FreeCAD | Spreadsheet, Part Design, Part Workbench

This tutorial provides step by step instructions about using the FreeCAD Spreadsheet Workbench, Part Design Workbench, and Part Workbench to design a parametric chess pawn. The tutorial targets advanced beginners. If you are just starting with FreeCAD take a look at the following playlist and begin with the installation video.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxa9m2nC6N924jFUOYRECQUMm9xl4_jUI

With a properly designed part, you should be able to easily modify the dimensions by altering a couple of parameters. This tutorial teaches how to design parametrically controlled parts.

Topics

00:00 Introduction
03:03 FreeCAD and Big Sur
03:49 FreeCAD Setup
05:34 Pawn Design Concepts
06:58 Pawn Sketch
08:15 FreeCAD Spreadsheets
18:22 Revolve a Sketch
22:26 Fully Constrained Model
23:50 Part Design Workbench
28:44 Export as STL

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If you are trying to install FreeCAD .19 on a macOS Big Sur system instructions are provided on the MakeWithTech website:

https://makewithtech.com/freecad-pre-releases-on-macos/

Let's continue to learn together. Irv

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