# FreeCAD

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## [About the FreeCAD category](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/about-the-freecad-category/3079)

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**Author:** [@TheRiflesSpiral](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/TheRiflesSpiral)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/about-the-freecad-category/3079 "2018-05-01T21:22:25Z")

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FreeCAD is a free 3D CAD software package that will run on Mac, Windows and Linux. It’s fully extensible with Python programming. You can find it at freecadweb.org.

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## [Step by Step guide to creating GCode for the Maslow with FreeCAD](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/step-by-step-guide-to-creating-gcode-for-the-maslow-with-freecad/5279)

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**Author:** [@Walt\_Moorhouse](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Walt_Moorhouse)\
**Replies:** 78\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/step-by-step-guide-to-creating-gcode-for-the-maslow-with-freecad/5279 "2026-02-06T18:27:17Z")

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First, I’d like to thank @Gero and everyone who helped me learn this, in addition to this Tutorial. I thought I’d write it up with some screen shots to help anyone else learn without as much Q&A. This is a simple exampl…

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## [FreeCAD 21 with Maslow upgrade to M2](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/freecad-21-with-maslow-upgrade-to-m2/19503)

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**Author:** [@Strimmer](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Strimmer)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/freecad-21-with-maslow-upgrade-to-m2/19503 "2023-12-01T06:22:23Z")

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I am having pretty good luck working with FreeCad 21 using the Gbrl post processor to my Upgraded Maslow M2. There are a few problems with the standard Gbrl\_post.py. The M3 command is inserted and the MakerVerse softwar…

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## [FreeCAD Not Letting me Pad](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/freecad-not-letting-me-pad/10972)

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**Author:** [@SnailPowered](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/SnailPowered)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/freecad-not-letting-me-pad/10972 "2019-12-02T22:08:55Z")

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I have been trying to model this upright so that I can print a 1:1 template for drilling the holes to ensure that everything is aligned properly but I can’t get it to pad. I’m running this in the latest version of Ubuntu…

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## [Can't create working GCode in FreeCAD](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cant-create-working-gcode-in-freecad/5243)

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**Author:** [@Walt\_Moorhouse](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Walt_Moorhouse)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cant-create-working-gcode-in-freecad/5243 "2018-07-31T20:04:45Z")

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I’ve been trying for several hours to create a simple part in FreeCAD. I have it created and when I run the simulator, it looks great. Unfortunately, the Maslow won’t use it to cut. The main problem appears to be that t…

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## [FreeCAD 0.17 is released](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/freecad-0-17-is-released/3207)

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**Author:** [@Jakob\_Lundberg](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Jakob_Lundberg)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/freecad-0-17-is-released/3207 "2018-05-11T22:53:08Z")

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https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Release\_notes\_0.17