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FOSDEM 2026 Open Hardware CAD/CAM Room Update:

We are really pleased to announce the speaker line up for the room and it’s looking fabulous. It’s great to see a real diversity of talks and topics. Check out the blog post!

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#FreeCAD #FOSDEM #OpenHardware #CAD #CAM
FOSDEM 2026, Open Hardware CAD/CAM room update
We recently posted about the planned FreeCAD activities around FOSDEM 2026. These include the FreeCAD Day on the 30th January and the joint KiCad/FreeCAD booth at FOSDEM itself on the 31st and 1st.…
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New year, new weekly release - starting next week the weekly will include new features, while developers are still focussed on fixing last issues before 1.1

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#FreeCAD #WIPWednesday #OpenSource #CAD
WIP Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 27 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…
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January 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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We have released the second Release Candidate for #FreeCAD version 1.1 - please download and test the version with your files and workflows.
If there are any issues, report them on GitHub. We want to make sure 1.1 is a stable improvement!

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Release FreeCAD 1.1 Release Candidate 2 · FreeCAD/FreeCAD
This is the second complete build of FreeCAD 1.1, representing the past year of work of nearly 300 developers, over 100 translators, and hundreds of documentation writers, testers, bug submitters, ...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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Mini Documentary from @prusa3d.com on Dr Adrian Bowyer from with bonus #FreeCAD appearances!

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#Maker #OpenSource #RepRap #AdrianBowyer #CAD
Mini Documentary on Dr Adrian Bowyer, with bonus FreeCAD appearances!
Spotted in the wild is this excellent mini documentary with Dr Adrian Bowyer. If the name is unfamiliar, Dr Adrian Bowyer founded the opensource RepRap project with the idea of self replicating 3D …
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January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Happy New Year! Over the holidays, the developers were busy fixing bugs and bringing version 1.1 closer to release.

blog.freecad.org/2025/12/31/w...

#FreeCAD #OpenSource #CAD #CAM #Development
WIP Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 21 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…
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January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Here are the new FPA grants for this quarter.
Expect some changes to the grant program next year.

#FreeCAD #OpenSource #FPA

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Q4 2025 grants selected
The FPA members have voted for Q4 2025 grants. tetektoza will revamp and enhance the selection system around specific bug reports listed in the grant application. He will be awarded a grant of 3,00…
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December 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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I made this lighted stand for a Lichtenberg figure in #FreeCAD! It contains a recess in the top for the block, a groove for the light strip, and a pocket in the bottom to hold the barrel jack wire terminal.
December 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Yay, I think my DIY #Zynthian synth build is finally done! Now to actually get around to making some music with it.
modular Eurorack skiff andk kailh keycaps from printables, everything else was designed in #FreeCAD.
December 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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It's #FreeCADFriday! Show us what all you wonderful people are doing with #FreeCAD!

#CAD #CAM #BIM
December 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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WIP Wednesday, 24 December 2025
Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 45 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…
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December 25, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Help us fix the last few blocking issues before 1.1 - there is even a bug bounty reward for fixing blockers.
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Nice intro to using macros for parametric shapes!

#FreeCAD #3DPrinting #CADtutorial #OpenSourceCAD #PythonMacro

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Tutorial: Festive Star Decoration using a Macro
Around this time last year we created a small tutorial to make a festive tree decoration, shamelessly using the winter holidays to actually write a tutorial that, whilst pretending to be festive, r…
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December 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Still looking for a reason to learn FreeCAD?

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30 Reasons to use FreeCAD in 2026
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December 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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This #freecadfriday I can present a relatively quickly thrown-together Model that allows me to rest my Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Footpedals against the wall without hitting it while braking and also without them shifting due to the inexplicably rounded front...
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3D Model of the wall-catch Photo of the printed part, resting against the pedals on the floor.
December 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Where does the time go?! It's #FreeCADFriday once again! Show us what you are working on with #FreeCAD. #CAD #CAM #Maker
December 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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FreeCAD blog chats with Matt Thomas (LT72884) about using open-source CAD/CFD tools for rocket design, windblade research and even food-safe 3D printing - showing FreeCAD's reach in serious engineering & research

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Rockets, windblades, and 3D-printing food, with Matt Thomas aka LT72884
People have been using FreeCAD in academia and research for many years, and the range of these research projects is surprisingly broad. Today, we are talking to Matt Thomas aka LT72884, who has a g…
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December 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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What happened this week in FreeCAD? You can check out the news in the blog post blog.freecad.org/2025/12/17/w...

#WIPWednesday #OpenSource #CAD #OCCT # CAM
WIP Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Maintainers have been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 branch where possible — 22 backports in the past 7 days. The list of changes in this recap applies to the main development branch (fu…
blog.freecad.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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FOSDEM 2026 Open Hardware CAD/CAM Room Update:

We are really pleased to announce the speaker line up for the room and it’s looking fabulous. It’s great to see a real diversity of talks and topics. Check out the blog post!

blog.freecad.org/2025/12/15/f...

#FreeCAD #FOSDEM #OpenHardware #CAD #CAM
FOSDEM 2026, Open Hardware CAD/CAM room update
We recently posted about the planned FreeCAD activities around FOSDEM 2026. These include the FreeCAD Day on the 30th January and the joint KiCad/FreeCAD booth at FOSDEM itself on the 31st and 1st.…
blog.freecad.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Adding tag support to the updated materials editor under development. These will be searchable #FreeCAD
Screenshot of the FreeCAD materials editor showing a new TagWidget for viewing and editing material tags
December 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Not gonna say I'm proud of this creation but... #madewithfreecad @freecad.org 🤭🤭🤭

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Shrek Candle Mold - Flexible Filament by Julián Caro Linares | Download free STL model | Printables.com
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December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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An e-book reader designed in #FreeCAD. Really nice job.

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From the FreeCAD community on Reddit: I used FreeCAD to design an e-reader!
Explore this post and more from the FreeCAD community
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December 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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#maker #loom #3dprint #repaircafe #local today I redesigned yesterday’s design for a friends loom - they had misplaced the pawl for the tensioning mechanism on one end.
Had to relearn #freecad as it’s been a while!
The image shows two plastic tools: one pink and one green, both with angled edges and holes near the middle. They are resting on a textured dark surface.
December 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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I'm working on some mountable supports for my vacuum pump for my assembly table. Also had to print some spacers for the buttons to actually actuate. Printed it all, only to find I needed longer m6 fasteners lol.
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Holiday Cookies

(Nano Banana + FreeCAD)

#AIArtistCommunity #FreeCAD #holidayseason
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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#freecadfriday modelled Inlays for my spice rack to prevent all those spices from tipping over as they were only resting on two wires. The entire print took around 24h due to all the hexagons 🙈 #3djgummikuh
Photo of my spice cupboard. 4 Floors (plus one ground level) that are not particularly organized xD Screenshot of the rack inlay. It is designed such that two prints placed face to face fit into the rack. underlying geometry causes the print to lock in place on the wires of the original rack.
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Just finished and mounted a hanger for a starter pck to go on a post next to the garage door.
December 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM