It isn't complete (e.g. there is no dimensioning readily available), and suffers from ongoing development that results in occasional crashes.

Extremely time consuming and frustrating for the amount of work produced.

FreeCAD has been a vital part of my work life for a year now. It has been very instrumental in my work towards my master's degree and i am quite happy with the software.

The user interface is user-friendly and intuitive, making it easy for users of all skill levels to get started.

This is the best Free CAD software for anyone who have enough free time to learn a new software if you learn how to use you don't need any other.

This software has been used to create hundreds of drawings for mocking up ideas.

Developing a model in this is somewhat straightforward once you have the logic understood (which is an odd form in itself).

Poor and very complicated user interface. 3D surface generation can not react that you desire.

I've only been using FreeCAD for a short time, so I'm by no means an expert, but I've seen that this is a great software and I donated to its development because of that.

It's free, which is good for beginners at CAD or those with a low budget. It has a basic CAD drafting tools.

Being a community-based free software, it's still seeing lots of improvements. Constant feedback is allowing it to better improve functionality and integration across disciplines.

It has very limited functionality and is weak on 3D CAD.

The controls can be frustrating at times. It's also a bit lacking in the amount of features.

Easy to use and the fuctionalities are well illustrated. User friendly and not that complex to do your work.

FreeCAD has been a Godsend for developing and evaluating my ideas and I would definitely recommend it if you are a small business with minimal or no budget for expensive CAD software.

The community that uses FreeCAD is always helpful and the resources available for learning are plentiful.

Having used this software a few times, i thought it was good value for money and was easy to use.

User can easily sketch, constraint a geometry, draft a models from 3D into 2D. The user interface is user friendly.

For me it is very difficult to do the transition from 2D to 3D because there are a lots of options that I do no manage for work in three dimensions.

Quiet a user friendly software and the biggest advantage is that the software is free.

The interface takes a bit to get used to, but its not a huge curve by any means. Geometric constraints work great.

This is a pretty darn intuitive parametric CAD program. I love that its open source and is maintained by a great community.

It can be somewhat harder to pickup, and in case any complexities or faults arise, workarounds can often be a pain to deal with.

With no prior knowledge of 3D designing, it was a big challenge to learn it over a matter of few days. Surprisingly FreeCAD  was very helpful because of its simplicity and user friendly features.

This is a good software for 3D design. It is for free and there is a great community that can give support to you, with a lot of tutorials in Youtube.

I use FreeCAD to design/integrate enclosures, and create mockups for internal use. It can't compete with SolidWorks, which I use for client work, but of course SolidWorks can't compete on the price.

I personally like this software. Don't break your pocket (Completely free of charge).

Overall it is a great software to have in your business it works wonders and most of all it is free, I absolutely recommend it.

I love that it’s free first of all. The projections from all angles is amazing and really helpful when designing for clients so they can really get a full picture of what you are designing.

I had my proposal template converted and it looked awful and I had to pay for it. You allow google sheets integration but not google docs so I can work on my normal proposal format.

It’s very easy to use and very friendly for people that aren’t so good with computers.

Ease of use, clean layout, clean user interface, great tutorials available, quick response to questions.

Customer service is great and the team is very willing to work with and train you. Ve enjoyed the process of integrating our company infrastructure into the platform.

In this software Social media integration feature is great. Schedule the appointment with customer, appointment synchronization with google calendar awesome.

It's cloud hosted, and offers a very slick app to access from mobile devices. The standout to me is comparison to similar products is the ease of estimating job costs.

Amazing!!! I absolutely love having job progress (JP) to manage and grow my business.

The Old timers here understand it as well and that huge. I am very satisfied with the company and highly recommend them.

Workflow functionality / customization is fantastic.

Adding photos messed the app up which made my job frustrating.

The tracking and scheduling of customers is very nice. It has nice reporting options.

Ease of use and functionality are very good for all aspects of managing job.

I've had a wonderful experience with the software and support when needed. JobProgress is doing a wonderful job.

Errors constantly on form creation while using mobile device. Jobs hide when they are transferd  from sales people.

Being able to quickly generate an estimate to a proposal is very helpful in our office. I like the act that the photos are easily accessible.

As I am learning  more about the program the more I am realizing that it is helping the company as a whole. I absolutely love this program and will possible us it until I cant anymore.

This software is awesome full user friendly. Third party integration in this software is awesome.

EVERYTHING to be totally honest with you! it is so user friendly and easy to use and the support is outstanding.

I like the fact I can store a tremendous amount of pictures realative to a job and can easily send them to a client. I like having the ability to share info with other members of the team.

It was easy to initially integrate, but the program capability is a mile wide and an inch deep. You don't have to scratch too far to hit bottom in any area.

I love that it is linked to Quickbooks and sends notices when customers view and accept contracts. Customer service is great.

Photo Upload speed terrible. We now have it Linked with Company Cam.

Beta version is impressive and when we received a demonstration at the IRE, we were really excited with the capabilities.

Customer support is top notch - very quick to respond. Ease of use emailing customers.

I love everything about JobProgress. It has made my new business a lot easier than it would have been without it and I'm glad I made the investment in the program.

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FreeCAD is an open-source, customizable 3D modeler that helps users in mechanical engineering and product design. Designed as a scriptable CAD solution, the software allows users to manage architectural and electrical design functions.


Primary features of FreeCAD include geometry kernels, rendering, a sketcher, modular architecture, a robot simulation, standard formats and path mode. Additionally, the solution has an integrated Python interpreter and API to handle geometry representation, interface and applications. The software provides GUI based on the Qt framework along with the inventor 3D viewer enabling users to manage rendering and scene graph representation.


FreeCAD also portrays native support of STEP and IGES formats, Boolean operations, fillets and geometric entities. The software extends support through documentation and tutorials.
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<H2>What is FreeCAD?</H2>
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<p> FreeCAD is an open-source, customizable 3D modeler that helps users in mechanical engineering and product design. Designed as a scriptable CAD solution, the software allows users to manage architectural and electrical design functions. </p> 
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<H2>How do you use FreeCAD?</H2>
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<p>After downloading, users operate the software within the 'Main Area View', which enables the design of 2D or 3D geometrical objects in a variety of different views.  FreeCAD is based on a 'workbench' concept which separates a collection of tools needed for a specific task, such as 2D drawings, meshes, or constrained sketching.  </p> 
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<H2>How much does FreeCAD cost?</H2>
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<p>FreeCAD is open-source software available free for download. </p> 
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<H2>Who uses FreeCAD?</H2>
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<p> FreeCAD is used by a diverse community of users from developers, product designers, and mechanical engineers. </p> 
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<H2>Does FreeCAD have an app?</H2>
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<p>FreeCAD does not have a standalone app.  Its open-source software must be downloaded to a local machine for direct access.</p> 
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