What you'll learn:
- Understand how to build simple models in freeCAD using the Part Design workbench
- Understand how to create assemblies and sub assemblies using FreeCAD's Assembly workbench
- Be able to export your models from FreeCAD for 3D printing and sharing for both individual parts and whole assemblies
- Accurately dimension your model for precision modelling in FreeCAD's Sketcher workbench
- Understand the modeling process from 2D sketching to adding volume to create three dimensional models
Welcome to FreeCAD 1.0 Ultimate Beginners – Your Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide to 3D Modeling with open source software !
New for 2025! If you're completely new to 3D modeling let alone FreeCAD 1.0, or transitioning from another CAD software to FreeCAD, this comprehensive course is designed specifically for you! Whether you're an engineer, designer, or hobbyist, this tutorial will guide you through every step of mastering FreeCAD 1.0 – the powerful, open-source CAD software.
This is a reimagined and extended version of my Ultimate Beginners Crash Course In 1 hr.
What You’ll Learn:
The course is split into two sections.
First you will design a number of parts using the Part Design workflow learning common additive operations and sketcher techniques learning multiple ways of creating FreeCAD sketch geometry to convert into 3D parts..
The second part focuses on Assemblies, both main and sub-assembly creation: You will then learn how to create an assembly using the new FreeCAD assembly workbench that was added in version 1.
FreeCAD Installation: Learn how to install FreeCAD 1.0 on Windows, macOS, or Linux, and customize the interface for maximum productivity.
Part Design Workbench: Discover FreeCAD’s intuitive Part Design workbench and create your first parametric 3D model using sketches, constraints, and operations.
Essential Tools and Operations: Master essential techniques such as adding volume with pads, creating holes with pockets, mirroring parts, adding fillets, and refining geometry.
Workspace Efficiency: Organize your workspace to maximize efficiency and manage your design history in FreeCAD’s history tree.
Sketch Constraints: Learn how to fully constrain your sketches for stability, ensuring a reliable design workflow.
Exporting Models: Learn how to export your designs in common formats for 3D printing, including STL and STEP.
Real-World Project: Gain hands-on experience by building practical parts and assembling them in FreeCAD's new assembly workbench.
Grasp the basic of Assemblies: Learn how constrain your parts, importing components into a assembly and add joints
Assemblies and Sub Assemblies: Learn how to create sub assemblies of repeating parts and apply them to your main assembly.
Reuse Assembly Parts: Learn how to reuse component whether they are assemblies, sub assemblies or individual parts.
