FreeCAD is a parametric 3D modeler. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters. FreeCAD is open source (LGPL license) and completely modular, allowing for very advanced extension and customization.
FreeCAD is multiplatfom, and reads and writes many open file formats such as STEP, IGES, STL and others.
Visit the upstream project: https://www.freecad.org/ and https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/
Channels
There are multiple maintained channels for this snap:
stable
stable contains the latest upstream release, i.e. the most recent tagged commit. Use this if you don't know what you're doing.edge
contains automated (daily) builds from the latest master commit. Use this to test new features. Might be unstable.beta
contains automated weekly promotions from edge. Use this if you want edge with fewer updates.candidate
contains release candidate (RC) builds. Use this if you want to test release candidates before a major release.Apps/Commands
There are multiple apps/commands included in the snap:
freecad
: Run FreeCADfreecad.cmd
: Run FreeCAD command line interfacefreecad.pip
: Install python packages for user (not system-wide).freecad.pip install py_slvs
for Assembly3.Side note: There is a FreeCAD experimental branch called 'Link branch' created by a user named 'realthunder' that has become popular. It is available as a Snap package named freecad-realthunder
(https://snapcraft.io/freecad-realthunder).
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
If you’re running Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) or later, including Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) and Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.
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sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
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sudo snap install freecad
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