FreeCAD 0.20 For Beginners | 1 | Setup , preferences and navigation | Easy Tutorial for Learning CAD

MangoJelly Solutions for FreeCAD · 636.2K views · 2022-11-11 · 24:04

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Overview

The first lesson of MangoJelly's FreeCAD 0.20 beginner course, covering setup, preferences and navigation. The series teaches fundamentals through complete workflows such as sketching, Part Design and STL export.

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HN recommends it as an excellent beginner series that fills FreeCAD's gap in learning material.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2023–2024

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3D printing, CNC & maker projects Computer graphics & rendering

What people said

deskr · 2024-06 · Strong recommendation
Look at MangoJelly's beginner's tutorial playlist, start on first video and follow along: [VIDEO] There are definitely problems with FC (but then even expensive CADs have problems). One of the biggest problem I think was lack of good learning material. MangoJelly does an excellent work on that.
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ranting-moth · 2023-05 · Strong recommendation
FreeCAD's arch nemesis has been lack of good educational material, until very recently. Checkout MangoJelly's "FreeCAD 0.20 For Beginners Tutorials" and follow along. It will change your life. [VIDEO]
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avaldez_ · 2023-03 · Recommendation
My experience exactly. I wanted to make cases for my electronics projects and just learned following this series [VIDEO]
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