FreeCAD
This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler. Issues are managed on our own bug tracker at https://www.freecadweb.org/tracker (by PaddleStroke)
BOSL2
The Belfry OpenScad Library, v2.0. An OpenSCAD library of shapes, masks, and manipulators to make working with OpenSCAD easier. BETA (by BelfrySCAD)
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| FreeCAD | BOSL2 | |
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| 36 | 36 | |
| 5 | 768 | |
| - | 5.7% | |
| 0.0 | 9.7 | |
| 15 days ago | 7 days ago | |
| C++ | OpenSCAD | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
FreeCAD
Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeCAD.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-18.
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Modeling for 3d printing with actual measurements, is there a better program between maya and 3ds max for modeling things that need to be printed to scale?
FreeCAD
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Just saw this on Facebook. Brilliant solution. Anyone print one of these?
FreeCAD is also a nice open source CAD package that is pretty good. I use SolidWorks and Inventor for my work as a mechanical design engineer and while FreeCAD is not yet at that level, it is pretty close. I always use it for my personal projects. www.freecadweb.org
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What software does one use for 3D modeling?
FreeCAD - https://www.freecadweb.org/ Tried doing a project with it and the UI is a bit ugly and the learning curve is pretty brutal 13.6K subscribers on reddit
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anyone familiar with going from sketch up to vcarve ? I modeled a three-piece part in sketchup and I want to take that design into v-carve to cut out on the CNC. when I save one of the three parts is a DXF file the image is distorted in vcarve
Free cad is probably a “good” candidate. https://www.freecadweb.org I’ve never touched it but it comes up a lot
- Aviation Designers, Can you recommend an easy design software that I can use?
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There are literally no reasons to choose an iPhone over an Android smartphone
Production/media - Ever heard of LibreOffice Draw, GIMP, Audacity, Inkscape, Krita, Ipe, in fact, even CAD with FreeCAD? Plus, unlike "Adobe Creative Cloud," they're all free and you've got total control over them.
- Can anyone direct me to a software good for making to scale flat blueprints?
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Is Fidget usable for implementation of 3D rendering?
Maybe you can contribute to https://www.freecadweb.org/ ?
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What is something free on the internet everyone should take advantage of ?
FreeCAD -open-source general-purpose parametric 3D computer-aided design modeler.
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Looking for software to help me with sign design
You could go the engineer route and use FreeCAD. It's Free & Open Source - https://www.freecadweb.org/
BOSL2
Posts with mentions or reviews of BOSL2.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-16.
- The Belfry OpenScad Library
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My first project with the BOSL2 library
The BOSL2 equivalent is https://github.com/BelfrySCAD/BOSL2/wiki/CheatSheet
- Polygon paths using logo like commands?
- Bend Lines (machining reference) - DXF.
- Is there a more efficient way to make rounded cubes and cylinders?
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New Bypass Valve for My Old Water Softener.
I used the BOSL2 library for the threads. Much easier that way!
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Squeeze Tube Organizer in one (long) line of OpenSCAD
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5905001 - Thanks to BOSL2, once I've defined a few constant, the entire source code is one (long) line:
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How to control decimal precision/places on text( str=($number) )
I was heading down this path, but stumbled across this library that has a TON of really great functions: BOSL2. Lot's of useful stuff here and not just strings and math. I used format_fixed() to solve my problem. It doesn't seem to accept math functions in the call, but that is easily solved with an intermediate variable.
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Help modeling fire fighter helmet.
It won't be easy, but try using this: https://github.com/revarbat/BOSL2/wiki/beziers.scad
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How to slightly bend object?
BOSL2 has a function for bending a polyhedron around a given radius but it's one of those functions that are super powerful but not very clear about how to use effectively (maybe that's just me).
What are some alternatives?
When comparing FreeCAD and BOSL2 you can also consider the following projects:
FreeCAD-Bundle - Stand-alone repo to Build and Deploy installable FreeCAD images
BOSL - The Belfry OpenScad Library - A library of tools, shapes, and helpers to make OpenScad easier to use.
cl-svg - Produce Scalable Vector Graphics files with Common Lisp
Round-Anything - A set of OpenSCAD utilities for adding radii and fillets, that embodies a robust approach to developing OpenSCAD parts.
LibreCAD - LibreCAD is a cross-platform 2D CAD program written in C++17. It can read DXF/DWG files and can write DXF/PDF/SVG files. It supports point/line/circle/ellipse/parabola/spline primitives. The user interface is highly customizable, and has dozens of translations.
dotSCAD - Reduce the burden of mathematics when playing OpenSCAD
windy - Windowing library for Nim using OS native APIs.
threads-scad - OpenSCAD threading library
FreeCAD - This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
SolidPython - A python frontend for solid modelling that compiles to OpenSCAD
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cadquery - A python parametric CAD scripting framework based on OCCT