# About the FreeCAD category

**URL:** <https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/about-the-freecad-category/3079>\
**Category:** FreeCAD\
**Created:** [April 2, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/about-the-freecad-category/3079 "2018-04-02T13:58:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![TheRiflesSpiral](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/theriflesspiral/32/20_2.png) [@TheRiflesSpiral](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/TheRiflesSpiral)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/about-the-freecad-category/3079/1 "2018-04-02T13:58:08Z")

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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](http://freecadweb.org).

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**Author:** ![Jose\_Miguel\_Giraldez](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/jose_miguel_giraldez/32/21545_2.png) [@Jose\_Miguel\_Giraldez](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Jose_Miguel_Giraldez)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/about-the-freecad-category/3079/2 "2018-05-01T21:22:25Z")

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I am using Freecad to generate the Gcode for the sled. I want to compare how different is the NC file from the makercam.

I just finished modeling the sled

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/f/f6d085d76c423b2dca37fdc208eb915d1731902f.png)  
I’ll start with the CAM right away.