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
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
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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Well, that's a happy little accident. It has to be rectified, of course, things jutting out like that will slow down the print.
Well, that's a happy little accident. It has to be rectified, of course, things jutting out like that will slow down the print.
Hey @FreeCAD, happy weekend!
I made a VESA mount for my new Framework 12 notebook! 🙌
#FreeCAD #FreeCADFriday #MadeWithFreeCAD #FrameworkLaptop #Framework12 #DIY
A sheet metal profile provides additional stability.
The halves are interconnected via jigsaw-puzzle-style tabs and slots on the back.
Framework 12 laptop in tablet mode, sitting in a 3D-printed VESA bracket. It is attached to a desk via a monitor arm, next to a regular monitor.
The notebook has FreeCAD on it, displaying the actual model. The other screen has Prusa Slicer on it with a sliced version of one half.
It's #FreeCADFriday! Show what you are working on using #FreeCAD and happy weekend everyone! #CAD
Michael Dexter
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@FreeCAD software has been vital in helping me design and build my own weaving loom.
Planning out the parts and measurements. And designing parts for 3D printing. The project is making great progress.
@FreeCAD software has been vital in helping me design and build my own weaving loom.
Planning out the parts and measurements. And designing parts for 3D printing. The project is making great progress.
Michael Dexter
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Venue update! Join us tomorrow morning at 9 AM for #FreeCAD's 2025 North American Meetup at Innovate Springfield, 15 South Old State Capitol Plaza, #Springfield, #Illinois!
Venue update! Join us tomorrow morning at 9 AM for #FreeCAD's 2025 North American Meetup at Innovate Springfield, 15 South Old State Capitol Plaza, #Springfield, #Illinois!
Michael Dexter
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FreeCAD 1.0.2 released
We’ve just released a new update with over 30 bugfixes and small improvements, go get it here. As a reminder, these 1.0.X releases bring added stability to version 1.0 of FreeCAD, whereas new features in development will be released in version 1.1.
#opensource#CAD#FreeCAD
https://blog.freecad.org/2025/08/06/freecad-1-0-2-released/
#Releases
FreeCAD 1.0.2 released
We’ve just released a new update with over 30 bugfixes and small improvements, go get it here. As a reminder, these 1.0.X releases bring added stability to version 1.0 of FreeCAD, whereas new features in development will be released in version 1.1.
#opensource#CAD#FreeCAD
https://blog.freecad.org/2025/08/06/freecad-1-0-2-released/
#Releases
Your weary 'net denizen
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KLAXXON! #SOURCE issue 2 is now available for download! In case you don't know what I am on about SOURCE is my attempt at an #opensource "pay what you feel" magazine. In this issue we look at #Godot, #Inkscape, #OpenStreetMap#Logseq#Termux and #Syncthing
There's a little more info and a direct to pdf link on my blog as well as links to Issue 1 which was a deep dive on Computational FLuid Dynamics with #FreeCAD.
https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2025/07/source-issue-2-out-now.html
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