LauraFirst time designing linkages like I am today. Total mess of a design. One of my parts has *7* shape binders (it's a linkage arm that needs to clear a bunch or stuff in different positions)
Rye BreadA few years ago I looked at #FreeCAD to create a simple part and was discouraged by the Draft workbench telling me I don't have enough constraints.
Last week I revisited FreeCAD and it turned out one can just start modelling things in the Part workbench and interact with Draft workbench when necessary. Yes, it will still say that things are not fully constrained, but that's OK, it's not like geometry will wiggle out of alignment if you look at it wrong.
LyndonYogurt pot lid (wanted to make this since I got my 3D printer), designed in #FreeCAD https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7356257
j_anglissA fantastic howto guide on #FreeCAD including tons of tips on solving common problems, and a bunch of best practices that I had never thought about (coming from Fusion360).
New to FreeCAD? Start HERE (Ultimate Beginner Tutorial)
poleguy looking for lost tools@n3tcat I have a colleague who froze kicad at 4.0.7. At some point, software is good enough.
It's true of hardware too. Laptops from 10 years ago are good enough.
I am using the version 10 kicad, and have found it crashes frequently. I actually reported a crash and it was fixed. But there are clearly others.
4.0.7 opens schematics much faster too.
#Freecad is very crashy too.
I'd like to report all the crashes with useful debug info, but I don't think that process is easy by default.
Alex@ianp5a @LovesTha I've managed to mash-up a few designs (like attaching #gridfinity bases to existing designs) in #tinkercad but so far my experiences with #freecad have been frustrating. I suspect once there are more tutorials for the latest release that will help but for a novice like me tinkercad works really well. The advantage of adding the handles to a parametric baseplate in #openscad was I didn't have to redo for each grid layout.
pafurijazIt's not bad to have a native #Blender add-on like Surface Psycho that lets you create #NURBS models and also convert SubD models into #STEP files to open in #FreeCAD and other #CAD software. The SubD models aren't perfect, but with a bit of work you can get great results. ATTENTION, do not use too complex models with SudD😅 ☠️ #SurfacePsycho #b3d #Blender3D
Gabriel 
I just had the most frustrating of times trying to design a simple piece in #FreeCAD. Mostly "wire not closed" errors when trying to extrude a sketch when the wire was visibly closed. The validator tool didn't help. I have to use it because it's the only contender on Linux after having tried a bunch more but good grief it's like it doesn't want to be loved.
It pains me to write this, but: I miss Fusion so much! If it ran on Linux I would 100% use it.
Michal 
After getting the Snapmaker U1, I finally get what the "tool vs. hobby" is about.
Previously with my Elegoo Neptune4 I would only ever print ready-made models and hoped for the best, most of the time was speant babysitting early stages of the print.
The U1 allows me to "fire-and-forget" and quickly iterate on ideas and focus on other things.
I still need to learn how to use #FreeCAD properly, I had to do the multi-color text in #Inkscape and import the SVG into FreeCAD.
Harvey SandstromJust apropos of nothing: If youre into #freecad and need electronics enclosures, I had a good experience with Polycase. You can download their STEP file, modify it in freecad and upload the modified STEP to their quote system. Very easy.
On the part we ordered there was a substantial price break at quantity of only 5. We didnt use the printing service so I can't speak to that. Not as hobbyist friendly as sendcutsend, but not too far off either.