Software in Progress
Open source software can be fantastic. I run almost exclusively open software, and have for longer than I care to admit. And although I’m not a serious coder by an …read more Continue reading Software in Progress
Category Archives: freecad
An Engineer’s Perspective on Baking Gingerbread Houses
If you’ve ever wanted to merge the worlds of holiday cheer and clever geometry, [Kris Wilk]’s gingerbread house hack is your ultimate inspiration. Shared in a mesmerising video, [Wilk] showcases …read more Continue reading An Engineer’s Perspective on Baking Gingerbread Houses
FreeCAD Version 1.0 Released
After 22 years of development, FreeCAD has at long last reached the milestone of version 1.0. On this momentous occasion, it’s good to remember what a version 1.0 is supposed …read more Continue reading FreeCAD Version 1.0 Released
The End of Ondsel and Reflecting on the Commercial Prospects for FreeCAD
Within the world of CAD there are the well-known and more niche big commercial players and there are projects like FreeCAD that seek to bring a OSS solution to the …read more Continue reading The End of Ondsel and Reflecting on the Commercial Prospects for FreeCAD
FreeCAD is Near 1.0
The open-source parametric 3D modelling software, FreeCAD, is out in a release candidate for version 1.0. If you’ve tried FreeCAD before and found a few showstoppers, it might be a …read more Continue reading FreeCAD is Near 1.0
Open Source Residential Energy Storage
Battery news typically covers the latest, greatest laboratory or industry breakthroughs to push modern devices further and faster. Could you build your own flow battery stationary storage for home-built solar …read more Continue reading Open Source Residential Energy Storage
FreeCAD Foray: Shells For All Our PCBs
Are you the kind of hacker who tries to pick up FreeCAD, but doesn’t want to go through a tutorial and instead pokes around the interface, trying to transfer the …read more Continue reading FreeCAD Foray: Shells For All Our PCBs
FOSDEM Saved, With 3D Printing
If you were to consider what the most important component of a hacker event might be, the chances are you’d pick something that’s part of the program, the ambiance, or …read more Continue reading FOSDEM Saved, With 3D Printing
Come for the PCB Holder, Stay for the Tour of FreeCAD
PCB holders are great tools. Not only is the PCB Solder Fren from [PistonPin] a nice DIY design, it offers some insight into the parts design process with FreeCAD. The …read more Continue reading Come for the PCB Holder, Stay for the Tour of FreeCAD
Throw FreeCAD Some Curves
[Mango Jelly] got a question from someone trying to model a phone box with a complex curved roof. We have to admit that when we saw it, we knew it …read more Continue reading Throw FreeCAD Some Curves