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FreeCAD, though usable in certain areas, is at the beginning of a long way into the CAD mainstream. there is still a lot to do to reach a state where we can compete with commercial software.
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FreeCAD - though usable in many applications - is at the beginning of a long journey into CAD mainstream. There is still a lot to do to reach a state where we can compete with commercial software.


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This section gives you an overview of what is planned and gives you the opportunity to participate or give your opinion. As we are volunteers to FreeCAD we have only a certain amount of time. So if you interested in one of the topics and willing to help, just let us know! We use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done#Methodology Getting things done] style for the project document. Here is the [[Project template]].
This section gives an overview of what is planned and gives you the opportunity to participate or give your opinion. As we are volunteers to FreeCAD we have only a certain amount of time. So if you interested in one of the topics and willing to help, just let us know! We use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done#Methodology Getting Things Done (GTD)] style for the project document. Here is the [[Project template]].


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You can follow the issues that are currently being working on the [http://sourceforge.net/apps/mantisbt/free-cad/roadmap_page.php tracker].
* The [[Organization chart]] shows who does what in the FreeCAD universe.
* You can follow issues that are currently being worked on via the bugtracker here: http://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/roadmap_page.php


== Projects ==
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=== Current projects ===
=== Current projects === <!--T:5-->
These are work in progress.
These are work in progress.


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* '''[[STEP project]]''' about improving and advancing the STEP support in FreeCAD
* '''[[Naming project]]''' is about implementing a robust Shape referencing frame work.
* '''[[FreeCAD development model project]]''' move FreeCAD to a more capable development model
* '''[[FreeCAD development model project]]''' move FreeCAD to a more capable development model
* '''[[Sketcher project]]''' is ongoing implementation of the constraint/parametric Sketcher
* '''[[Sketcher project]]''' is ongoing implementation of the constraint/parametric Sketcher
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* '''[[Resource framework project]]''' address the user collaboration, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_Data_Management PDM] catalog/standard part stuff
* '''[[Resource framework project]]''' address the user collaboration, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_Data_Management PDM] catalog/standard part stuff
* '''[[Quality project]]''' aims to hide unfinished features and improve the documentation.
* '''[[Quality project]]''' aims to hide unfinished features and improve the documentation.
* '''[[Raytracing project]]''' provide a new generic interface for external renderers for visualisation
* '''[[UTF Project]]''' aims to update FreeCAD's Coin3D interface to utilise UTF Strings for better multilanguage experience with non ASCII characters
* '''[[FEM project]]''' provides a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_element_method FEM] module in FreeCAD.
* '''[[Material data model]]''' Effort to describe a material data model in FreeCAD
* '''[[Python 3]]''' Porting FreeCAD to Python 3.


=== Future projects ===
=== Future projects === <!--T:7-->
Projects for the near future.
Projects for the near future.


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* '''[[Material data model]]''' Effort to describe a material data model in FreeCAD
* '''[[FEM project]]''' wants to create a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_element_method FEM] module in FreeCAD.
* '''[[CAM project]]''' will make the existing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_manufacturing CAM] stuff in FreeCAD usable.
* '''[[CAM project]]''' will make the existing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_manufacturing CAM] stuff in FreeCAD usable.
* '''[[Land Survey Workbench Blueprint]]'''


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=== So far finished projects ===
* '''[[Robot project]]''' A Robot simulation workbench
* '''[[Robot project]]''' A Robot simulation workbench


=== Ideas ===
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== Release schedule ==
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Like in the most [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS FLOSS] projects a release schedule is very rough. There will be no fixed dates and '''"It's done, when it's done!"'''
Like in the most [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS FLOSS] projects a release schedule is very rough. There will be no fixed dates and '''"It's done, when it's done!"'''


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* The [[Release process]] page gather ideas for a more efficient release workflow

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Revision as of 22:15, 20 February 2020

FreeCAD - though usable in many applications - is at the beginning of a long journey into CAD mainstream. There is still a lot to do to reach a state where we can compete with commercial software.

This section gives an overview of what is planned and gives you the opportunity to participate or give your opinion. As we are volunteers to FreeCAD we have only a certain amount of time. So if you interested in one of the topics and willing to help, just let us know! We use the Getting Things Done (GTD) style for the project document. Here is the Project template.

Projects

Current projects

These are work in progress.

Future projects

Projects for the near future.

So far finished projects

Ideas

Release schedule

Like in the most FLOSS projects a release schedule is very rough. There will be no fixed dates and "It's done, when it's done!"

  • The Release process page gather ideas for a more efficient release workflow