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== Introduction ==
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The FreeCAD interface is based on Qt, a well known graphical user interface toolkit, particularly used in Linux, but also available in Windows and MacOS.
The FreeCAD interface is based on Qt, a well known graphical user interface toolkit, particularly used in Linux, but also available in Windows and MacOS.


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[[File:FreeCAD_interface_base.png|1024px]]
[[File:FreeCAD_interface_base.png|1024px]]


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{{Caption|Standard FreeCAD interface in 0.19.}}
{{Caption|Standard FreeCAD interface in 0.19.}}


== Components of the interface ==
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Like many pieces of software, FreeCAD includes a standard menu bar, and then a series of toolbars and panels where the user tools exist.
Like many pieces of software, FreeCAD includes a standard menu bar, and then a series of toolbars and panels where the user tools exist.


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The standard menus are: {{MenuCommand|File}}, {{MenuCommand|Edit}}, {{MenuCommand|View}}, {{MenuCommand|Tools}}, {{MenuCommand|Macro}}, {{MenuCommand|Windows}}, {{MenuCommand|Help}}.
The standard menus are: {{MenuCommand|File}}, {{MenuCommand|Edit}}, {{MenuCommand|View}}, {{MenuCommand|Tools}}, {{MenuCommand|Macro}}, {{MenuCommand|Windows}}, {{MenuCommand|Help}}.


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The standard toolbars that appear in the interface are:
The standard toolbars that appear in the interface are:
* File toolbar: tools to work with files, open documents, copy, paste, undo and redo actions.
* File toolbar: tools to work with files, open documents, copy, paste, undo and redo actions.
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* Structure toolbar: tools to organize objects in the document, and create links to additional documents.
* Structure toolbar: tools to organize objects in the document, and create links to additional documents.


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The main panels that allow working with objects are:
The main panels that allow working with objects are:
* [[3D view|3D view]]: the area where 2D and 3D geometry is drawn.
* [[3D view|3D view]]: the area where 2D and 3D geometry is drawn.
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* [[DAG view|DAG view]]: an alternative to the [[tree view|tree view]], which shows the relationships between different objects through a graph.
* [[DAG view|DAG view]]: an alternative to the [[tree view|tree view]], which shows the relationships between different objects through a graph.


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See also:
See also:
* [[Interface Customization|Interface Customization]]
* [[Interface Customization|Interface Customization]]


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Revision as of 12:33, 28 September 2019

Introduction

The FreeCAD interface is based on Qt, a well known graphical user interface toolkit, particularly used in Linux, but also available in Windows and MacOS.

File:FreeCAD interface base.png

Standard FreeCAD interface in 0.19.

Components of the interface

Like many pieces of software, FreeCAD includes a standard menu bar, and then a series of toolbars and panels where the user tools exist.

The standard menus are: File, Edit, View, Tools, Macro, Windows, Help.

The standard toolbars that appear in the interface are:

  • File toolbar: tools to work with files, open documents, copy, paste, undo and redo actions.
  • Workbench toolbar: tool to select the active workbench.
  • Macro toolbar: tools to record and execute macros.
  • View toolbar: tools to control how objects appear in the 3D view.
  • Structure toolbar: tools to organize objects in the document, and create links to additional documents.

The main panels that allow working with objects are:

  • 3D view: the area where 2D and 3D geometry is drawn.
  • Combo view: the panel that contains the tree view, the task panel, and the property editor.
  • Tree view: the element that shows all objects in the document and their parametric history.
  • Task panel: the panel that shows different actions and options depending on the drawing tool selected.
  • Property editor: the place where object properties are modified.
  • Selection view: the panel that shows elements that are currently selected.
  • Report view: the text box that shows different messages from the application and its tools.
  • Python console: the editor that allows running Python code interactively to see results in the 3D view.
  • Status bar: the bar that shows certain messages from the application, and that has the mouse navigation selector.
  • DAG view: an alternative to the tree view, which shows the relationships between different objects through a graph.

See also:

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