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Ok, first FreeCAD: | Ok, first FreeCAD: | ||
As they say themselves, it is still in the early stages of | |||
development. I have searched for documentation, and apart from the | development. I have searched for documentation, and apart from the | ||
getstarted | getstarted [http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Getting_started] | ||
there are 2 nice articles from December (so version 0.9, which btw. is | there are 2 nice articles from December (so version 0.9, which btw. is | ||
in Lucid already). The funny thing is that for some reason, both are | in Lucid already). The funny thing is that for some reason, both are | ||
in... Polish! I understand you have polish origins, so maybe you speak | in... Polish! I understand you have polish origins, so maybe you speak | ||
Polish. Otherwise just google translate. They give you examples and a | Polish. Otherwise just google translate. They give you examples and a | ||
better idea of what it is right now capable of | better idea of what it is right now capable of. | ||
http://www.ubucentrum.net/2009/12/rozpoczynamy-zabawe-z-freecad-krok-po.html | [http://www.ubucentrum.net/2009/12/rozpoczynamy-zabawe-z-freecad-krok-po.html] | ||
http://wkupiesila.blogspot.com/2009/12/freecad-poznajemy-klawisz-f5.html | [http://wkupiesila.blogspot.com/2009/12/freecad-poznajemy-klawisz-f5.html] | ||
So I propose the following: you try to reproduce the steps in the | So I propose the following: you try to reproduce the steps in the | ||
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=OSE FreeCAD Documentation= | =OSE FreeCAD Documentation= | ||
I have created a very simply, introductory guide to FreeCAD. It only covers the very basics at this point, but we can expand on it as needed. - [[User:Mjn]] | I (Mark Norton) have created a very simply, introductory guide to FreeCAD. It only covers the very basics at this point, but we can expand on it as needed. - [[User:Mjn]] | ||
[[File:FreeCAD-3.pdf]] | [[File:FreeCAD-3.pdf]] | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 30 September 2011
Ok, first FreeCAD:
As they say themselves, it is still in the early stages of development. I have searched for documentation, and apart from the getstarted [1] there are 2 nice articles from December (so version 0.9, which btw. is in Lucid already). The funny thing is that for some reason, both are in... Polish! I understand you have polish origins, so maybe you speak Polish. Otherwise just google translate. They give you examples and a better idea of what it is right now capable of. [2] [3]
So I propose the following: you try to reproduce the steps in the articles, so you get a feeling for it. But then regardless stick with Blender a bit longer, and try FreeCAD again when version 0.11 or 0.12 comes out.
OSE FreeCAD Documentation
I (Mark Norton) have created a very simply, introductory guide to FreeCAD. It only covers the very basics at this point, but we can expand on it as needed. - User:Mjn
This document covers the following topics:
- Views
- Workshops
- Sizing a Primitive Part
- Positioning a Part
- Making a Cut
- Combining Parts
- Rotating a Part
- Extrusion
See also, FreeCAD Documentation and Tutorials [4].