FreeCAD is a 3D modeler CAD and parametric drawing tool that directly addresses the fields of engineering and design of mechanical products. FreeCAD is a general purpose function based on CAD, MCAD, CAx, CAE and PLM. He goes directly to mechanical engineering and product design but also fits a wide range of uses in engineering, such as architecture or other engineering specialties.
It is 100% Open Source and very modular, which allows very advanced and personalization extension. The software can now import DXF, OCA / GCAD, SVG, STP, STEP, IGS, IGES and other formats. You can also create a new document from scratch.
FreeCAD is compatible with 2D objects such as lines, rectangles, arcs or circle. A, and various 3D primitives (box, sphere, cylinder, cone, torus), each of which then can be manipulated in various ways (translation, rotation, mirroring, scaling, offset and more).
There are also plenty of tools mesh. A drawing module exports projected views of a 2D geometry SVG document. And a ray tracing module that exports its work for representation in POV-Ray.
Python codes behind all this. Everything you do within the interface issue a Python command, which can be examined. You can enter commands freely Python itself if a little more flexibility is needed or even create macros by recording any Python particularly useful for later playback.
OpenCascade FreeCAD is based on a powerful geometry kernel, it features an open model supports Inventor 3D scene representation provided by the library of 3D currency and a broad Python API. The interface is built with Qt. FreeCAD works exactly the same way on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Key Features: FreeCAD
- A complete core based on CASCADE open technology allow complex 3D operations on types of complex shapes, with native support for concepts such as preparation, NURBS curves, and surfaces, a wide range of geometric entities, Boolean operations geometry and steaks, and integrated support for STEP and IGES
- A full parametric model. All objects are natively FreeCAD parametric. That means that its shape can be based on the properties or even depend on other objects. All changes are recalculated in demand and recorded by the stack of undo / redo.
- A modular architecture that allows plugins (modules) to add functionality to the main application.
- Import and export to standard formats such as STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, DXF, SVG, STL, DAE, IFC or OFF, NASTRAN, VRML. In addition to native file format fast FreeCAD.
- An outline with the restriction problems, allowing forms to draw 2D geometry limitations. The artist currently allows you to build various types of restricted geometry. In addition, it can be used as a base to build other objects along FreeCAD.
- A robot simulation module that allows the study of the movements of the robot. The robot module already has an extended GUI graphical interface that allows the workflow only.
- A drawing sheets module which allows to 2D views of 3D models in a sheet. This module leaves SVG or PDF ready for export is produced. The module is still scarce but already has a powerful Python functionality.
- A display module that can export to render 3D objects with external providers. Currently, it only supports poverty and LuxRender, but will extend to other processors in the future.
- A module architecture allows BIM workflow-like, with the support of IFC.
Requirements:.
Windows
Information:.
Developer: FreeCAD
License /Price:Freeware / FREE
Size / OS: 5.35 MB / Windows
Published On: July 19, 2016
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