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SolidCraft.io by @bherbruckx, an open-source CAD app in Rust, stormed my week. After a few patches I got stuck on a question I enjoy the most: how to improve the interaction. I started with how the handles that move and turn a feature on a face should look and behave. I built an html prototype to feel what works and what does not.

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📢3rd-party F3D project supports #FreeCAD .FCStd files "FreeCAD file (.FCStd) can now be opened with F3D. Parts visibility can be toggled in the scene hierarchy widget" github.com/f3d-app/f3d/re…

AI agents can now help build 3D models! 🛠️ tangency-labs/solidcraft is an open-source CAD tool with MCP support • Create parametric 3D models • Change dimensions anytime • Export STL for 3D printing Works in your browser or desktop What would you build? 👀

#FreeCAD #WIPWednesday The v26.3 push continues... thanks to all the testers, contributors, and maintainers. Blog: blog.freecad.org/2026/10/21/wwi…

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We are 3D printing topology optimized drone frames without supports! Topology optimization does not incorporate DFM, so we had to make 3D printing processes that do not have the traditional constraints. Follow @unlayered3d #3DPrinting #engineering #generativedesign

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The Nxt addon for #FreeCAD is now available through the add-on manager. This update also includes the new Fillet and Chamfer tools I've been working on. I put together a crappy demo reel to showcase big features!

This video provides complete overview of the BIM Extrude tool in #FreeCAD. This tool is actually the same as the Part Extrude. youtu.be/9_-qDS9lU7I #FCBLounge

SolidCraft, an open source CAD app with 7,998 GitHub stars, ships an MCP server so AI agents can work on your parts. It's parametric, written in pure Rust, and runs in a browser. #opensource

#FreeCAD 26.3 Release Candidate 2 is available for testing. You can help iron out issues by installing this version and reporting issues you encounter. It is not meant for production use. You can download the RC version here: github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCA…

A science rover built in 3,323 CAD steps, and not one of them came from a mouse. Every step was an MCP command. That is SolidCraft, an open-source CAD app with a built-in MCP server so AI agents can build, measure and fix 3D models themselves. SolidCraft is parametric 3D CAD written in Rust. Dimensions and constraints go on a sketch, operations like extrude and fillet stack up on a timeline, and changing one dimension rebuilds the whole model. It runs on desktop and in the browser, under MIT or Apache-2.0. Key points: ① Start the MCP server with solidcraft-cli mcp and an agent runs commands, measures volume and area, checks screenshots and exports files on its own. Claude Code connects with a single command ② Since 0.13, an agent chat lives inside the app. Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and others plug in with their own logins, each answer can be undone in one step, and file actions ask first ③ Version 0.15, released October 17, adds sweeps along guide rails, cam and follower joints, motion analysis charts with collision checks, and GIF export of motion The rover, SELENE, was built by a community developer entirely through SolidCraft's MCP commands, and the README says all 3,323 steps rebuild with no errors. On the public reference set, 75 of 76 parts match the expected volume, area and center of mass. One caveat: the developers themselves call it early, usable for simple parts. The installers are not code-signed yet, and files saved in 0.15 won't open in 0.14. Source↓ github.com/tangency-labs/…

Making progress on complex fillet junctions in #FreeCAD

📢#FreeCAD 26.3 Release *Candidate* 2 is out! Testers needed! Real models find bugs that automated test suites miss, so please download, test and report regressions against 1.1 github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCA…

Takto Open-source hand exoskeleton that reads twelve finger joints with magnetic encoders and drives them through tendons. #opensource #robotics #3dprinting #kicad #teensy github.com/molanocortes/t…

New: OpenCabinetEngine — a FreeCAD workbench for structurally verified wardrobes. Panel in: width, bays, hanging vs shelves. Out: grooved solids, gates passed. Door seams auto-land on partition centers. Free addon: github.com/xiamingyang70/… #FreeCAD

#FreeCAD 3rdparty #feature #inthewild Extrusion Library Workbench, building with Parametruc Aluminium Slot Profiles. This is a #WIPㅤ project. Repo: gitlab.com/mwtr/freecad-e… Reddit: reddit.com/r/FreeCAD/comm…

I built OpenCabinet — an open-source wardrobe generator where structural correctness is a hard gate. Model + cut list only AFTER proving zero interference, exact dimension chains, real grooves. MIT, free: github.com/xiamingyang70/… #FreeCAD #Woodworking

#FreeCAD #feature Sheetmetal WB gets a Wave Cut functionality!Contributed by 'kanocz'. Update via the Addon Manager and test it out. Report any bugs to thie ticket below. github.com/shaise/FreeCAD…

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👀A flying wing #UAV designed parametrically in #FreeCAD: 11 parameters, each iteration meshed and tested with #CFD, then optimized automatically. Built from foam & flown successfully! blog.freecad.org/2026/10/13/mac… #CAD #OpenSource #MadeWithFreeCAD #FromFreeCADtotheRealWorld

#FreeCAD #Speedmodeling The 1st battle that Hasan won (although ultimately lost 2 out of 3) against GREY. This run was SO impressive. GG Hasan. Looking forward to following your progress. Please consider subscribing to Hasan's YT to show your interest. youtube.com/watch?v=6-JRoF…

A first version of an algorithm for generating bistable 3D printable structures is now working. Inspired by the research paper (Bistable auxetic surface structures), the initial model was successfully printed using TPU 90A. #3dprinting #TPU #GenerativeDesign #Engineering