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[[Std_About|Std About]] opens a window that shows information about the program.
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Provides information on the FreeCAD version used, and its required libraries (Python, Qt, Coin, and OCC).


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== How to use ==

# Open the menu {{MenuCommand|[[Std_Help_Menu|Help]] → [[File:Std_About.svg|16px]] [[Std_About|About FreeCAD]]}}.
# Select one of the tabs, {{MenuCommand|About}}, {{MenuCommand|Credits}}, {{MenuCommand|License}}, {{MenuCommand|Libraries}}.
# To get troubleshooting information press {{Button|Copy to clipboard}}, then paste this information.
# Press {{Button|OK}}, or hit the {{KEY|Esc}} key to exit the dialog.

=== About ===

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Shows information on the FreeCAD version used, revision number, operating system, and some details about the supporting libraries, [[Python|Python]], Qt, Coin, and OCCT.


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When requesting for help on the [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2264 FreeCAD forum], or tracking bugs, it is imperative to provide this information.
When requesting help on the [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2264 FreeCAD forums], or filing bug reports, it is imperative to provide this information.


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Click on {{Button|Copy to clipboard}} and paste the information into your post, which results in something like this:
To get troubleshooting information press {{Button|Copy to clipboard}}, then paste this information where it is needed.


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Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.18589 (Git)
Version: 0.19.18984 (Git)
Build type: Debug
Build type: Unknown
Branch: master
Branch: master
Hash: c251caa934597d4b32def43ca8ac2ab479931d73
Hash: 3500451a040989d00693eab85b2a7c13ce4dad67
Python version: 3.6.8
Python version: 3.6.9
Qt version: 5.9.5
Qt version: 5.9.5
Coin version: 4.0.0a
Coin version: 4.0.0a
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=== Credits ===

Shows a list of contributors to the FreeCAD project. To get your name on this list you can contribute in many different ways, including programming, bug triaging, packaging the software, writing user documentation and tutorials, translating the software and documentation, working on icons, artwork and graphical interfaces, and helping out in the forum. See [[Help FreeCAD|Help FreeCAD]] for more information.

=== License ===

FreeCAD is licensed under the terms of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License GNU Lesser General Public License 2] (LGPL 2). The full text of this license is listed here. See [[licence|license]] for more details.

As FreeCAD uses external libraries, they may have their own licensing terms. Consult their particular licenses in [[Third_Party_Libraries|third party libraries]].

Code that is distributed together with the core FreeCAD program must be compatible with the LGPL 2.

=== Libraries ===

Shows a list of the external libraries used by the program, and the website to obtain more information about them. See also [[Third_Party_Libraries|third party libraries]] for more information.

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Revision as of 03:18, 18 December 2019

Other languages:

Std About

Menu location
Help → About FreeCAD
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Standard Menu

Description

Std About opens a window that shows information about the program.

How to use

  1. Open the menu Help → About FreeCAD.
  2. Select one of the tabs, About, Credits, License, Libraries.
  3. To get troubleshooting information press Copy to clipboard, then paste this information.
  4. Press OK, or hit the Esc key to exit the dialog.

About

Shows information on the FreeCAD version used, revision number, operating system, and some details about the supporting libraries, Python, Qt, Coin, and OCCT.

When requesting help on the FreeCAD forums, or filing bug reports, it is imperative to provide this information.

To get troubleshooting information press Copy to clipboard, then paste this information where it is needed. 

OS: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (ubuntu:GNOME/ubuntu)
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.18984 (Git)
Build type: Unknown
Branch: master
Hash: c251caa934597d4b32def43ca8ac2ab479931d73
Python version: 3.6.9
Qt version: 5.9.5
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/UnitedStates (en_US)

Credits

Shows a list of contributors to the FreeCAD project. To get your name on this list you can contribute in many different ways, including programming, bug triaging, packaging the software, writing user documentation and tutorials, translating the software and documentation, working on icons, artwork and graphical interfaces, and helping out in the forum. See Help FreeCAD for more information.

License

FreeCAD is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License 2 (LGPL 2). The full text of this license is listed here. See license for more details.

As FreeCAD uses external libraries, they may have their own licensing terms. Consult their particular licenses in third party libraries.

Code that is distributed together with the core FreeCAD program must be compatible with the LGPL 2.

Libraries

Shows a list of the external libraries used by the program, and the website to obtain more information about them. See also third party libraries for more information.

Std Base
User documentation
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