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FreeCAD 1.1 is a massive update to the highly capable, free, and open-source 3D CAD/CAM/FEA modeler. It introduces major quality-of-life improvements including transparent previews, interactive draggers, new CAM tools, and enhanced assembly features.
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Saw this update last week, hadn't checked it out yet! Congrats on bumping that number haha.
Hi everyone!I only got into FreeCAD recently, and what surprised me most is how powerful it already feels for a tool that is, quite literally, free.FreeCAD 1.1 is a HUGE release. There is a lot of real workflow polish here: transparent Part Design previews, interactive draggers for tools like Fillet and Chamfer, three-point lighting, Clarify Selection, Assembly and FEM improvements, and a completely new CAM tool library system.I am also used to the SolidWorks style of interaction, so it was great to see FreeCAD support that navigation style directly. For a free and open-source tool spanning CAD, CAM, and FEM, this honestly no longer feels meaningfully behind expensive commercial software in the ways that matter most day to day.
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