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Desktop parametric 3D CAD for parts, assemblies and drawings. A closed product from Dassault Systèmes.

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FreeCADPartial34kLGPL-2.1Open sourceNoC++1.1.42026-10-06

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FreeCADPartial

Official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.

Parametric parts, assemblies and drawings with FEM and CAM workbenches; reads STEP and IGES but not native SolidWorks files.

Language
C++
Licence
LGPL-2.1
Stars
34k
Latest
1.1.4
Last push
2026-10-06

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