I got bored of manually measuring and entering dimensions during 3D modelling.

So, I got a Bluetooth-connected caliper and hacked together a new #FreeCAD addon to use it as an input device

https://0l.de/blog/2026/04/sylvac-freecad-input/

Turning a Bluetooth Caliper into a FreeCAD Input Device

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