iuviYou can help develop #Freecad by taking and testing one of these tickets 🚀
https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeCAD/comments/1tp3dqi/help_freecad_progress_testers_needed_in_the/
haliphax 👾Been working on a hygrometer display stand for my #3DPrinting filament spool storage solution (4L food storage containers). Used #FreeCAD to whip up a prototype, and I've been iterating on it here and there throughout the day. Only the second print, and I've just about got it! Going to tweak a couple of measurements to get it just right, but I'm otherwise pretty chuffed with the design so far. Gravity works to push the hygrometer forward when the spool is resting on top of it.
The model prints in ~1 hour and only takes 26g of PLA filament to produce. There were plenty of other solutions for my exact scenario out there already, but they were bulky, over-engineered, or included features I didn't need like a desiccant box. (You can see my desiccant chambers in the inner hole of the spool in the photographs, which is my preferred setup.)
Starting to feel pretty comfortable in my own skin when it comes to model design. Very long way to go from here, for sure, but I have been able to consistently go from idea to physical object with satisfactory results multiple times in the past week.
concretedogLittle behind the scenes video from the #doghouse .. I've been working on this 4Axis Hot Wire Foam cutter #CNC for a while and today I got it doing it's first cuts. Deffo a #prototype but fully functional as is. Articles soon in @rpimag and source will be shared #opensource. Of course all the red bits made in @freecad #FreeCAD #GRBL See toot below for the cut test piece images...
xroNew 3D model: “Aruba 535 Pole Mount” by xro (@[email protected])
Aruba 535 Pole Mount
HackzogtumZur computergestützten Konstruktion und Planung von Projekten, zum Beispiel für #3ddruck werden sogenannte #CAD - Programme eingesetzt. Ein freies Programm ist dabei #FreeCAD.
Wir schauen uns das Programm gemeinsam anhand von ein paar Beispielen an, probieren es aus und lernen die Grundfunktionen.
Datum: 09.06.2026 ab 20:00 Uhr - Ort: Heiligkreuzstr. 3 in Coburg
Mehr infos:
https://hackzogtum-coburg.de/posts/freecad26
werdahias (tired)Tried out SolveSpace at work yesterday and I was blown away how simple CAD can be. #FreeCAD never clicked for me. Built SolveSpace from source, read the docs for 10 minutes, and it was a breeze to create a 3D model of a connector. Sketch in in 2D, extrude, add constraints, done.
Might write a blogpost about it tbh; really great software.
Might write a blogpost about it tbh; really great software.
I haven't written a user story for FreeCAD for a while.. anyone working on anything cool they'd like featured on the main FreeCAD News blog? #FreeCAD
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RonaldFor a certain application I needed to adapt my garden hose to a strange thread (strange for me -- turned out to be G1/2-18 UNS).
Using #FreeCAD and the ThreadProfile addon, after two prototypes this thing really starts looking like a product.
#FreeCADFriday @freecad
Using #FreeCAD and the ThreadProfile addon, after two prototypes this thing really starts looking like a product.
#FreeCADFriday @freecad
TomI made some connectors for the 11 mm plastic coated steel stakes that have the little bumps on them for holding tape or ties so I could create support for the tomatillo plants without tying the stakes together. Seems to work good and should hold enough weight.I cut some of the stakes in half and plugged the ends. One more layer to add on top and it's done.
The .stl is here:
https://www.printables.com/model/1742282-garden-stake-connector-for-plastic-coated-steel-st
