Name: FreeCAD
Rating: 4.0 (2 reviews)

Overview

About FreeCAD

FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters.FreeCAD allows you to sketch geometry constrained 2D shapes and use them as a base to build other objects. It contains many components to adjust dimensions or extract design details from 3D models to create high quality production ready drawings.

At a glance

Software information

Industries served, licensing and the support FreeCAD provides.

Licensing

Free
Free version

Support

Email
Online (Ticket)

Training

Help Guides

Knowledge Base

Help Guides

Review analytics

What customers report

4.0

Based on 2 verified reviews

Ease of use3.5

Features & functionality5.0

Customer support4.0

Value for money5.0

Integrations5.0

What users like the most

It’s a complete tool with many useful features. The community around FreeCAD is pretty active and helpful. It supports various file formats, so one can import and export files in different formats.

What users like the least

There are some quirks in FreeCAD. Sometimes it can be a bit buggy, and crashes may happen.

What users say

Review Analytics of FreeCAD

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4.02 Verified Reviews

Ease of use3.5

Features & functionality5.0

Customer support4.0

Value for money (1 review)5.0

Integrations (1 review)5.0

Review Summary

Drawn from 2 verified reviews

It’s a complete tool with many useful features. The community around FreeCAD is pretty active and helpful. It supports various file formats, so one can import and export files in different formats.

Chris BrunerVerified Review

Posted on Oct 9, 2023

“On par with paid cad systems for the most part. Very strong support.”

Overall rating4.0

Ease of use3.0

Features & functionality5.0

Customer support4.0

Value for money5.0

Integrations5.0

There is only one major problem with this software compared with other systems, and that is if you reference a previous layer in the current layer (points, or lines etc) and then modify those previous layers, what you reference ends up being misplaced to somewhere else. This bug is being worked on and if you know about it can avoid it. Other than that, it has add on's for fluid simulation, assembly, fasteners, lithoplane, and many more.

AnonymousVerified Review

Posted on Jul 18, 2023

“FreeCAD is a powerful CAD tool for designing structures in detail and it’s very convenient.”

Overall rating4.0

Ease of use4.0

Features & functionality5.0

Customer support4.0

If you are a total CAD newbie like me, you might find it a bit overwhelming at first. The interface is somewhat less user-friendly I feel. Once you get the hang of it, though, it’s a blast to use. FreeCAD lets you design all sorts of stuff- from simple 2D drawings to complex 3D models. And the good thing about this tool is that it is highly customizable. I can easily extensions and plugins as per my needs.

Capabilities

FreeCAD features

The full feature set, grouped by module.

Architecture Software

2D Drawing
3D Modeling
Drafting
Panoramas

BIM Software

2D Drawing
3D Modeling
Construction Estimate
Field Layouts

CAD Software

2D Drawings
Collaboration Tools
Content Libraries
Rendering
Simulation & Visualization

Architectural CAD Software

2D Drawing
3D Modeling
Drafting

3D CAD Software

2D Models
Annotations
Collaboration Tools
Data Import/Export
Layer Management
Simulation
Textures

Plans

FreeCAD pricing

Free Version

Yes

Payment Frequency

Free

Vendor pricing page

Media

Screenshots & video

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