/CurvesWB

Experiments for a FreeCAD Surface workbench

Primary LanguagePythonGNU Lesser General Public License v2.1LGPL-2.1

FreeCAD Curves and Surfaces WorkBench

Curves Workbench

This is a python workbench, with a collection of tools for NURBS curves and surfaces. This workbench is developed with FreeCAD Master (currently 0.21) and OCC 7.6.3

Important Notes:

  • This workbench is in ALPHA state and should NOT be used for any serious work.
  • Some tools may not work with earlier versions.

Installation

There are 2 methods to install Curves WB:

Automatic (recommended)

For FreeCAD version 0.17 or higher it's preferred to install this workbench with the FreeCAD's addon manager under the label Curves.

Manual

Expand this section for instructions on Manual install
  • Identify the location of your personal FreeCAD folder
    • On Linux it is usually /home/username/.FreeCAD/Mod/
    • On Windows it is %APPDATA%\FreeCAD\Mod\ which is usually C:\Users\username\Appdata\Roaming\FreeCAD\Mod\
    • On macOS it is usually /Users/username/Library/Preferences/FreeCAD/Mod/
  • cd .FreeCAD/Mod (create the Mod/ folder if it doesn't exist)
  • git clone https://github.com/tomate44/CurvesWB
  • Start FreeCAD

Documentation

The Curves workbench documentation can be found on the FreeCAD wiki: https://wiki.freecad.org/Curves_Workbench

Feedback

Feedback, suggestions, and patches (via Pull Request) are all appreciated. If you find a problem with this workbench please open an issue in the issue queue, or join the following discussion of FreeCAD's forum : Curves workbench

License

CurvesWB is released under the LGPL2.1+ license. See LICENSE.