A new stable release of FreeCAD, an open ource parametric 3D CAD modeler, was released a few days ago. It features a great variety of improvements in many workbenches, as well as fancy new things like Occulus Rift support.
What’s New in FreeCAD 0.15:
Read the release note for more details.
Install /Upgrade to FreeCAD 0.15 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint:
The new release has been made into its PPA repository, available for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, and Linux Mint 17.
1. To add the PPA, open terminal from the Dash or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command:
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:freecad-maintainers/freecad-stable
2. After adding the PPA, you should be able to upgrade your FreeCAD installation using Software Updater or Update Manager.
Or run below commands one by one directly in terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install freecad
That’s it. Enjoy!
Just a little clarification:
The current (official) FreeCAD icon is this one:
http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Freecad.svg
Dear Sir,
This was just what I was looking for, and look forward to reading more of your blogs.
Thank you,
Roland
Ubuntu 14.04 on 6 year old HP 6515b laptop. Installed a month ago.
I’m below a newbie.
THANK YOU, Ji! This was the only set of instructions that I was able to use to install FreeCAD successfully on Ubuntu 14.04.
Thanks Ji! I tried to install Freecad on Mint 17.1 using the package installer that comes with the OS. It installed Freecad .14, but with missing path/library names, which of course meant that the installed program wasn’t fully functional… Very confusing to new comers! Tip of the iceberg was the missing Start Screen and the links to tutorials, user guides, etc etc. Your instructions were concise and effective. I now have Freecad .15 installed with all the required paths included.
Dear Ji.
Thanks a lot for the information. Very useful.
Is there any difference to upgrade to FreeCAD 0.16?
I Installed free cad but the dwg files are not opening, error message coming is dwg support is disabled please help to resolve
Hi Ji m;
I Installed free cad but the .dxf files can not be imported. I am under ubuntu 14.04.
thank you for your time and assistance