r/FreeCAD is a subreddit with 67k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, cad, design, modeling, and freecad, and they frequently recommend/review cad software and rendering software.
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Popular Themes in r/FreeCAD
#1
Solution Requests
: "Trying to make a "lid" (separate body) for this housing that matches the profile of the binder. I would like to pad from the binder to the sketch, or from the sketch to the binder, either works for my purposes. A little out of my depth, have never done something this complicated in FreeCAD before."
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Hey guys. Just gonna get started with 3D modeling. Any tips or anything, i'd appreciate it. Thanks!"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Weird error on start-up"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Space mouse is so expensive so i built my own space mouse"
1 post
#5
News
: "FreeCAD v1.1.4 released (maintenance release) which also includes a security update for the 'ZipSlip' vulnerability. It is recommended to update to this latest release."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/FreeCAD
#1
Struggling
31 posts
#2
Cad
31 posts
#3
Design
24 posts
#4
Modeling
21 posts
#5
Freecad
7 posts
#6
Tutorial
4 posts
#7
Constraints
2 posts
#8
Extrude
2 posts
#9
Interface
2 posts
#10
Stl
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/FreeCAD
Cad Software
8 reviews
#1
Solid Edge
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Blender
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
AutoCAD
5.0★ from 1 review
Rendering Software
1 review
#1
Cadrays
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/FreeCAD
#1
📢
: "FreeCAD v1.1.4 released (maintenance release) which also includes a security update for the 'ZipSlip' vulnerability. It is recommended to update to this latest release."
1 post
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Last updated: September 30, 2026