FreeCAD Manual:Traditional 2D drafting
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General
I was going to start with a YouTube playlist but from my Digital Health experiences I know that video lectures are a poor way to learn something so I am dropping this in favor of the online written text tutorial instead.
Also, I was planning on starting with AutoCAD but I am sti cking to something I completely own instead.
Notebooks
- FreeCAD is parametric: Any changes made to the 3D drawings updates automatically to the full project
- Snapping system and manipulation tools are very similar to AutoCAD ones so I can breathe a bit of fresh air.
- Python Scripting in FreeCAD will better expand it's features, I will look into it later.
Important Steps:
- Edit→ Preferences→ Draft → Set tehse settings in the beginning to not worry about it later.
- Toggle Contruction Mode Command→ Khurpi symbol.
- Set working plane to XY if needed→ Can't figure out how right now.