Scientific literature
Description
This page collects some articles published that reference or use the FreeCAD system.
Most of these articles are open-access.
- "Parametric CAD modeling for open source scientific hardware: Comparing OpenSCAD and FreeCAD Python scripts", Felipe Machado, Norberto Malpica, Susana Borromeo, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225795.
- "Low-cost 4D BIM modelling: a comparison between FreeCAD and commercial software", D. Di Donato, Matteo Abita, DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W17-107-2019.
- "Interactive Programming for Parametric CAD", Aman Mathur, Marcus Pirron, Damien Zufferey, DOI: 10.1111/cgf.14046.
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