Can anyone elucidate to someone not familiar with CAD software what this is for? Is it parametric CAD? Is it suitable for making things like cases for hardware projects?
FreeCAD 0.16 release notes
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Re: FreeCAD 0.16 release notes
#12I have used FreeCAD for years, and I am looking to use it in an application I want to create. It is based upon 'Portable Generative Design for CAD Applications' [1]. I wish to create the front end for FreeCAD, so I can use the research's abstractions to create generative architecture, structures or art in FreeCAD. I have been a Blender3D user, since before it first went opensource .I contributed to the free Blender c…
>but the Blender Python API will always be attached to Blender; you cannot run it headless
You can start the blender executable with a startup script parameter and no gui and you can compile blender as a python library - shared library that you import in to your cpython instance - I've used both to create a resource build pipeline although building on Windows was a huge PITA (for eg. gigs of binary dependencies you need to clone) so I just tried building as a library on linux. I developed with library on linux and just used binary on windows to run the script.
Re: FreeCAD 0.16 release notes
#13Can anyone elucidate to someone not familiar with CAD software what this is for? Is it parametric CAD? Is it suitable for making things like cases for hardware projects?
It's great for hardware projects. I built a number of parts for a microscope and other projects, export as STL, and 3D print them.
Re: FreeCAD 0.16 release notes
#14File formats never die. My first task at my first job in 1985 was to write a DXF import/export library in C
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#15Looks like I've got a new CAD program for my dad! Dad downloaded and installed A9CAD and it absolutely filled up his computer with malware. He loves A9CAD, but every time he installs it I have to get a copy of MalwareBytes and disinfect the system.
Looks like FreeCAD might be just what he needs!
Re: FreeCAD 0.16 release notes
#16Can anyone elucidate to someone not familiar with CAD software what this is for? Is it parametric CAD? Is it suitable for making things like cases for hardware projects?
It's great for hardware projects. I built a number of parts for a microscope and other projects, export as STL, and 3D print them.
STL? What's that?
Re: FreeCAD 0.16 release notes
#17Unfortunately every time I installed FreeCAD, it crashed me consistently after 10 minutes of work.
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#19Is there a malware into the Win 64bit version file FreeCAD_0.16.6700.7b925d1-WIN-x64-installer.exe? My download with Chrome has just been stopped twice by Avast antivirus at 39MB out of 224MB.
I believe there is an open bug on this since 2015:
Re: FreeCAD 0.16 release notes
#20Can anyone elucidate to someone not familiar with CAD software what this is for? Is it parametric CAD? Is it suitable for making things like cases for hardware projects?
It's great for hardware projects. I built a number of parts for a microscope and other projects, export as STL, and 3D print them.
Fantastic, I've installed it, thank you. I was also very very impressed by SolveSpace, which is a whole parametric CAD solution in 1-2 MB.