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Es gibt verschiedene Pakete für unterschiedliche Betriebssystem zum Herunterladen. Bevor man sie herunterlädt sollte man bedenken:

Stabile FreeCAD Installationspakete
Für Windows (XP, Vista und 7, 32 und 64bits),  Mac OS X (Lion 10.7 64bit) und  Debian-basierte Linux Systeme (Debian, Ubuntu LTS und aktuell, 32 und 64bit) werden installationsfertige Pakete angeboten. Untenstehen finden Sie die Links für die stabilen Versionen der verschiedenen Systeme. Ebenso sind unter FreeCAD Files page die instabilen Pakete verfügbar, die die allerneuesten Funktionen zur Verfügung stellen, an denen gerade gearbeitet wird. Diese könnten jedoch öfter abstürzen oder Funktionen enthalten, die mit früheren Versionen inkompatibel sind.

Development Versions
If you want to install FreeCAD with more in-development features, and are willing to accept that these versions have a higher chance of bugs and crashes, then you can check the official FreeCAD Files page to download 64 bit, older, or unstable releases. Of course, if you want to stay even more on the bleeding edge of development, you can compile FreeCAD, or use the Ubuntu daily build updates or install one of the pre-release files from the github page above.

Hinweise für Windows-Anwender
Der Windows Installer sollte auch auf älteren Windows-Plattformen funktionieren, obwohl er nicht auf allen Plattformen getestet wurde. Sie müssen mindestens Windows Installer V1 (msiexec.exe) auf Ihrem System installiert haben, siehe Installieren auf Windows für weitere Details über die verschiedenen Installationsmöglichkeiten. Laden Sie die neueste .msi-Datei für Windows-Systeme oder die entsprechende .deb-Datei für Ihre Version von Ubuntu oder Debian herunter.

Hinweise für Linux-Anwender
Bei den neusten Version von bekannten Linux-Distrubutionen wie Debian, Ubuntu oder Arch ist FreeCAD bereits in den offiziellen Distributions-Paket-Repositories enthalten. Es ist zu Empfehlen, FreeCAD vorzugsweise von dort zu beziehen, um sicherzustellen, dass Sie eine zu Ihrem System 100%-kompatible Version erhalten. FreeCAD benötigt auch das pivy-Python-Modul (in der Regel mit dem Namen python-pivy) ab Version 0.9 oder höher. Wenn es nicht auf Ihrem System vorhanden ist, müssen Sie es ebenfalls dort herunterladen.

AppImage sollte auf den meisten modernen 64 Bit Linux-Paketen funktionieren. Datei herunterladen und ausführbar machen. Es ist in sich vollständig und sollte übertragbar (portierbar) sein.

Hinweise für die Anwender von Debian
Obwohl Ubuntu auf Debian basiert, passen die Ubuntu PPA Pakete NICHT zu Debian. Sie sind nicht kompatibel.

Hinweise für die Anwender von Mac
Die aktuelle FreeCAD-Version 0.16.670x unterstützt MacOS X 10.9 oder höher. Die Entwicklungsversion unterstützt OS X 10.10 oder höher. Um FreeCAD auf einer älteren OS X zu verwenden, ist es notwendig FreeCAD aus den Quellen zusammenzustellen (zu kompilieren), siehe CompileOnMac. Siehe auch unter den zugehörigen Punkten im Forum zur Installation und zum Zusammenbau (Install / Compile forum).

Ubuntu Daily PPA Pakete
Das "FreeCAD Start" Team hat einen PPA (Personal Package Archive) Ablageort eingerichtet, das eine Installation von Ubuntu-Packeten, basierend auf den Entwicklungsbereich, vereinfacht. Aktualisierungen der Software werden an das Ubuntu-Aktualisierungsmanagment gesendet, was es einfach macht, die aktuellsten FreeCad-Zusammenstellungen zu bekommen.

Die tägliche FreeCAD Zusammenstellungen "FreeCAD Daily Builds" PPA ist ein automatisches System zur täglichen Zusammenstellung, das eine tagesaktuelle FreeCad-Version zur Verfügung stellen kann. Obwohl diese Pakete aus der laufenden Entwicklung stammen, kann PPA von Zeit zu Zeit abgebrochen werden, weil diese zahlreiche Fehlerbehebungen und aktualisierte Funktionen enthalten können.

Aktuell unterstützte Architekturen und Versionen sind:
 * Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) 32 & 64-Bit
 * Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily) 32 & 64-Bit
 * Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) 32 & 64-Bit
 * Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety) 32 & 64-Bit

Hinzufügen der PPA und FreeCAD installieren aus der Konsole
Folgende Befehle in eine Konsole eintippen oder kopieren, um die PPA hinzuzufügen und FreeCad zusammen mit der Dokumentation zu installieren:

Adding the PPA and installing FreeCAD from the GUI
Add to your system's Software Sources the following PPA (read What are PPAs and how do I use them? if you don't know how):

Wenn ein Dialogfenster zur Aktualisierung der Softwarequellen auffordert, auf "OK" klicken.

Jetzt kann FreeCAD und die FreeCAD-Dokumentation durch das Ubuntu Software Center oder einem Paketmanager Ihrer Wahl installiert werden.

Fedora package
To install FreeCAD on Fedora, make sure you have the *NONFREE* repositories installed (necessary because of OCC/OCE license)

Or use the GUI installer.

Alternative FreeCAD builds
These are versions of FreeCAD built by other persons and not officially maintained by the FreeCAD team. They may include customized parts or be optimized for certain types of processors, or other modifications that the package maintainers judged necessary. They might also be out-of-date, since the people who make those package may take time to grab the newer versions of FreeCAD. But they are also sometimes better suited for certain operating systems. Note that on most common linux distributions, official packages are typically installed by the system's package management tool, so you don't need to download and install FreeCAD manually.


 * Official Debian package
 * Official Ubuntu package
 * Official OpenSuse package
 * Softpedia Windows build
 * Packman RPM package (for opensuse, fedora)
 * Slackbuilds package (for Slackware)
 * ArchLinux AUR package
 * Gentoo ebuild package
 * Pardus linux build script
 * Unofficial but well maintained Fedora FreeCAD repository
 * Unofficial Fedora 22/23/24/rawhide FreeCAD repository
 * Unofficial Debian Wheezy package (32-Bit and 64-Bit)

FreeCAD documentation
The user documentation of FreeCAD is being written together by the developers and the users community, on this wiki site. As it is constantly being improved and extended, the best way is to read it online, so you are sure to get the latest version:
 * Documentation start page

The manual is another attempt to organize the documentation sequentially so it can be read like a book. You can also read it online, or download it in e-book formats (epub, mobi or pdf):
 * The FreeCAD manual

The wiki contents can also be compiled as a Qt help file, so it can be browsed offline with the Qt help viewer. This is usually made at each release and is available together with FreeCAD package on most linux software repositories (on debian/ubuntu-based systems, look for freecad-doc package) and is also bundled in the windows installer. To access it, simply open the "help" menu inside FreeCAD, or use the "What's this?" button.

In this Documentation-Directory on Sourceforge you will also find Quick Reference Cards as PDF. They list the pre-defined keyboard-shortcuts for the different workbenches.

FreeCAD Source package
For all other platforms you need to compile FreeCAD on your own from the Source package. You might also want to compile FreeCAD yourself if you want to optimize certain things, or customize certain parts of FreeCAD. Instructions for compiling can be found on the CompileOnWindows, CompileOnMac and CompileOnUnix pages. You can grab a zip or tar.gz file containing the latest official version here (look for the latest version for your system):
 * official FreeCAD Files repository

Alternatively, you can also download latest source code from the Git repositories. You'll get a more recent version, but it might contain bugs or even fail to compile. Instructions for accessing the Git repositories can be found here:
 * FreeCAD Git repository on github

You can also download automatically a GNU tarball from the latest source code tree or any part of it by using the code browser and clicking the "Download GNU tarball" at any time. The trunk folder contains the current development version, while the branches folder contains a snapshot of all stable releases to date.

FreeCAD LibPack
To collect all the needed libraries to compile FreeCAD can be a time consuming task. So we deliver a convenient package for development on Windows (VC8, VC11, and VC12) with all needed libraries. You can download the latest version of the libpack from:
 * FreeCAD LibPack Download the version that matches your architecture and Visual C++ version.

For linux, you will normally find all necessary libraries in your software management system, so you should just read the CompileOnUnix page.

Additional macros, modules and related projects
There are additional modules, addons of plugins for FreeCAD developed outside of the main FreeCAD development team. They are listed here but are not officially supported by the FreeCAD team.

Starting from FreeCAD version 0.17, most of the macros and modules listed below can easily be installed from within FreeCAD, using the Addons Manager (menu Tools -> Addons Manager). In previous versions of FreeCAD, you must either install these modules or macros manually (refer to each page below for instructions), or install the Addons Installer macro, which does the same job as the addons manager.

Additional macros and other things

 * Macros recipes: additional tools for your FreeCAD installation.
 * MendelMax: a macro suite for FreeCAD to generate a MendelMax machine.
 * Drawing templates: additional SVG templates for the Drawing module.
 * Tumbler thumbnailer: show .FcStd files as thumbnails in Thunar and Marlin file managers.
 * KDE thumbnailer: show .FcStd files as thumbnails in KDE Dolphin file manager.
 * Cura Engine Plugin: A plugin to use the CuraEngine gcode slicer from within FreeCAD.
 * FreeCAD Vidkit: The video clips and images are intended for use in the production of FreeCAD Tutorial and Demo videos.
 * Draft DXF Im-Exporter: Files needed to add DXF support (import-export) to FreeCAD

Additional modules

 * Fold module: a module for working with metal sheets (abandoned for some time, may not work anymore).
 * Ship module, The blog of Jose Luis Cercós Pita : a module in development for ship design (since 0.13, it included in official FreeCAD sources).
 * BOLTS: Open Library for standard parts (screws, nuts, washers ...)
 * Hamish's Assembly Workbench: Assembly Workbench. Needs FreeCAD 0.15 to run.
 * Drawing Dimension Workbench: Workbench to add dimensions to drawings. Needs FreeCAD 0.15 to run.
 * Animation Workbench: Animate your FreeCAD-Models.
 * Plugin Loader: Installer of additional packages. Now it works on Linux. Further information in the forum and the page Plugin Loader.
 * Eagle PCB 2 FreeCAD: Import your PCB boards to FreeCAD.
 * FCGear: Additional Workbench to create different types of gears, involute gear, involute rack, cycloide gear, bevel gear. Created by looooo. More information: Macro FCGear
 * Sheet Metal Workbench: workbench for sheet metal bend and unfold supported
 * Fasteners Workbench: workbench for fasteners based on the screw-makers macro
 * 3D Guitar: Workbench to design a guitar. Discussion here.
 * Lattice workbench: FreeCAD workbench with advanced array tools

Related projects

 * FreeCAD Library: This repository contains a library of Parts to be used in FreeCAD.
 * FreeCAD 2D symbols: 2D drawing symbols you can add to your drawings made with the drawing workbench.
 * Standard parts library: Standard parts as simple copies, designations in german and with old DIN-Names.
 * OpenPLM: an online PLM platform with FreeCAD support.
 * RattleCAD: design bikes with freecad