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FreeCAD-asm3

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FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters. It is designed to fit a wide range of uses including product design, mechanical engineering, architecture and 3D printing.

FreeCAD allows you to sketch geometry constrained 2D shapes and use them as a base to build other objects. It contains many components to adjust dimensions or extract design details from 3D models to create high quality production-ready drawings. it is a multiplatfom (Windows, Mac and Linux), highly customizable using the Python language. It reads and writes to many open file formats such as STEP, IGES, STL, SVG, DXF, OBJ, IFC, DAE and many others, making it possible to seamlessly integrate it into your workflow.

FreeCAD includes a modern Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools, experimental CFD, BIM, Geodata workbenches, a Path (CNC) workbench, a robot simulation module that allows you to study robot movements and many more, and a rich collection of plugins and macros installable directly from within the application.

Authors: realthunder


Usage

FreeCAD-asm3 is available as an AppImage which means "one app = one file", which you can download and run on your Linux system while you don't need a package manager and nothing gets changed in your system. Awesome!

AppImages are single-file applications that run on most Linux distributions. Download an application, make it executable, and run! No need to install. No system libraries or system preferences are altered. Most AppImages run on recent versions of Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and other common desktop distributions.

Running FreeCAD-asm3 on Linux without installation

Unlike other applications, AppImages do not need to be installed before they can be used. However, they need to be marked as executable before they can be run. This is a Linux security feature.

Behold! AppImages are usually not verified by others. Follow these instructions only if you trust the developer of the software. Use at your own risk!

Download the FreeCAD-asm3 AppImage and make it executable using your file manager or by entering the following commands in a terminal:

chmod +x ./*.AppImage

Then double-click the AppImage in the file manager to open it.

Sandboxing FreeCAD-asm3

If you want to restrict what FreeCAD-asm3 can do on your system, you can run the AppImage in a sandbox like Firejail. This is entirely optional and currently needs to be configured by the user.

Updating FreeCAD-asm3

If you would like to update to a new version, simply download the new FreeCAD-asm3 AppImage.

The FreeCAD-asm3 AppImage also can be updated using AppImageUpdate. Using this tool, FreeCAD-asm3 can be updated by downloading only the portions of the AppImage that have actually changed since the last version.

Integrating AppImages into the system

If you would like to have the executable bit set automatically, and would like to see FreeCAD-asm3 and other AppImages integrated into the system (menus, icons, file type associations, etc.), then you may want to check the optional appimaged daemon.


Note for application authors

Thanks for distributing FreeCAD-asm3 in the AppImage format for all common Linux distributions. Great! Here are some ideas on how to make it even better.

Pro Tips for further enhancing the FreeCAD-asm3 AppImage

Thanks for shipping AppStream metainfo inside your AppImage. Please open a pull request on https://github.com/AppImage/appimage.github.io/blob/master/data/FreeCAD-asm3 if you have changed it and would like to see this page updated accordingly.

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