FreeCAD 1.1 Overhauls Selection, FEM, and Adds Wayland Polish
FreeCAD 1.1 brings transparent previews to Part Design, interactive sliders, a new selection tool, and improvements to FEM, CAM, and Wayland support.https://yoota.it/en/freecad-1-1-overhauls-selection-fem-and-adds-wayland-polish/
(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)
Krita 5.3.0 (and 6.0) Released with Wayland Color Management Support, Fully Revamped Text Handling, etc.:
https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.0-released/
https://9to5linux.com/krita-6-0-digital-painting-app-released-with-wayland-color-management-support
(Having the ability to write text directly on the canvas is great, I've been waiting for this a long time, I found it quite annoying with my auto-tiling setup that a separate text window popped next to the main window, and I couldn't see the full canvas.)
GIMP 3.2.2 Released with Various Improvements and UI/UX Updates:
https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-2-2-released-with-various-improvements-and-ui-ux-updates
LibreOffice 26.2.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-2-open-source-office-suite-released-with-more-than-80-bug-fixes
Calibre 9.6 Adds New Card-Based View of Full-Text Search Results with Book Covers:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-6-adds-new-card-based-view-of-full-text-search-results-with-book-covers
(I recently downloaded Calibre to read an ebook for a university assignment, I really like its customizability, that I can set text width, number of columns, panels to show, etc. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's bundled with a full-blown ebook manager and ebook editor, while all I need is just a simple ebook reader, idk why it has to pull all that extra stuff if I download the reader (at least on Debian))
AMD Introduces GAIA Agent UI For Privacy-First Web App For Local AI Agents:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GAIA-0.17-Agent-UI
FreeCAD 1.1 Released with Improved Wayland Support, New Tools, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/freecad-1-1-released-with-improved-wayland-support-new-tools-and-more
Mixxx 2.5.6 Open-Source DJ App Improves Controller Mapping Support and Effects:
https://9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-6-open-source-dj-app-improves-controller-mapping-support-and-effects
Swift 6.3 introduces the first official Android SDK and improved C interoperability:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/swift-6-3-introduces-the-first-official-android-sdk-and-improved-c-interoperability/
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Dilum Sanjaya (@DilumSanjaya)
로보틱스 비브 코딩 프로젝트에서 그리퍼를 향한 보조 카메라를 추가했고, 다음 단계로는 더 발전된 그리퍼 메커니즘을 탐색하기 위해 CAD 스크립트를 생성할 계획이라고 밝혔다. 코드에는 Gemini 3.1 Pro, 설계에는 Nano Banana를 사용했다.
Wow! I already knew about a few of the new features of #FreeCAD 1.1, but holy guacamole, these are some really high-quality improvements! 🤯
Recommended CAD for Linux?
About to start my 3D printing journey and I see FreeCAD can become frustrating due to crashes ans bugs. Was wondering what software would you recommend that works on Linux? Tangential: Would it be useful to create a wiki woth these kinds of FAQs in the community info section? I see the Reddit ones have an extensive wiki for example, might be useful here
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