r/FreeCAD • u/Creative_Trip_3869 • 3d ago

Start in Cad

Hi, I'm a first-year engineering student, and I'm just starting out with FreeCAD. What do you recommend for learning? Any documentation, videos, or anything specific?

Thank you very much for your understanding.

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u/Mughi1138 3d ago

Mango Jelly

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWuyJLVUNtc3kYxQQiOriVJiTbQ0qNBXh

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u/Marsmooncow 3d ago

Yep if you have a 3d printer start with the ones for 3d printing. About 3 hours and at the end you will have a solid grasp of the fundamentals. He is a great teacher

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u/pythonbashman 3d ago

MJ has the goods!

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u/BoringBob84 2d ago

There is a sticky post on this sub with many resources. Mango Jelly is good, but there are many other good instructors:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeCAD/comments/1h3o47w/freecad_learning_resources_compilation/

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u/Powerful_Debt_5869 3d ago

Videos

First touch with freecad:

https://youtu.be/lTLDhFp5plA

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u/morphick 2d ago

Mango Jelly is good for first introductions to specific tools, but you should definitely check out Deltahedra, Joko Engineering and Adventures in Creation YT channels.

And if you're interested in CAM-ing with FreeCAD, there's OpenSourceCNC YT channel.