Overview

Project Information
FreeCAD: Beginner Tutorials

Progress

• Index Card Holder + Desk Wires Holder + Vases (DrVax - Instructions)
• Rook (Andrew CAD - Instructions)
• King, Queen, Fidget Spinner (freecadscourse - Instructions)
• Gears (TabletopRobotics - Instructions)
• Motors Assembly (Martham Engineering - Instructions)
• 4 Scissor Lift, Gears Assembly, Bolt and Nut (Mads Leth Danielsen - Instructions)

Project Links

• Github - Files

Useful Links

• Helpful Maker YouTubers
  • DrVax
  • Make Anything
  • CG Geek
  • Maker Tales

Reflection

Practical Items

Index Card Holder

Desk Wires Holder

Vase Revolution

Vase Loft

Chess Pieces

King

Queen

Rook

Moving Parts

Scissor Lift
(Animated)

Gears

Gears Assembly
(Animated)

Motor Assembly

Bolt and Nut
(Animated)

Fidget Spinner

Frame

Bearing

Pin 1

Pin 2

Fidget Spinner Assembly

Scratch Notes

• In terms of building practical items, FreeCAD is more intuitive to use and easier to learn than Blender.
• In terms of 3d modeling, rendering, and animating organic objects, Blender has more powerful tools available.
• Both FreeCAD and Blender are open-source and community-driven, which is super cool!
  • Pros: Free, supported by a community of passionate developers, and you can literally make an impact in the source code if you wanted to.
  • Cons: Not as developed as professional CAD/3d modeling software, but is definitely slowly getting there over time.