A lot of fixes reduced the number to 5 blocker issues before the 1.1 release. We hope to ship a release candidate soon
blog.freecad.org/2025/11/12/w...

You can get the latest weekly here: github.com/FreeCAD/Free...

#WIPWednesday #FreeCAD #OpenSource #CAD

Forged in FreeCAD: SL-24, An Open Source Record Lathe It’s a given that the FreeCAD community is awesome and make amazing things. Every now and again though a project really stops us in our tracks. None more so than this, the SL-24, an open source rec…

It’s a given that the FreeCAD community is awesome and make amazing things. Every now and again though a project really stops us in our tracks. None more so than this, the SL-24, an open source record lathe.

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#FreeCAD #OpenSource #Maker #MadeWithFreeCAD

This #tutorial shows all UI possibilities of setting up panels in #FreeCAD, such as Tasks, Properties, Model Tree or Report View.

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#OpenSource #FCBLounge

Explainer: Appearance Properties in FreeCAD FreeCAD 1.0 introduced a new, refactored material system, which includes updated appearance properties of FreeCAD objects. What was previously one property ‘Shape color’ is now six new properties i…

In case you need a refresher: Check out the shape appearance properties from the material system introduced in #FreeCAD 1.0!

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#Material #CAD #Coin #OpenSource #Appearance #Color

YouTube video by Deltahedra Can FreeCAD pass the SOLIDWORKS Pro Certification CSWP ? (Full Tutorial & Parametric Method)

Did you know you could pass the SolidWorks Pro Certification CSWP with #FreeCAD ?

Check out the video or read it on hackaday.com/2025/11/05/s...

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#CAD #OpenSource #Design

WIP Wednesday, 5 November 2025 This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: AjinkyaDahale fixed a regression where trimming would break polygons (PR#25054). PaddleStroke fixed a bug where Offset would not select an open loop corr…

Again more bugfixes in #FreeCAD
We plan on releasing the first 1.1 RC later this week. There are still some open blocker issues though.

blog.freecad.org/2025/11/05/w...

#WIPWednesday #FreeCAD #opensource

YouTube video by FCB Lounge Create Autofill Text Field on a FreeCAD Tech Draw Template

This #FreeCAD #tutorial follows the last one, where we learned how to create a Tech Draw page template. This one explains how to create text fields which can be auto populated with data from the file, such as scale or author name.

#OpenSource #FCBLounge

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YouTube video by Deltahedra FreeCAD 1.1 - Tutorial CNC/CAM - Masterclass - Complete Project (3D Model, Setup, Path & G-code)

Check out a complete #FreeCAD model and #CAM tutorial for a real project using the upcoming 1.1 version!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nBC...

#CNC #PartDesign #Maker #OpenSource

Open Position Digital Commons EDIC Director (f/m/x) above European Union flags

Help shape Europe’s Digital Commons — Open position for EDIC Director (F/M/X)

Last week, the European Commission announced the creation of the EDIC Digital Commons, a new initiative to support open, interoperable digital commons and strengthen digital sovereignty for 450 million Europeans. 1/3