This FreeCAD online training is designed to teach students and professionals how to efficiently create 3D models, assemblies, and 2D technical drawings. The course covers FreeCAD’s interface, workbenches, sketching, modeling, assemblies, and drawing techniques, with hands-on exercises to reinforce learning. By the end, learners will be able to design professional-grade CAD models and drawings.
Course Content
Chapter 1: Introduction to FreeCAD
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Installing FreeCAD and system requirements
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Overview of FreeCAD interface and workbenches
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Starting a new document and understanding document types
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Toolbars, menus, navigation cube, status bar, and combo view
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Customizing toolbar and background
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Saving, opening, and exporting documents
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Summary and practice questions
Chapter 2: Creating and Editing Sketches
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Starting a new document and choosing workbench (Part Design & Sketcher)
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Selecting planes, specifying units, grids, and snap settings
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Drawing lines, arcs, circles, ellipses, B-splines, polylines, rectangles, slots, and polygons
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Editing sketches: trim, extend, fillet, and construction geometry
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Applying geometric and dimensional constraints
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Understanding under, fully, and over-constrained sketches
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Hands-on tutorials and exercises
Chapter 3: Creating Base Features of a 3D Model
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Pad and revolution features
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Navigating 3D models: pan, zoom, rotate, fit, and standard views
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Changing display styles: wireframe, shaded, flat lines, hidden lines
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Hands-on modeling tutorials
Chapter 4: Creating Datum Geometries
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Creating datum planes, lines, and points
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Datum features: coplanar, normal, tangent, aligned, and coordinate system setups
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Using datum features for precise modeling
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Tutorials and exercises
Chapter 5: Pocket and Groove Features
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Creating pockets and grooves
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Projecting external geometry
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Editing features and sketches
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Measuring distances: linear, angular
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Hands-on exercises
Chapter 6: Pipe, Loft, and Helix Features
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Additive and subtractive pipe creation
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Multi-section pipe features
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Additive and subtractive lofts
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Creating helical curves and features
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Practice tutorials
Chapter 7: Mirroring and Patterning Features
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Mirroring features for symmetry
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Linear, polar, and multi-transform pattern creation
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Hands-on exercises
Chapter 8: Holes and Dress-up Features
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Creating holes, fillets, chamfers
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Thick shell modeling
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Adding angular drafts and display properties
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Tutorials and exercises
Chapter 9: Creating Assemblies
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Top-down and bottom-up assembly approaches
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Installing A2plus workbench
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Inserting components and applying constraints
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Checking degrees of freedom
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Hands-on assembly exercises
Chapter 10: Creating 2D Drawings
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Invoking TechDraw workspace
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Inserting drawing sheets and templates
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Creating projection views, section views, and detail views
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Applying dimensions and annotations
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Exporting drawings in DXF and SVG formats
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Tutorials and exercises