Manual:What is FreeCAD/fr



FreeCAD est une application open-source pour la modélisation 3D paramétrique, ayant pour base la conception d'objets de la vie réelle. Parametric modeling décrit un certain type de modélisation, où la forme de l'objet 3D que vous concevez est contrôlée par des paramètres. Par exemple, la forme d'une brique serait contrôlée par trois paramètres : la hauteur, la largeur et la longueur. Dans FreeCAD, comme dans d'autres logiciels de modélisation paramétrique, ces paramètres font partie de l'objet, et restent modifiables n'importe quand après la création de l'objet. Certains objets peuvent avoir d'autres objets comme paramètres, par exemple, vous pouvez avoir un objet qui prend notre brique en entrée, et créerait une colonne à partir de celle-ci. Vous pouvez voir un objet paramétrique comme un petit programme qui crée les géométries voulues à partir de paramètres.

FreeCAD is not designed for a particular kind of work, or to make a certain kind of objects. Instead, it allows a wide range of uses, and permits users to produce models of all sizes and purposes, from small electronic components to 3D-printable pieces and all the way up to buildings. Each of these tasks have different dedicated sets of tools and workflows available.

FreeCAD is also multiplatform (it runs exactly the same way on Windows, Mac OS and Linux platforms), and open-source. Being open-source, FreeCAD benefits from the contributions and efforts of a large community of programmers, enthusiasts and users worldwide. FreeCAD is essentially an application built by the people who use it, instead of being made by a company trying to sell you a product. And of course, it also means that FreeCAD is free, not only to use, but also to distribute, copy, modify, or even sell.

FreeCAD also benefits from the huge, accumulated experience of the open-source world. In its bowels, several other components of the open-source world are used, as FreeCAD itself can be used as a component in other applications. It also possesses all kinds of features that have become a standard in the open-source world, such as supporting a wide range of file formats, being hugely scriptable, customizable and modifiable. All made possible through a dynamic and enthusiast community of users.

The official website of FreeCAD is at http://www.freecadweb.org

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 * About FreeCAD
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