# FreeCAD Application: FreeCAD Dem still dey call am free cad, freecad workbench FreeCAD, Creative Open-source parametric CAD. The process na FreeCAD.exe. E no be AutoCAD. ## Wetin you need know FreeCAD na open-source parametric CAD. E no be AutoCAD. FreeCAD.exe dey model parts inside .FCStd files. AutoCAD na Autodesk. Slicer na later step. - **Wetin e be?**: Parametric CAD **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article Feex tok say If person send DWG and na only FreeCAD I get, I go talk say compatibility dey limited. I no dey call FreeCAD.exe AutoCAD. ## Wetin be FreeCAD? FreeCAD na parametric CAD with workbenches (Part Design, Sketcher, TechDraw). AutoCAD na Autodesk product. .FCStd file no be .dwg. ## If you never use am before If you want CAD without AutoCAD subscription, FreeCAD na the common open-source parametric modeler. Download am from freecad.org. E no go open every DWG the way AutoCAD dey do, and e no be Fusion cloud account. ## Wetin dem dey use am for? **Parametric parts** Sketches and features inside Part Design. AutoCAD drawing commands na different workflow. **STEP and mesh export** Common for 3D print abi CAM handoff. PrusaSlicer go come slice the mesh. FreeCAD no be the slicer. **2D drawings from the model** TechDraw workbench. No be AutoCAD paper space. ## Na who e dey for? - Hobby machinists and print designers - People wey no fit pay for AutoCAD - Anybody wey receive .FCStd file ## Current status FreeCAD (2002) na current parametric cad from FreeCAD. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.freecad.org/downloads.php. ## How old e be? FreeCAD don dey since 2002. Current 1.x builds na different UI generation from 0.19-era tutorials, but e still no be Autodesk AutoCAD. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here. FreeCAD 1.x 0.21 (older tutorials) ## System requirements Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more. | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed. | FreeCAD.exe | Main Windows executable | | ----------- | ----------------------- | ## Startup components FreeCAD no need to start with Windows. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\FreeCAD \\\ | | --------------- | ------------------------------------- | ## File formats FCStd, STEP, STL, 3MF ## Common wahala dem ### Expected full DWG fidelity FreeCAD no be AutoCAD. STEP abi the vendor documented import path dey safer pass to dey hope say DWG go open clean. ### Confuse the modeler with slicer Export STL abi 3MF, then open Cura abi PrusaSlicer. FreeCAD no get printer profiles. ## How to get unstuck ### Install from freecad.org/downloads.php Windows installer abi conda/portable builds wey the project document. Skip "AutoCAD FreeCAD crack" bundles. ### Pick workbench before you call am broken Part Design versus Draft na different tools. The wiki call their names. ### Save .FCStd often. Export STEP for other CAD Na that one be the interchange path. Shop wey be say na only .dwg dem dey use fit still need AutoCAD. ## Alternatives AutoCAD and Fusion na commercial CAD. OpenSCAD na code-CAD. None of those na this exe. ## Official help and downloads Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel. | Download | [www.freecad.org/downloads.php ](https://www.freecad.org/downloads.php)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [wiki.freecad.org/ ](https://wiki.freecad.org/)Vendor support | | Official site | [www.freecad.org/downloads.php ](https://www.freecad.org/downloads.php)Start here, no be random exe host | ## Related hardware Large assemblies want RAM. Discrete GPU dey help the 3D view. FreeCAD still dey run on top modest Windows PCs for small parts. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build. ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. 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Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Developer**: FreeCAD **Category**: Parametric CAD **Process**: FreeCAD.exe **License**: LGPL **First released**: 2002 **Official site**: [freecad.org/downloads](https://www.freecad.org/downloads.php) **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/freecad/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)