Translations:Import from STL or OBJ/3/en
Sample part
For this tutorial you can use your own STL file or create a demo file by doing this:
- Open FreeCAD
- Create a new document
- Switch to the mesh workbench
- Insert a torus by clicking on Meshes → Regular solid..., choosing settings like:
- Radius1: 10 mm
- Radius2: 2 mm
- Sampling: 50
- Click on Create and then on Close
- Save your file with File → Save to get a FreeCAD-File containing a mesh object
For importing a STL or OBJ file into FreeCAD, create a new FreeCAD document und choose File → Import from the top menu.