How to install additional workbenches/es

Descripción
Usuarios avanzados han extendido FreeCAD con varios Ambiente de trabajo externos, que no están integrados en el código fuente principal de FreeCAD, pero son fáciles de instalar en una instalación de FreeCAD existente. Aquí cubriremos los métodos de instalación para los distintos sistemas operativos.

Nota: A partir de la versión 0.17 FreeCAD incluye un Administrador de complementos en el menu que permite instalar fácilmente una serie de Ambiente de trabajo externos. Las instrucciones de más abajo son solo necesarias si estás usando una versión anterior o quieres instalar un entorno de trabajo que no está en la lista ofrecida por el Administrador de complementos

Instalación en Windows
Como instalar Ambiente de trabajo adicionales y complementos en Windows

Obsoleto
usar el "addons-installer" ya no es recomendado. Usar el Administrador de complementos es el método recomendado en todos los sistemas.

Use el addons-installer de Github

Durante el verano del código 2016 de Google, el estudiante Mandeep Singh comenzó a trabajar en una versión mejorada (disponible aquí), pero esa versión necesita más trabajo antes de que pueda ser totalmente integrada en FreeCAD.

Instalación manual
Este método es posible pero no necesario con la introducción del Administrador de complementos. Sin embargo, la información aquí puede ser útil para algunos.


 * Download the workbench from github by clicking on the button or  on the github page (upper right corner) and choosing "Download ZIP"
 * Unpack the downloaded archive on your local hard disk
 * Within FreeCAD, locate the macro path by choosing and look for the ”Macro path”
 * Supposed your Windows-Login is “username” the default macro path is which is usually
 * Within the macro-directory create (if not already present) a folder called “”
 * Within the Mod folder, create a folder with the name of the workbench, for example “Curves”
 * Now move the unpacked files and sub-folders of the workbench to the just created workbench-folder
 * After restart of FreeCAD you should now have an entry in the workbench selector

Recomendación adicional para la actualización de l'Ambiente de trabajo

En Windows, cuando se actualiza un Ambiente de trabajo ya instalado, Windows mantiene los viejos archivos .py como .pyc. Dado que esto puede dar lugar a problemas, se recomienda desinstalar el Ambiente de trabajo, reiniciar FreeCAD e instalar la nueva versión del Ambiente de trabajo.

Instalación en Linux
Cómo instalar bancos de trabajo adicionales y complementos en Linux

Using git
Adding the community-ppa within the ppa-manager.

Installing the workbenches via synaptic packet manager.

In FreeCAD you will now have a new workbench-entry called "CurvesWB". Once installed, use git to upgrade to the latest version:

Manual Installation
This method is possible but not necessary with the introduction of the Addon Manager. Nevertheless, the information here may still be useful to some.


 * Download the workbench from github by clicking on the button or  on the github page (upper right corner) and choosing "Download ZIP"
 * Unpack the downloaded archive on your local hard disk
 * Within FreeCAD, locate the macro path by choosing and look for the ”Macro path”
 * By default, the macro directory is the (hidden) directory in your home-directory
 * Within the macro-directory create (if not already present) a folder called “”
 * Within the Mod/ folder, create a folder with the name of the workbench, for example “Curves”
 * Now move the unpacked files and sub-folders of the workbench to the just created workbench-folder
 * After restart of FreeCAD you should now have an entry in the workbench selector

Installing on Mac
How to install additional workbenches and addons on MacOS

Manual Installation
This method is possible but not necessary with the introduction of the Addon Manager. Nevertheless, the information here may still be useful to some.

For the sake of this example, say you've chosen the Curves Workbench as the external workbench you want to install:
 * Choose and download the git repository of your chosen external workbench as a ZIP file
 * There are two possible locations for your Addon workbench 'Mods':
 * 1) All Users:
 * 2) Current user only:
 * If you use Finder to navigate manually to the All Users location in Applications you will need to
 * go to " and select FreeCAD.app
 * right-mouse-click and select "Show Package Contents", a new window will appear with a folder named "Contents"
 * single-click on the folder "Contents" then on "Resources" and double-click to open the folder "Mod"
 * Once you are in whichever "Mod" folder you want to use, create a New Folder named "Curves"
 * Unzip downloaded repository in the folder "Mod/Curves"

Solución de problemas generales

 * Don't use special characters (for example German umlauts) in your windows user name, otherwise FreeCAD will not recognize files and folders in the macro path.
 * If you have already set up a user name with special characters either create a new user name or point the macro path to a directory not using special characters.
 * Go to and make sure the workbench is not set to invisible.
 * With 32-bit systems and FreeCAD 0.16.6706, after attempts to install, the additional Workbenches may not be available. In this case
 * keep the report view open while starting FreeCAD, and read the error,
 * see this forum thread Assembly2 in Version: 0.16.5602 (Git)