It's #FreeCADFriday! Skip the screenshot if you want, just reply with one thing: what FreeCAD tool or workbench have you used the most this week?
We'll go first: Part Design Defeaturing, it's been a lifesaver on STEP imports lately.
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource
We'll go first: Part Design Defeaturing, it's been a lifesaver on STEP imports lately.
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource
October 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
It's #FreeCADFriday! Skip the screenshot if you want, just reply with one thing: what FreeCAD tool or workbench have you used the most this week?
We'll go first: Part Design Defeaturing, it's been a lifesaver on STEP imports lately.
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource
We'll go first: Part Design Defeaturing, it's been a lifesaver on STEP imports lately.
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource
For those wondering how they work: a quick demo of suppressing individual pattern instances and overriding spacing for specific ones directly via On-View Parameters.
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource #PartDesign #FreeCADFriday
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource #PartDesign #FreeCADFriday
October 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
For those wondering how they work: a quick demo of suppressing individual pattern instances and overriding spacing for specific ones directly via On-View Parameters.
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource #PartDesign #FreeCADFriday
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource #PartDesign #FreeCADFriday
It’s #FreeCADFriday - take a look through the hashtag and show the community what you’ve been working on with #FreeCAD.
Sketches, assemblies, FEM, CAM, renders, plugins, scripts, 3D prints, strange prototypes - everything counts.
Share yours and boost others.
#OpenSource #CAD #Maker #CAM #3DPrint
Sketches, assemblies, FEM, CAM, renders, plugins, scripts, 3D prints, strange prototypes - everything counts.
Share yours and boost others.
#OpenSource #CAD #Maker #CAM #3DPrint
September 25, 2026 at 6:44 AM
It’s #FreeCADFriday - take a look through the hashtag and show the community what you’ve been working on with #FreeCAD.
Sketches, assemblies, FEM, CAM, renders, plugins, scripts, 3D prints, strange prototypes - everything counts.
Share yours and boost others.
#OpenSource #CAD #Maker #CAM #3DPrint
Sketches, assemblies, FEM, CAM, renders, plugins, scripts, 3D prints, strange prototypes - everything counts.
Share yours and boost others.
#OpenSource #CAD #Maker #CAM #3DPrint
#FreeCADFriday is here.
Drop your latest model, sketch, assembly, simulation, or addon work. Even small progress counts. Then use the hashtag feed to discover what the community is experimenting with right now.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Maker #Model #Simulation #CFD #FEM #3DPrinting #CAM #CNC #Engineering
Drop your latest model, sketch, assembly, simulation, or addon work. Even small progress counts. Then use the hashtag feed to discover what the community is experimenting with right now.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Maker #Model #Simulation #CFD #FEM #3DPrinting #CAM #CNC #Engineering
September 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
#FreeCADFriday is here.
Drop your latest model, sketch, assembly, simulation, or addon work. Even small progress counts. Then use the hashtag feed to discover what the community is experimenting with right now.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Maker #Model #Simulation #CFD #FEM #3DPrinting #CAM #CNC #Engineering
Drop your latest model, sketch, assembly, simulation, or addon work. Even small progress counts. Then use the hashtag feed to discover what the community is experimenting with right now.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Maker #Model #Simulation #CFD #FEM #3DPrinting #CAM #CNC #Engineering
Modelled this boringbar holder in #freecad for my lathe which can take up to 20mm boringbars. And made it as well:-)
@freecad
#freecadfriday #3dcad #machining
@freecad
#freecadfriday #3dcad #machining
September 18, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Modelled this boringbar holder in #freecad for my lathe which can take up to 20mm boringbars. And made it as well:-)
@freecad
#freecadfriday #3dcad #machining
@freecad
#freecadfriday #3dcad #machining
I've only finished the typical link pieces for my posable vacuum hose design, but figured what the hey, I'll publish what I have so far and add to #FreeCADFriday.
www.printables.com/model/183974...
www.printables.com/model/183974...
Posable Vacuum Hose (With VarSet to customize) by Jason Wood | Download free STL model | Printables.com
This is my take on modular, posable hosing segments for a vacuum hose.
So far, I only have the typical segments done. | Download free 3D printable STL models
www.printables.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I've only finished the typical link pieces for my posable vacuum hose design, but figured what the hey, I'll publish what I have so far and add to #FreeCADFriday.
www.printables.com/model/183974...
www.printables.com/model/183974...
In het kader van #FreecadFriday :
De pillendoos van het Kruidvat aangepast naar mijn eigen wensen. Een extra vakje, en wat aangepaste maten zodat mijn dagelijkse pillen er beter in passen, en uit komen.
Parametrisch ontworpen in #Freecad, voor makkelijk aanpassen. Afgedrukt met een #BambuLab P1S
De pillendoos van het Kruidvat aangepast naar mijn eigen wensen. Een extra vakje, en wat aangepaste maten zodat mijn dagelijkse pillen er beter in passen, en uit komen.
Parametrisch ontworpen in #Freecad, voor makkelijk aanpassen. Afgedrukt met een #BambuLab P1S
September 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
In het kader van #FreecadFriday :
De pillendoos van het Kruidvat aangepast naar mijn eigen wensen. Een extra vakje, en wat aangepaste maten zodat mijn dagelijkse pillen er beter in passen, en uit komen.
Parametrisch ontworpen in #Freecad, voor makkelijk aanpassen. Afgedrukt met een #BambuLab P1S
De pillendoos van het Kruidvat aangepast naar mijn eigen wensen. Een extra vakje, en wat aangepaste maten zodat mijn dagelijkse pillen er beter in passen, en uit komen.
Parametrisch ontworpen in #Freecad, voor makkelijk aanpassen. Afgedrukt met een #BambuLab P1S
If it exists in your FreeCAD file, it counts for #FreeCADFriday.
Sketches, assemblies, FEM studies, TechDraw sheets, CAM toolpaths, scripts, experiments - share it, even if it’s incomplete. Then browse the hashtag and learn how others approach the same problems.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Engineering #WIP
Sketches, assemblies, FEM studies, TechDraw sheets, CAM toolpaths, scripts, experiments - share it, even if it’s incomplete. Then browse the hashtag and learn how others approach the same problems.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Engineering #WIP
September 11, 2026 at 4:37 AM
If it exists in your FreeCAD file, it counts for #FreeCADFriday.
Sketches, assemblies, FEM studies, TechDraw sheets, CAM toolpaths, scripts, experiments - share it, even if it’s incomplete. Then browse the hashtag and learn how others approach the same problems.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Engineering #WIP
Sketches, assemblies, FEM studies, TechDraw sheets, CAM toolpaths, scripts, experiments - share it, even if it’s incomplete. Then browse the hashtag and learn how others approach the same problems.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Engineering #WIP
Spotted on our fediverse: a new Microwave Workbench in development, packed with tools for high frequency design and simulation. Not in the Addon Manager yet, check the repo readme for setup and examples.
blog.freecad.org/2026/09/08/spotted-a-new-microwave-workbench/
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource #EMW
blog.freecad.org/2026/09/08/spotted-a-new-microwave-workbench/
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource #EMW
Spotted: A new Microwave Workbench
Over on our FreeCAD Mastodon account, under our regular #FreeCADFriday hashtag we get to spot all manner of things. Often people post that weeks little 3D printing project, or a small technical dra…
blog.freecad.org
September 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Spotted on our fediverse: a new Microwave Workbench in development, packed with tools for high frequency design and simulation. Not in the Addon Manager yet, check the repo readme for setup and examples.
blog.freecad.org/2026/09/08/spotted-a-new-microwave-workbench/
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource #EMW
blog.freecad.org/2026/09/08/spotted-a-new-microwave-workbench/
#FreeCAD #CAD #OpenSource #EMW
In het kader van #FreecadFriday :
Mijn vrouw heeft een nieuwe #Craftelier snijmachine voor haar #Origami blaadjes. Prima machine, behalve de aanslag.
In #Freecad een nieuwe ontworpen, en met onze nieuwe #BambuLab #3D-printer afgedrukt.
Nu blijven alle blaadjes haaks.
Mijn vrouw heeft een nieuwe #Craftelier snijmachine voor haar #Origami blaadjes. Prima machine, behalve de aanslag.
In #Freecad een nieuwe ontworpen, en met onze nieuwe #BambuLab #3D-printer afgedrukt.
Nu blijven alle blaadjes haaks.
September 4, 2026 at 11:20 AM
In het kader van #FreecadFriday :
Mijn vrouw heeft een nieuwe #Craftelier snijmachine voor haar #Origami blaadjes. Prima machine, behalve de aanslag.
In #Freecad een nieuwe ontworpen, en met onze nieuwe #BambuLab #3D-printer afgedrukt.
Nu blijven alle blaadjes haaks.
Mijn vrouw heeft een nieuwe #Craftelier snijmachine voor haar #Origami blaadjes. Prima machine, behalve de aanslag.
In #Freecad een nieuwe ontworpen, en met onze nieuwe #BambuLab #3D-printer afgedrukt.
Nu blijven alle blaadjes haaks.
#FreeCADFriday
A very simple design. With a strip of foam on the inside of the curve and an elastic (rubber) band, this acts as a guitar mute to dampen the strings when the guitar is hanging on a wall hook. It stops the guitar from resonating when knocked.
#FreeCAD #Maker #Designer #3D
A very simple design. With a strip of foam on the inside of the curve and an elastic (rubber) band, this acts as a guitar mute to dampen the strings when the guitar is hanging on a wall hook. It stops the guitar from resonating when knocked.
#FreeCAD #Maker #Designer #3D
September 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
#FreeCADFriday
A very simple design. With a strip of foam on the inside of the curve and an elastic (rubber) band, this acts as a guitar mute to dampen the strings when the guitar is hanging on a wall hook. It stops the guitar from resonating when knocked.
#FreeCAD #Maker #Designer #3D
A very simple design. With a strip of foam on the inside of the curve and an elastic (rubber) band, this acts as a guitar mute to dampen the strings when the guitar is hanging on a wall hook. It stops the guitar from resonating when knocked.
#FreeCAD #Maker #Designer #3D
#FreeCADFriday moment.
Take 30 seconds: post a screenshot of your current #FreeCAD project. That’s it. No need for perfection.
Then spend a few minutes exploring the hashtag - you’ll likely find workflows, ideas, or solutions you didn’t expect.
#OpenSource #CAD #3DPrinting #Maker #Designer #3D
Take 30 seconds: post a screenshot of your current #FreeCAD project. That’s it. No need for perfection.
Then spend a few minutes exploring the hashtag - you’ll likely find workflows, ideas, or solutions you didn’t expect.
#OpenSource #CAD #3DPrinting #Maker #Designer #3D
September 4, 2026 at 6:17 AM
#FreeCADFriday moment.
Take 30 seconds: post a screenshot of your current #FreeCAD project. That’s it. No need for perfection.
Then spend a few minutes exploring the hashtag - you’ll likely find workflows, ideas, or solutions you didn’t expect.
#OpenSource #CAD #3DPrinting #Maker #Designer #3D
Take 30 seconds: post a screenshot of your current #FreeCAD project. That’s it. No need for perfection.
Then spend a few minutes exploring the hashtag - you’ll likely find workflows, ideas, or solutions you didn’t expect.
#OpenSource #CAD #3DPrinting #Maker #Designer #3D
Working on my custom #FreeCAD workbench. It's for fully parametric design of traditional timber frame joinery and structures. I'm no expert on carpentry, FreeCAD, or coding, but this is a great way to learn all three!
#FreeCADFriday #OpenSource #CAD #Carpentry
#FreeCADFriday #OpenSource #CAD #Carpentry
August 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Working on my custom #FreeCAD workbench. It's for fully parametric design of traditional timber frame joinery and structures. I'm no expert on carpentry, FreeCAD, or coding, but this is a great way to learn all three!
#FreeCADFriday #OpenSource #CAD #Carpentry
#FreeCADFriday #OpenSource #CAD #Carpentry
Happy #FreeCADFriday 👀
This is your reminder to post something you built, fixed, or tested in #FreeCAD this week. Then scroll the hashtag and engage with other creators - comments, questions, and feedback help the whole ecosystem.
#CAD #3DPrinting #OpenSource #Maker #Makerspace #Engineering #CAM
This is your reminder to post something you built, fixed, or tested in #FreeCAD this week. Then scroll the hashtag and engage with other creators - comments, questions, and feedback help the whole ecosystem.
#CAD #3DPrinting #OpenSource #Maker #Makerspace #Engineering #CAM
August 28, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Happy #FreeCADFriday 👀
This is your reminder to post something you built, fixed, or tested in #FreeCAD this week. Then scroll the hashtag and engage with other creators - comments, questions, and feedback help the whole ecosystem.
#CAD #3DPrinting #OpenSource #Maker #Makerspace #Engineering #CAM
This is your reminder to post something you built, fixed, or tested in #FreeCAD this week. Then scroll the hashtag and engage with other creators - comments, questions, and feedback help the whole ecosystem.
#CAD #3DPrinting #OpenSource #Maker #Makerspace #Engineering #CAM
#FreeCADFriday
Designed a lift for a router table that I printed most of, my first time using the sprocket feature and it turned out perfect. This video is from the new assembly simulation export feature in the dev release
Designed a lift for a router table that I printed most of, my first time using the sprocket feature and it turned out perfect. This video is from the new assembly simulation export feature in the dev release
August 22, 2026 at 1:14 AM
#FreeCADFriday
Designed a lift for a router table that I printed most of, my first time using the sprocket feature and it turned out perfect. This video is from the new assembly simulation export feature in the dev release
Designed a lift for a router table that I printed most of, my first time using the sprocket feature and it turned out perfect. This video is from the new assembly simulation export feature in the dev release
#FreeCADFriday is simple: show your work.
Not your best work. Your current work.
Share the model you’re iterating on in #FreeCAD, then explore the hashtag and connect with others doing the same. Feedback, ideas, and inspiration live in the replies.
#CAD #3DPrinting #OpenSource #Maker #Design #3D
Not your best work. Your current work.
Share the model you’re iterating on in #FreeCAD, then explore the hashtag and connect with others doing the same. Feedback, ideas, and inspiration live in the replies.
#CAD #3DPrinting #OpenSource #Maker #Design #3D
August 21, 2026 at 7:18 AM
#FreeCADFriday is simple: show your work.
Not your best work. Your current work.
Share the model you’re iterating on in #FreeCAD, then explore the hashtag and connect with others doing the same. Feedback, ideas, and inspiration live in the replies.
#CAD #3DPrinting #OpenSource #Maker #Design #3D
Not your best work. Your current work.
Share the model you’re iterating on in #FreeCAD, then explore the hashtag and connect with others doing the same. Feedback, ideas, and inspiration live in the replies.
#CAD #3DPrinting #OpenSource #Maker #Design #3D
Drew a replacement part of our small digital kitchenscale that broke. Hopefully after a friend 3D printed it, the on/of and tare button will function normally again.
#freecad #freecadfriday
#freecad #freecadfriday
August 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Drew a replacement part of our small digital kitchenscale that broke. Hopefully after a friend 3D printed it, the on/of and tare button will function normally again.
#freecad #freecadfriday
#freecad #freecadfriday
It’s #FreeCADFriday - the best day to surface what you’ve been building in #FreeCAD.
Post anything: early sketches, constraint chaos, clean parametric models, FEM runs, CAM setups, or printed parts. Then scroll the hashtag and see how others solved similar problems.
#CAD #OpenSource #Engineering
Post anything: early sketches, constraint chaos, clean parametric models, FEM runs, CAM setups, or printed parts. Then scroll the hashtag and see how others solved similar problems.
#CAD #OpenSource #Engineering
August 14, 2026 at 6:01 AM
It’s #FreeCADFriday - the best day to surface what you’ve been building in #FreeCAD.
Post anything: early sketches, constraint chaos, clean parametric models, FEM runs, CAM setups, or printed parts. Then scroll the hashtag and see how others solved similar problems.
#CAD #OpenSource #Engineering
Post anything: early sketches, constraint chaos, clean parametric models, FEM runs, CAM setups, or printed parts. Then scroll the hashtag and see how others solved similar problems.
#CAD #OpenSource #Engineering
#FreeCADFriday - show your progress, not just perfection.
WIPs, failed attempts, experimental designs, macros, and clean final models are all welcome. Share yours and browse the hashtag to get inspired by what others are building in #FreeCAD.
#OpenSource #CAD #FOSS #WIP #CAM #3DPrinting
WIPs, failed attempts, experimental designs, macros, and clean final models are all welcome. Share yours and browse the hashtag to get inspired by what others are building in #FreeCAD.
#OpenSource #CAD #FOSS #WIP #CAM #3DPrinting
August 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
#FreeCADFriday - show your progress, not just perfection.
WIPs, failed attempts, experimental designs, macros, and clean final models are all welcome. Share yours and browse the hashtag to get inspired by what others are building in #FreeCAD.
#OpenSource #CAD #FOSS #WIP #CAM #3DPrinting
WIPs, failed attempts, experimental designs, macros, and clean final models are all welcome. Share yours and browse the hashtag to get inspired by what others are building in #FreeCAD.
#OpenSource #CAD #FOSS #WIP #CAM #3DPrinting
Fixed my (and now my son's) toy train due to a long-missing battery cover. #freecadfriday
August 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Fixed my (and now my son's) toy train due to a long-missing battery cover. #freecadfriday
It’s #FreeCADFriday again.
If you’ve opened FreeCAD this week, you’ve got something worth sharing. Post a screenshot, a render, a workflow trick, or even a problem you’re stuck on - and check the hashtag to see how others approach similar work.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Engineering #Maker #3DPrint #Render
If you’ve opened FreeCAD this week, you’ve got something worth sharing. Post a screenshot, a render, a workflow trick, or even a problem you’re stuck on - and check the hashtag to see how others approach similar work.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Engineering #Maker #3DPrint #Render
July 31, 2026 at 8:24 AM
It’s #FreeCADFriday again.
If you’ve opened FreeCAD this week, you’ve got something worth sharing. Post a screenshot, a render, a workflow trick, or even a problem you’re stuck on - and check the hashtag to see how others approach similar work.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Engineering #Maker #3DPrint #Render
If you’ve opened FreeCAD this week, you’ve got something worth sharing. Post a screenshot, a render, a workflow trick, or even a problem you’re stuck on - and check the hashtag to see how others approach similar work.
#FreeCAD #CAD #Engineering #Maker #3DPrint #Render
Time for #FreeCADFriday 👀
Drop your screenshots, renders, technical drawings, printed parts, experiments, or weird edge-case projects below.
Then scroll the hashtag and give some love to other #FreeCAD users sharing their work.
#CAD #OpenSource #3DPrinting #Maker #CAM #CNC #FDM #FFF #BIM #FEM
Drop your screenshots, renders, technical drawings, printed parts, experiments, or weird edge-case projects below.
Then scroll the hashtag and give some love to other #FreeCAD users sharing their work.
#CAD #OpenSource #3DPrinting #Maker #CAM #CNC #FDM #FFF #BIM #FEM
July 24, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Time for #FreeCADFriday 👀
Drop your screenshots, renders, technical drawings, printed parts, experiments, or weird edge-case projects below.
Then scroll the hashtag and give some love to other #FreeCAD users sharing their work.
#CAD #OpenSource #3DPrinting #Maker #CAM #CNC #FDM #FFF #BIM #FEM
Drop your screenshots, renders, technical drawings, printed parts, experiments, or weird edge-case projects below.
Then scroll the hashtag and give some love to other #FreeCAD users sharing their work.
#CAD #OpenSource #3DPrinting #Maker #CAM #CNC #FDM #FFF #BIM #FEM
Happy #FreeCADFriday!
What did you design this week with #FreeCAD? Share your progress, ask questions, exchange ideas, and check out the hashtag to support other makers, engineers, architects, and developers.
#OpenSource #CAD #Engineering #Maker #Builder #CAM #BIM #SheetMetal #WIP #Hobby
What did you design this week with #FreeCAD? Share your progress, ask questions, exchange ideas, and check out the hashtag to support other makers, engineers, architects, and developers.
#OpenSource #CAD #Engineering #Maker #Builder #CAM #BIM #SheetMetal #WIP #Hobby
July 17, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Happy #FreeCADFriday!
What did you design this week with #FreeCAD? Share your progress, ask questions, exchange ideas, and check out the hashtag to support other makers, engineers, architects, and developers.
#OpenSource #CAD #Engineering #Maker #Builder #CAM #BIM #SheetMetal #WIP #Hobby
What did you design this week with #FreeCAD? Share your progress, ask questions, exchange ideas, and check out the hashtag to support other makers, engineers, architects, and developers.
#OpenSource #CAD #Engineering #Maker #Builder #CAM #BIM #SheetMetal #WIP #Hobby