{"id":4861,"date":"2015-04-11T15:35:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T15:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2015-04-11T15:35:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T15:35:37","slug":"install-freecad-0-15-in-ubuntu-1404","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2015\/04\/install-freecad-0-15-in-ubuntu-1404\/","title":{"rendered":"Install\/Upgrade to FreeCAD 0.15 in Ubuntu 14.04\/14.10"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FreeCAD<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

What’s New in FreeCAD 0.15:<\/p>\n

  • Cutting objects with planes is possible now.<\/li>\n
  • IFC filter is based on the most recent IfcOpenShell library, it’s faster and supports the exporting of IFC files now, thus making FreeCAD two-way compatible in BIM workflows.<\/li>\n
  • New Panel object allows creating all sorts of panel-like objects.<\/li>\n
  • New Arch Equipment object makes it possible to add lighting appliances, sanitary equipments, furniture and all kinds of interior design objects.<\/li>\n
  • New Roof tool provides more control over roof features such as thickness, length of the overflow etc.<\/li>\n

    Read the release note<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

    \"freecad-main\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Install \/Upgrade to FreeCAD 0.15 in Ubuntu\/Linux Mint:<\/b><\/p>\n

    The new release has been made into its PPA repository<\/a>, available for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, and Linux Mint 17.<\/p>\n

    1. To add the PPA, open terminal from the Dash or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command:<\/p>\n

    sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:freecad-maintainers\/freecad-stable<\/pre>\n
    2. After adding the PPA, you should be able to upgrade your FreeCAD installation using Software Updater<\/b> or Update Manager.<\/p>\n
    Or run below commands one by one directly in terminal:<\/p>\n
    sudo apt-get update\n\nsudo apt-get install freecad<\/pre>\n
    That’s it. Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    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: Cutting objects with planes is possible now. IFC filter is based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1261,1260],"class_list":["post-4861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howtos","tag-3d-cad-modeller","tag-freecad"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}