
Is FreeCAD really free? Even for commercial use?Ī. For further details about installation, refer to the installing page for your operating system (Windows, Linux or Mac). On Ubuntu, the FreeCAD team also maintains its own PPA repositories. If you are on Debian, Fedora or Ubuntu and some other distributions, FreeCAD is already included in the standard software repositories and you can simply install it with the software manager. If you are on Windows or Mac OS, the simplest way is to head to the Download page, where you'll find several ready-to-install packages. What is the easiest way to install FreeCAD on my system?Ī. The only prerequisite is that your graphics card or chipset must support OpenGL, preferably no older than v2.0.

If your computer is running a current operating system, chances are FreeCAD will run. In contrast to most 3D CAD software, FreeCAD can run smoothly on the most modest computers - it's been known to run on Pentium IV and Intel Core2 Solo CPUs. What are the prerequisites for running FreeCAD?Ī.
