Release notes 1.0

FreeCAD 1.0 is under development, there is no expected released date yet.

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FreeCAD 1.0 was released on DD MM 2023, get it from the Download page. This page lists all new features and changes.

Older FreeCAD release notes can be found in the Feature list.

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Core system and API

API

New Python API

• ShapeFix_FixSmallFacePy: Class for fixing operations on faces. commit 4c2946c8
• ShapeFix_FixSmallSolidPy: Fixing solids with small size. commit b70d8d37
• ShapeFix_SplitToolPy: Tool for splitting and cutting edges. commit bbecc3f2
• ShapeFix_WireframePy: Provides methods for fixing wireframe of shape. commit 6843a461

Changed Python API

Path Workbench

• Camotics integration. If camotics (version 1.2.2 or later) is installed, a new icon will be added to the Path toolbar. Select a Path Job and press the button to open the Camotics dialog. Then drag the slider to generate a simulated solid at any point in the job. You can also launch the full camotics application to run the animated simulaton. This results in a silent post-processing of the job and creation of a camotics project file. Pull request #6637

• Additional substitution strings for automatic output naming. If output is being split into multiple files, the filenames can automatically substitute the toolcontroller label, WCS, or operation label. This is in addition to the other existing substitution strings like date, job name, etc.

Compilation

Since this release FreeCAD can only be compiled using Qt 5.x and Python 3.x. The lowest supported Python version is 3.8 according to the FreeCAD 1.0 development goals.

To compile FreeCAD see the instructions for Windows, Linux and MacOS.

The supported operating systems are:

• Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11
• Linux Ubuntu Focal Fossa (20.04) and newer
• MacOS: 10.12 Sierra or newer

Known Limitations

32bit Windows

Since FreeCAD 0.19 we no longer officially support 32bit Windows. FreeCAD might work on these systems, but no support is given.

Remote Desktop under Windows

Depending on the OpenGL graphics capabilities of a computer, it might be that one encounters a crash when running FreeCAD via remote desktop. To fix this upgrade your OpenGL driver. Only if this doesn't help:

• Download this OpenGL library for 64bit Windows and extract it.
• Rename the DLL file to opengl32sw.dll and copy it to the bin subfolder of FreeCAD's installation folder (overwrite the existing DLL there).