The Sketcher workbench can be used for making 2D drawings which can later be converted into 3D parts. Sketching is the root of almost every CAD model. This video shows using FreeCAD version 0.17.
TOOLS DISCUSSED: line, arc, circle, polyline, rectangle, polygon
CONSTRAINTS & DIMENSIONS EMPHASIZED: coincident, fix, vertical, horizontal, parallel, perpendicular, tangent, equal, symmetric, lock, horizontal distance, vertical distance, straight-line distance, angle, radius
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