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Quixoticgeek
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This won't be news to many of you, but MangoJelly has made a few short videos showing what's coming in FreeCAD 1.1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az2Yegw6ojE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVFDIA-HJ5c
I feel like FreeCAD is picking up momentum. It feels like it's on the cusp of getting really good really fast (where "really fast" still means years).
This won't be news to many of you, but MangoJelly has made a few short videos showing what's coming in FreeCAD 1.1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az2Yegw6ojE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVFDIA-HJ5c
I feel like FreeCAD is picking up momentum. It feels like it's on the cusp of getting really good really fast (where "really fast" still means years).
Quixoticgeek
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I'm watching @MangojellySolutions 's #FreeCAD video series. (Highly recommended, BTW.) I'm 17 episodes in and ready to start designing stuff.
I have questions. When I can't find the answer myself, where's the best place to ask FreeCAD questions?
Thanks for all advice.
(For those who don't follow me, I've designed hundreds of things in Fusion 360 and OpenSCAD; I'm a FreeCAD newb but intermediate in CAD.)
Michael Dexter
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Just modeled a Sennheiser headphones mount in FreeCAD 1.0.2 for 3D-printing.
Occasionally this mount has a "face expression" of a permanent shock as if it just had a doom-scrolling session for ten hours straight.
Update: Published on Thingiverse:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7263365
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I'm watching @MangojellySolutions 's #FreeCAD video series. (Highly recommended, BTW.) I'm 17 episodes in and ready to start designing stuff.
I have questions. When I can't find the answer myself, where's the best place to ask FreeCAD questions?
Thanks for all advice.
(For those who don't follow me, I've designed hundreds of things in Fusion 360 and OpenSCAD; I'm a FreeCAD newb but intermediate in CAD.)
Just modeled a Sennheiser headphones mount in FreeCAD 1.0.2 for 3D-printing.
Occasionally this mount has a "face expression" of a permanent shock as if it just had a doom-scrolling session for ten hours straight.
Update: Published on Thingiverse:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7263365
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Chip Butty
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If anyone needs an easy-to-print and stable drying stand for their #cycling water bottles, I just uploaded my design to Printables.
Naturally, designed in #FreeCAD.
https://www.printables.com/model/1535908-water-bottle-drying-stand
Chip Butty
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It's the first #FreeCADFriday of 2026. Happy new year! What are you working on currently, or, what are your #FreeCAD plans for the year? #CAD
It's the first #FreeCADFriday of 2026. Happy new year! What are you working on currently, or, what are your #FreeCAD plans for the year? #CAD
If anyone needs an easy-to-print and stable drying stand for their #cycling water bottles, I just uploaded my design to Printables.
Naturally, designed in #FreeCAD.
https://www.printables.com/model/1535908-water-bottle-drying-stand
It's #FreeCADFriday once again! What are all you wonderful people up to with #FreeCAD? #CAD #CAM
It's #FreeCADFriday once again! Do show us what you are working on with #FreeCAD! #CAD #CAM
Chip Butty
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Back to #weeknotes this week, with @huffeec talking PCBs, sound-reactive lights, and packaging.
Back to #weeknotes this week, with @huffeec talking PCBs, sound-reactive lights, and packaging.
Hey hive mind - I'm keen to start a PhD and move toward academia, and am thinking about potential research topics. I'm an experienced structural #engineer and want to transition toward #sustainability as much as I can. But I'm not sure what that means for viable #research areas...
I have particular expertise in mechanics of #materials, software development ( #Python and #JavaScript), and cold-formed steel / #buckling of thin-walled structures.
Anyone out there have any suggestions for specific topics or general directions?
There's a research group based at Cambridge Uni, in hte UK, who are working on Low CO2-Emission production of steel.
Last I read about them, they were working on a 60 tonne furnace. 😁
Also, the #FreeCAD suggestion is a good idea.
One of the main libraries used in proprietary CAD systems is the materials libraries for simulations. An #OSHW #FLOSS version would be a fundable project. :D
Job Offer: Competition Co-ordinator
The FreeCAD Project Association (FPA) are keen to develop a recurring CAD challenge/competition and are looking for a project co-ordinator.
Inspired by CAD challenges such as the "Too Tall Toby" program the co-ordinator will lead on designing and delivering a pilot activity, leading to a sustained event.
https://blog.freecad.org/2025/10/12/job-offer-competition-co-ordinator/
#FPA #FreeCAD #GetFediHired #CAD #Community #Opensource
Your weary 'net denizen
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Hurrah! #SOURCE issue 3 is out now! There's a focus on #openhardware for this issue with tutorials on the wonderful @FreeCAD , the mighty @kicad , the fabulous @inkscape and also getting your project certified by the brilliant @oshwassociation. As ever it's pay as you feel, links are on this post https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2025/10/source-issue-3-out-now-open-hardware.html #CAD #CAM #PCB #KiCad #FreeCAD #Inkscape #FreeCadFriday #opensource
Please Boost! and have a great weekend. X
