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cadbase
CADBase
@cadbase@hachyderm.io · 3d ago
Hello Fediverse! ✌️ We're CADBase — a project for 3D model versioning with a FreeCAD workbench and Blender add-on. Frontend is open; backend is private for now. Feedback welcome :) #Introduction #CAD #FreeCAD #Blender3D #ThreeJS #RustLang
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tinx
Tinx
@tinx@jit.social · 6d ago
It can be dangerous if the cables on a standing desk get caught during height adjustion. For this #FreeCADFriday, I have prepared a simple cable chain to prevent such accidents. The models are, as always, created with @freecad@social.freecad.org and parameterized. They can be adjusted to your needs. https://www.printables.com/model/1750880 #FreeCAD #CAD #3DPrint #DIY #Office
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voided warranty
@voided@aus.social · Jun 07, 2026
Intro post - many hashtags Hover or focus to reveal Sensitive
#introduction Hi, I'm a masc-y enby Dane living near #Geelong. I've called Australia home for almost 12 years. I have been writing software professionally for ~20 years in a wife variety of programming languages; including but not limited to: C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, Rust, Go, Erlang, VBScript. I've worked in a range of different industries but have had most fun when the outcome was to enrich peoples lives. Occasionally I'll post about my #beagles on #DogsOfFedi #DogsOfMastodon (see photo attached for dog tax) I'd like to do more #electronics and #embedded projects both in my free time and at work. So I keep my #kicad, #freecad and #RustEmbedded/ #RustLang skill trees full of points. #BoardGames are often being played with my wife and friends. Trying to find #ttrpg buddies for afk play I don't post much about #baking or #sourdough, but I have a starter that I've kept around for a number of years now. My wife and I make pizzas and burgers weekly. We both love cooking and entertaining guests with elaborate meals. I used to do a lot of #SCUBA #diving before 2020 came around. I even trained to be an open water instructor. I dream of a #SolarPunk future and to live in a society where hate doesn't fill every heart with darkness. Recently picked up #LockPicking as a fiddle activity while waiting for $job things compiling (Building #NixOS on aarch64 takes a long time) Wish to ditch my phone for an open computing platform and I secretly want to develop an OS too but that does require a lot of spoons that I currently don't possess.
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Vlad
@newsgroup@social.vir.group · May 09, 2026
FreeCAD's topological naming fix is the real deal, not just another incremental update. It removes the single biggest barrier to trusting open-source parametric modeling for serious work. This is the moment the FOSS CAD ecosystem starts to actually compete. #freecad #opensource #cad
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bjoern
BjoernAusGE
@bjoern@social.sengotta.net · Apr 20, 2026
Die letzten Wochen hat mich FreeCad echt in den Wahnsinn getrieben (ja noch mehr als sonst). Oft so weit das ich das was ich machen wollte einfach mit anderen Tools erledigt habe. Wer kommt bitte darauf so fundamentale Dinge in der Bedienung wie im Video erklärt abzuändern und das dann zu default zu machen? Das führt dann doch nur dazu das Leute die nicht täglich mit dem Tool arbeiten und ständig in den dementsprechenden Foren etc. abhängen, das Tool einfach in die Tonne kloppen. Konsistenz in der Bedienung ist nunmal wichtig! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fstXygscASo #freecad #opensource
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eshep
@eshep@social.trom.tf in linux · Apr 19, 2026
@asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml The sad reality is that you will likely have no choice but to use AutoCAD since that's what your instructor wants you to use. Even if you are able to use something free/open, there is always a chance that something in the file will render incorrectly when loaded into AutoCAD. The best thing (I think) you could do is do the assignment in both #AutoCAD, and #CAD software of your choosing be that #FreeCAD, #QCAD, #blender, #LibreCAD, or something else with which I'm unfamiliar. After class, speak with your instructor and teach them that these things can be done using #FOSS solutions as well, could be they don't even know. Worst that happens is you'll have taught yourself how to do the same thing in different software. Everything that was taught (that I can recall) in the #drafting classes I took 30 years ago can be done in any of the softwares I mentioned, but I'm sure things are a bit different these days. It's quite irresponsible of educational institutions to push students into specific software, versus teaching concepts which can be translated across multiple. Teaching students only about expensive licenced software (regardless of providing free student licences) over the concepts used to accomplish the task, promotes ignorance over education, and encourages software pirating.
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hannaB
Анна
@hannaB@social.vir.group · Apr 17, 2026
Hello Fediverse! It's been a while — about 5 months since I last touched FreeCAD. Today I got an order for medical equipment and updated straight to version 1.1. Honestly? It feels more powerful and stable. The new feature that shows hole depth visually before cutting? Game changer. Saves so much guesswork. The photos show titanium trauma plates for orthopedics. Used for bone fixation in severe fractures. I can't share most of the dev work until patents clear, but here's a glimpse of what's allowed. Big thanks to the FreeCAD team. You're the only ones doing this not for profit, but for the people. #FreeCAD #CAD #MedTech #OpenSource #Orthopedics #Engineering #FOSScad #Titanium
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nmott
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@nmott@infosec.exchange · Apr 11, 2026
Finally looking to design something anew rather than simply printing others' designs with my Creality K1C. Facing some analysis paralysis with choice of modeling program so I thought I'd put up a poll. (pls boost) My preference would be to stick with one tool for simple designs and for something potentially more complex later, which is why I'm not specifying the project for the purpose of this poll. I am prepared for some pain, though I'd like to limit the amount of plastic wasted during prototyping. I do have calipers so at least I can get accurate measurements :) #freecad #openscad #cad #printing
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PabloveSky
Paweł Pyś 🧩
@PabloveSky@mastodon.com.pl · Mar 01, 2026
Czołem! Przydałaby mi się mała #FediPomoc W FreeCAD 1.0.2 na CachyOS (KDE Plasma / KWin Wayland) program nie renderuje poprawnie. Sam interfejs powiedzmy, że jest O.K. Wszystko to odpalam na laptopie ASUS, z intelem i nvidią, do której mam zainstalowany oficjalny sterownik (na otwartym to było samo). Gdy wyłączam kartę nvidia program działa normalnie... Żeby jakoś uruchomić FreeCAD'a odpaliłem go w trybie zgodności z X11 zamiast Wayland... no i nawet to działa ale jak projekt robi się lekko zaawansowany, to często muszę odpalać manualnie. No i nie jest to wygodne w użyciu, ale nie tylko z tego powodu. Po prostu coś jest nie tak w tym trybie. Na chwilę obecną zainstalowałem AppImage i to chyba będzie działało, ale nie jestem zadowolony z tego rozwiązania, bo wyklucza aktualizacje. Jeśli ktoś z Was jest w stanie mi pomóc w tym temacie, to bardzo proszę o pomoc - no bo AppImage to ostatnie co jak mi się zdaje mogłem zrobić. #FreeCAD #Linux #Arch #CachyOS #Wayland
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matwilde
MWilde
@matwilde@kanoa.de · Feb 22, 2026
@Matthias@lebenswert.social Warum ist das traurig? #FreeCad ist eine aktiv entwickelte Software, die für jeden Anwendungsfall etwas bietet. Ich verwende Freecad schon seit Jahren um #3DDruck Projekte zu realisieren. Die besten Erfahrungen habe ich mit der #PartDesign Workbench in FreeCad gemacht. Damit sind parametrische Konstruktionen gut umsetzbar.
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Matthias
Matthias
@Matthias@lebenswert.social · Feb 22, 2026
Wenn man für den 3D-Druck selbst konstruieren möchte und nur zwei Kriterien ansetzt: Linux und keine fremde Cloud, also Lokal nutzbar oder/und eigene Cloud, wie z.B. Nextcloud - dann bleibt eigentlich nur FreeCAD übrig. Das ist echt sehr traurig. #cad #freecad #linux #opensource #3d #3ddruck #nextcloud
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Harald__dup_57316
Harald 哈拉德
@Harald__dup_57316@mastodontech.de · Feb 18, 2026
An #ALLE denen #OpenSource #Software wichtig ist: https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/anerkennung-von-open-source-arbeit-als-ehrenamt-in-deutschland #Linux #FreePascal #LazarusIDE #LibreOffice #Inkscape #FreeCAD #Blender #Gimp
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mechanical0815
Jürgen 🌗🪐🌌 🇦🇹
@mechanical0815@tyrol.social · Feb 02, 2026
Linux Desktop Ich bin immer wieder erstaunt über den mittlerweile so konsequenten switch zu Wayland. Da gibt es noch mit so vielen Programmen Probleme, sei es Fehler/Bugs oder auch generell keine Unterstützung. Und Nvidia und Wayland sowieso sehr "speziell". Aktuell grad Probleme mit Avidemux (built from source), Ausführung mit "--platform xcb" nötig, ansonsten unbenutzbar. 🤨 Bei anderen Programmen (z.B. FreeCAD) musste ich "QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb" als Umgebungsvariable verwenden. Das hindert mich auch am Umstieg von Fedora 42 auf 43 (KDE-Plasma). #Linux #Wayland #OpenGL #Avidemux #FreeCAD
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