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==Tips==
==Tips==


The Part Design Workbench has many equivalent functions to SolidWorks, though may be called by different names. The image below identifies equivalent functions and their names on each platform, as well as noting similar functions and functions that are unique to each platform:
The Part Design Workbench has many equivalent functions to SolidWorks, though may be called by different names. The image below identifies equivalent functions and their names on each platform, as well as noting functions of similar functionality and functions that are unique to each platform:
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Revision as of 11:19, 13 February 2020

This documentation is a work in progress. Please don't mark it as translatable since it will change in the next hours and days.

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Overview

The intention of this page is to serve as a guide for users that are accustomed to the Solidworks CAD/CAM workflow and want to use try or perhaps migrate to FreeCAD.

History

Understanding a little of the history of FreeCAD potentially help users comprehend and orient better to it.

Tips

The Part Design Workbench has many equivalent functions to SolidWorks, though may be called by different names. The image below identifies equivalent functions and their names on each platform, as well as noting functions of similar functionality and functions that are unique to each platform:

Tutorials

List of helpful tutorials

Joko Engineering

There are many video tutorials online. One of the most popular (at the time this was written) is by a Youtuber calling himself Joko Engineering (he also participates on the FreeCAD Forum as Celica_Supra (profile link).

Related

Forum Threads