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Your own 3D parametric modeler.

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FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters.

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The contest from last month had established five finalists:

The first row is the new logo that will be used going forward and in version 1.0 of the program!

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

They already settled with the first logo form the image. They use it on their site and on their Mastodon presence already.

From the available finalists this is the best logo in my opinion. It is recognizable in various sizes, in black and white, as outline, as silhouette, and looks different from the previous one but not wildly different, so the established CI stays intact.

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

FreeCAD is an amazing project, going at a pace similar to Blender some years ago. I foresee a bright future for it! All hail FreeCAD!

[–] Preflight_Tomato@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

FreeCAD is amazing! I've used it to design and print several small parts for my car, and some other things.

I'm very excited to see developments in this, and I hope it reaches the Blender mythic for modeling. ❤️

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Definitely would be nice to have a competitive alternative to softwares in this space that cost thousands of dollars per year.

[–] 80avin@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

This is exciting. A much needed revamp of the FreeCAD icon.

The icon is modern and pleasing. However, I liked the late submission much more actually. Still great though.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I really want to love this software to break free of Solidworks and completely cut off Windows. That said, the UI needs some kind of overhaul to be a little more beginner friendly. I spent way too much time just trying to make a washer for a simple print. Are there any mods I can try to get it closer to work like Solidworks?

[–] darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

There's a fork call Ondsel that is supposed to be quite good: https://ondsel.com/