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== What do I do? ==
== What do I do? ==


# Start to export your models from the cloud to your local machine.
# The first thing that you want to do is to get your files out of proprietary formats and storage. Start by exporting your models from the cloud to your local machine.
#* A popular method is using this [https://github.com/Jnesselr/fusion-360-total-exporter Fusion360 total exporter] script
#* A popular method is using this [https://github.com/Jnesselr/fusion-360-total-exporter Fusion360 total exporter] script.
# We recommend exporting with the .... format(s)
# We recommend exporting to STEP format.
#


== FAQ ==
== FAQ ==


* What formats do you support in FreeCAD ?
# What formats do you support in FreeCAD?
#* The native file format in FreeCAD is BREP, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundary_representation boundary representation], provided by the internal [[OpenCASCADE|OpenCASCADE (OCCT)]] geometry kernel.
:*
#* FreeCAD supports all formats that OCCT supports, so STEP and IGES at least.

* What format(s) should I use to migrate to FreeCAD?
# What formats should I use to migrate to FreeCAD?
:* https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=50308
:* STEP is the best format because it is a solid [[Shape|Shape]] format, as opposed to a [[Mesh|Mesh]] (STL, OBJ, DAE). Example, [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=50308 Importing Step with Colors].
:* Importing an STL is possible, but this mesh format will be difficult to modify further. We recommend converting imported meshes to solid Shapes using {{Button|[[File:Part_ShapeFromMesh.svg|16px]] [[Part_ShapeFromMesh|Part ShapeFromMesh]]}}. Remodelling the object in FreeCAD, while using the mesh as reference, is the best advice.



== Learning Resources ==
== Learning Resources ==


* [https://www.freecad.info/ An online resource for us regular FreeCAD users.]
* [https://github.com/macdroid53/LearningFreeCAD Beginners written tutorial: from first part to technical drawing.]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GxJkB23ZHM Fusion360 to FreeCAD Introduction]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GxJkB23ZHM Fusion360 to FreeCAD Introduction]
* [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=50492 V0.19 Benchmarking--2019 Monthly Challenges], a series of objects created with Fusion360 are remodelled using FreeCAD.
* [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=50492 V0.19 Benchmarking--2019 Monthly Challenges], a series of objects created with Fusion360 are remodelled using FreeCAD.
* [https://github.com/macdroid53/LearningFreeCAD Beginners written tutorial: from first part to technical drawing.]
* [https://www.freecad.info/ An online resource for us regular FreeCAD users.]


== Comparison Videos ==
== Comparison Videos ==

Revision as of 21:02, 23 September 2020

What do I do?

  1. The first thing that you want to do is to get your files out of proprietary formats and storage. Start by exporting your models from the cloud to your local machine.
  2. We recommend exporting to STEP format.

FAQ

  1. What formats do you support in FreeCAD?
  2. What formats should I use to migrate to FreeCAD?
  • STEP is the best format because it is a solid Shape format, as opposed to a Mesh (STL, OBJ, DAE). Example, Importing Step with Colors.
  • Importing an STL is possible, but this mesh format will be difficult to modify further. We recommend converting imported meshes to solid Shapes using Part ShapeFromMesh. Remodelling the object in FreeCAD, while using the mesh as reference, is the best advice.

Learning Resources

Comparison Videos

Model a compressor turbine in FreeCAD and Fusion360