Complete FreeCAD Mastery for Mechanical Design & 3D Printing

Create lines and polylines in FreeCAD's sketcher with line and polyline tools to draw connected segments; use visual tools to zoom and pan without modifying dimensions.

Explore how constraining restricts six degrees of freedom in 3D space, differentiate dimensional and geometrical constraints, and apply a horizontal constraint to a line in FreeCAD.

Create a completely constrained rectangle in FreeCAD by applying coincident, horizontal and vertical, and dimensional constraints to four lines on the sketcher xy plane, reducing degrees of freedom to zero.

Create a fully constrained sketch for example 1 in FreeCAD’s part design, using the sketcher on the xy plane and applying horizontal, vertical, dimension, and equal constraints.

Master FreeCAD sketching by learning how to hide and unhide constraints, selectively display dimensional constraints, and remove constraints with delete or escape, restoring full constraints for precise geometry.

Use the grid and snap-to-grid with the polyline tool to create precise geometries, snap to vertices, and understand when grid aids 2D drafting over 3D modeling.

Master trim, split, and extend edge tools in FreeCAD to refine polylines, trim at intersections, extend lines, and split edges with horizontal constraints.

Master FreeCAD interface customization by switching themes (light, dark, classic), resizing toolbar icons, and tuning sketcher colors and gradient backgrounds for clear dimensional constraints, green for constrained, white for unconstrained.

Learn to create a fully constrained FreeCAD sketch: a 30 by 80 rectangle, a 20 mm center circle, and two 10 mm circles, using symmetric and coincident constraints.

Create two slots in FreeCAD sketcher to construct example 6, using slot and arc slot tools, set 40 mm center distance and radii 20 and 10, and fully constrain.

Create a 60 by 40 rectangle, place four corner circles, trim to arcs, and apply symmetric dimensions and equal radii to complete example 7 in FreeCAD.

learn to create fillets, the rounded corners, using the fillet tool; preserve corners with the option and set a radius via dimension constraint.

Create a constrained sketch of example 8 in FreeCAD, forming the outer contour from three circles with lines and fillets, then add concentric inner circles of diameters 20 and 12.

Generate a fully constrained FreeCAD example 9 drawing by creating the outer boundary, central circle, four quadrant circles, inner circles, and applying trimming and equal radii constraints.

Learn how to create chamfers in FreeCAD using the chamfer tool from the sketch menu, including preserving or discarding the vertex and setting dimensions per the drawing.

Create a fully constrained FreeCAD sketch for example 11, using fillets and chamfers, dimensioning, and symmetry to define base, circles, and inner profiles in the sketcher workbench.

Learn to create rectangles in FreeCAD with the rectangle tool, including rounded corners, frame offsets, centered and three-corner rectangles, and parallelograms.

Explore circle by three points to form circumcircle, and create ellipses by center or three points, then fully constrain ellipses with major and minor diameters.

Learn to construct arcs in FreeCAD using arc by center, arc by three points, and elliptical, hyperbola, and parabolic arcs, defining center, start and end points, focus, vertex, and diameters.

Learn to use the FreeCAD polygon tool to create regular polygons from triangle to heptagon by setting sides and defining the center and a circumcircle point.

Master symmetry to create mirror images, use axis reference lines, convert objects to construction geometry, and switch objects to construction mode for references.

Master the scale transform and offset geometry tools in FreeCAD, selecting a reference origin to scale and form concentric circles with 15 mm constraints.

Create a fully constrained sketch for example 14 by building the outer and inner circles, setting center references, enforcing tangencies and radii, and mirroring to achieve a symmetric, well-constrained geometry.

Master FreeCAD sketching by building concentric circles, lines, and arcs, applying dimensions, symmetry, mirroring, and pattern tools to create a fully constrained example 15.

Master FreeCAD basics: create a solid with a closed 2D rectangle using pad, then remove material with pocket. Use the view cube to switch between isometric, perspective, and orthographic views.

Build a FreeCAD 3D model from a 60 by 100 base using pad and pocket with external geometry, adding a 25 by 15 boss and a center slot.

Create a pad from a sketch and master height, taper inward and outward, and direction options, including sketch normal and select reference using two dimensions on the XY plane.

Master pocket tool in FreeCAD by turning closed sketches into pockets with through all or up to a face, using a reference line and taper angle.

Create a FreeCAD 3D model for example 20 using sketches, pads, and pockets, selecting the most efficient method.

Create a FreeCAD example 21 model by extruding a 150 by 100 rectangle to 80 mm, then apply centered v-slot and pockets via sketches and constraints.

Create a symmetric FreeCAD 3D model by sketching two 40 mm diameter cylinders and a 10 mm back plate. Connect features with constraints, pads, fillets, slots, and through holes.

Explore additive and subtractive primitives in FreeCAD, creating solids like boxes, cylinders, spheres, cones, and toruses without sketches, and adjust dimensions, tilting, and UV parameters.

Learn how to create fillets in a 3D solid model using FreeCAD, applying rounded corners by selecting edges, setting a radius of 6 mm, and using the all edges option.

Create example 27 in FreeCAD by building a 15 mm thick base, adding a horizontal slot with centered holes, and applying constraints to achieve a symmetric, fully constrained solid.

Master how to create separate bodies in freecad, apply boolean operations to unite them, and design cylinder sketches, a plate, and through cuts as shown in example 28.

Create solids using the revolution tool by rotating a cross-section sketch about a chosen axis, then subtract material with the groove tool using a reference axis.

Create a 3D solid in freecad using the revolution tool, first sketching the profile and then forming a 270-degree revolution with a cavity and groove.

Use the mirror tool in FreeCAD to duplicate a cavity and a pad across the YG plane, selecting a reference plane or vertical sketch axis.

Learn to create a linear pattern in FreeCAD by selecting a pad, choosing a direction, and controlling offset or overall length to determine occurrences of the pattern.

Explore polar pattern in FreeCAD by creating a circular arrangement of objects around a chosen axis, adjusting overall angle, offset angle, and direction to control spacing.