FreeCAD for Beginners | 3d Printing | Basics

If Computer Aid Design has always intimidated you this is the first video you should watch. In this video, I take the viewer through the basics of parametric 3d design by demonstrating the open-source FreeCAD application. FreeCAD runs on all major operating systems; Windows, macOS, and Linux and is an excellent program for users new to 3d Design targeting 3d Printing.
You can download FreeCAD at freecadweb.org/
The video includes the following topics:
01:45 CAD Concepts
05:02 Installing FreeCAD
08:40 Getting Started with FreeCAD
17:24 Constraints and Model Construction
24:01 Hollowing Out Shapes
25:16 Exporting for 3d Printing and Using in Cura
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Irv
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