Understanding the FreeCAD interface (Must know)

FreeCAD is designed to be flexible, extensible, and task oriented.

The core functionality is divided into workbenches. Each workbench gathers the most frequently used tools for a particular task. This recipe will guide you through the FreeCAD user interface and introduce some concepts that are common across all workbenches.

Getting ready

Launch FreeCAD and orient yourself with the screenshot and the names of the major parts of the interface. The images and examples in this book are from a 0.13 development snapshot.

Getting ready

The default view is Start page — an embedded browser showing interesting video links, ...

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