Just blogged about those Magnet PCB Clamp tools I've been making, There's links to the repo on the blog should you want to make some of your own. They work really well even if I do say so myself! Source is open and open toolchain as designed in #FreeCAD. https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2025/08/magnet-pcb-clamps.html #opensource #3dprinting #tools #electronics Boosts welcome!
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Everyone and their dog seem to be selling this 50x50 heat sink extrusion, but there are no 3D models and dimensions around?
Okay let's undistort a web image, draw a sketch in #FreeCAD, mirror the part and.. oh, oh no
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For anyone who has no idea what I'm talking about but is interested anyway, almost 3 years ago I starting trying to design from scratch 3D printed model rockets to carry a small video camera and altitude logger while remaining as small and light a possible.
I spent quite a bit of time fiddling around in FreeCAD and OpenRocket and 3D printing prototype parts trying to come up with something that could carry the payload while being both light enough to fly well and tough enough to survive the flight. Eventually this resulted in a series of lights in late 2022, and here are the results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4I2bufpGQc
It's #FreeCADFriday! Help us celebrate all things #FreeCAD and show us what projects you are working on! #CAD #CAM #BIM
Tutorial: Using the Additive Pipe Tool
The additive pipe tool is an excellent tool that allows a sketch or sketches to be swept along a series of edges to create a solid pipe with the profile of the original sketch. #FreeCAD #CAD #CAM #BIM
https://blog.freecad.org/2025/07/31/tutorial-using-the-additive-pipe-tool/
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FreeCAD News · Tutorial: Using the Additive Pipe ToolThe additive pipe tool is an excellent tool that allows a sketch or sketches to be swept along a series of edges to create a solid pipe with the profile of the original sketch. It can also be used …
My kids have been enjoying a hand-me-down Wii. One of the nunchucks was missing most of its joystick pad so I designed a new one in FreeCAD and printed it in squishy TPU on my Bambu.
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@Sektorenkoppler bin dabei... Musste mir nur erstmal #FreeCAD aneignen, um eine Grundlage und ein Werkzeug für die Planung der idealen Ausnutzung der Dachfläche zu haben.
Das Ziel ist nicht, nur so viel drauf zu packen wie wir benötigen, sondern so viel wie es nur irgendwie möglich geht.
Auch wenn sich später die Einspeisung von Überschüssen nicht finanziell lohnt - es ist erneuerbarer Strom im Netz!
It's #FreeCADFriday once again! Happy weekend to everyone! As ever, show us what you're working on with #FreeCAD!
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@vladcampos good luck!
You could model in #freecad if you’re really worried 
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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ICYMI I published a little #FreeCAD video over on #Makertube which is a precursor to other tutorials but looks at common sticking points for learners in video tutorials. Hopefully insightful to those new to FreeCAD and of interest to those creating tutorial content. https://makertube.net/w/sjbmtxD3CbtcBk3pmYvQPJ
[thread for a little hobby project] 
Couple days ago @jon stumbled upon a pair of truly amazing maintenance trains (https://gruene.social/@jon/114851694450625154). They're basically sheds on wheels.
I decided to construct some 1:87 / H0 scale versions. The models won't be 1:1 copies but instead "inspired copies" (if alone as it'll be difficult to get down the utter dorkiness of the real things).
First model will be the boxed trailer. After that I'll work on the crew carrier.
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A bit late for #FreeCADFriday but I enjoyed laying out some parts for a #scouting project and then constructing a case around them. It's to be handheld so I chose to put the battery in the handle since it seemed to be a ideal place, with the USB-C charging port on the bottom. @FreeCAD #FreeCAD
Maybe I should consider making a video showing the workflow of this sort of case design 
A small @FreeCAD video over on my shiny new @MakerTube account. This, the first of a few #FreeCAD tutorials is a slight outlier... we take a little look at a few issues that new users might have when trying to follow tutorials! #FreeCADFriday #CAD #Opensource #Learning
https://makertube.net/w/sjbmtxD3CbtcBk3pmYvQPJ
FreeCAD at FAB25
Between July 4th and 11th split between Brno and Prague, FAB25, the latest iteration of the annual Fab Lab travelling conference, took place. Excellently we had representation from the FreeCAD community speaking at the event.
#CAD #FreeCAD #fablab #FAB25
https://blog.freecad.org/2025/07/18/freecad-at-fab25/
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FreeCAD News · FreeCAD at FAB25Between July 4th and 11th split between Brno and Prague, FAB25, the latest iteration of the annual Fab Lab travelling conference, took place. Excellently we had representation from the FreeCAD comm…
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Oh, and the #FreeCAD source file is of course also available on both sites in case someone wants to remix this.
How quickly a week slips by! Once again it's #FreeCADFriday show us what you're working on with #FreeCAD!
I was reading the manifold GitHub page and I saw that the STL format loses topology and can make a properly manifold mesh non-manifold.
The suggestion is to use 3MF.
Is there any reason not to use 3MF when sharing files? Are there any slicers that can’t ingest 3MF at this point?
GitHubGitHub - elalish/manifold: Geometry library for topological robustnessGeometry library for topological robustness. Contribute to elalish/manifold development by creating an account on GitHub.
Nice little low-key arvo distraction... knocked this design up in #FreeCAD pretty quickly, first prototype print done... probably needs some minor improvements but feels like it is going to do the intended job.
This is an #allotment print! The purpose is to top a cane which will be inserted next to the centre of things like tomatillo and chilli plants and allow strings to be run down to support branches. We find that tomatillos are especially problematic for the weight of their fruit causing branches to snap off.
Now off to the allotment test it out in practice!
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