Feature list

This page is an extensive, hence not complete, list of features FreeCAD implements

General

Base

Run as GUI Application with 3D Viewer
Run as Command line Version with low memory footprint usable as Server
Run as a Python module
Plugin/Module framework for late loading of features/data-types
Built-in Scripting
Modular MSI Installer

Document

Undo/Redo framework
Transaction management
Parametric associative document objects
Compound (ZIP based) document save format

Gui

Gui is full customizable/scriptable
Workbench concept
Build in python console
User interaction mirroring on the console
Full macro recording & editing

Modules

As the functionality of FreeCAD is separated in Module which deal with special data types and applications, here is the the list of application/data-type depended features:

Meshes

The Mesh Module handles all kind of meshes.

Modeling

Modeling features:

offset (trivial or after Jung/Shin/Choi)
Boolsche operations (add, cut, intersect)
Primitive creation

IO

The mesh module features following imports:

Ascii or binary STL (Stereo Lithography format) *.stl, *,astl
The OBJ format *.obj
Limited NASTRAN support *.nas
Open Inventor meshes *.iv
FreeCAD mesh kernel nativ *.bms

Exports:

Ascii or binary STL (Stereo Lithography format) *.stl, *,astl
The OBJ format *.obj
Limited NASTRAN support *.nas *.brl
VRLM meshes *.wrl
FreeCAD mesh kernel nativ *.bms
Mesh as python module *.py

Evaluation and Repair

Tests solid
Tests non two-manifold
Tests self intersections
Hole filling
Uniform orientation

CAD

The Part Module deals with everything around CAD-modeling and the CAD data structures.

Drawing

The Drawing Module is in place for bring the 3D world on a paper/drawing. It also is intended for reporting to paper or web.

Cam

The Cam Module is dedicated to mechanical machining like milling. This module is at the very beginning and at the moment mostly dadicated to Incremental Sheet Forming.

Raytracing

The Raytracing Module brings all kind of shapes to renders (like PovRay).