Design456 Workbench
This workbench is under heavy development
Introduction
The Design456 workbench is an External workbench that plans to implement a Direct Modeling methodology in FreeCAD. Think 'push and pull geometry' that one finds in CAD suites like SketchUp and Fusion360.
Background
Traditionally, FreeCAD employs a Parametric Modeling methodology which is a powerful and scalable approach. It is also has been an industry standard.
Installation
Download the Design456 workbench via the Addon Manager Tools → Addon Manager
References
- Developer: @MariwanJ (Mariwan Jalal)
- Github: https://github.com/MariwanJ/Design456
- Discussion: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=54893
Tools
2D Drawing and manipulation tools
- Design456 Arc3Points: Use this tool to create an Arc from 3 vertices.
- File:MultiPointsToWireClosed.svg MultiPointsToWireClose: Use this tool to create a series of lines between points selected in series(closed).
- MultiPointsToWireOpen: Use this tool to create a series of lines between points selected in series (open).
- File:2D TrimLine.svg Trim a line: Use this tool delete a line/wire.
- Extend a line or a wire: Use this tool to extend any wire or line .
3D Drawing and manipulation tools
Alignment tools
User documentation
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