FreeCAD
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FreeCAD Screen of Version 0.14
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| Original author(s) | Jürgen Riegel, Werner Mayer, Yorik van Havre |
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| Initial release | 29 October 2002 |
| Stable release |
0.16 / 18 April 2016
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| Repository | https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD, https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD.git |
| Written in | C++, Python |
| Operating system |
Linux macOS Unix Windows |
| Type | 3D Modeling, CAD, BIM, FEM |
| License | LGPLv2+ |
| Website | freecadweb |
FreeCAD is a free and open-source (under the LGPLv2+ license) general-purpose parametric 3D CAD modeler and a building information modeling (BIM) software with finite-element-method (FEM) support. FreeCAD is aimed directly at mechanical engineering, BIM and product design but also fits in a wider range of uses around engineering, such as architecture or other engineering specialities. The program can be used interactively, or its functionality can be accessed and extended using the Python programming language. FreeCAD is currently in a beta stage of development.
FreeCAD features tools similar to Autodesk Revit, CATIA, Creo, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks or Solid Edge, and therefore also falls into the category of BIM, Mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD), PLM, CAx and CAE. It is intended to be a feature-based parametric modeler with a modular software architecture, which makes it easy to provide additional functionality without modifying the core system.
As with many modern 3D CAD modelers, it will have a 2D component in order to extract design details from the 3D model to create 2D production drawings, but direct 2D drawing (like ) is not the focus, neither are animation or organic shapes (like Blender, Maya, 3ds Max or Cinema 4D), although, thanks to its wide adaptability, FreeCAD might become useful in a much broader area than its current focus.
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