CAD TUTORIAL : FreeCAD Beginner [EASY GUIDE]

FreeCAD can baffle. CAD tutorials can bemuse. So here I go with an easier approach, learning by doing, and making a practical Phone Holder that can be 3D printed at the end of the tutorial. Deliberately there's nothing demanding or technical here... it's just a step by step build, giving you the confidence to use the tools you need and be able to ignore the many distractions you don't.
And if a phone holder isn't your thing, that's okay, because by following along you'll pick up on FreeCADs way of doing things and quickly begin to acquire the CAD skills you require to tackle your chosen projects.

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[jan-kxc]

no matter how intimidating something is, one's much less worried about it when some calm guy (or should I say "lad") is explaining it to you with a nice British accent

[wax_axiom]

19:03 "I'm now looking at the rear from the proper angle, something that always gives me pleasure"
I can definitely agree with that, my man

[mikemcc]

AT LAAST !!!! a FreeCad tutorial that I can actually understand. The presentation, both the narrative and the illustrations, were superb. Thank you.

[mattivy]

IF YOU DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT FREECAD, THIS IS THE PERFECT TUTORIAL!!! THANKS MAN!!!

[bjornkunze]

At the time of watching, this video is two years old and it's still the best quick start guide for FreeCAD I could find!
Congrats mate, this was the perfect mixture of "People who start from scratch need to know THESE things", "This GUI escaped a timecapsule from the 90s, I need to tell my viewers what's actually important" and "Lets make this informative, relaxing and funny at the same time"
Thanks to this, I was able to model a spool holder in half an hour without any prior CAD experience. You get my full recommendation!

[TheAgentOfMak]

Even years after posting, no one has been able to compete with your brilliance!

Absolutely loved the video, I'm only sad there was never a Part 2 of this madman with a pc😝

Anyways, a big thank you VOG!💚

[TheCrystalAtom]

I am new to CAD and was checking into several other videos until I found this one. Definitely the best introductory FreeCAD tutorial. It's so sad that there was no series and RIP.

[seg]

How this video doesn't have millions of views is absolutely baffling! By far the best video to follow along to for freecad. And it was perfect for me wanting to make a phone stand a certain way. Thank you for your tutorials. And the jokes make the video so much easier to go along with, in my opinion 💯

[adjbutler]

you nailed the "happy voice" that makes any beginner tutorial fun and interesting while avoiding making the learner free overwhelmed or feeling talked down to... great job!

[CHRIS_HITCHCOCK]

60 seconds in and I knew I was onto a winner with this channel. 90 seconds in and I subscribed.

[threedotsonedash]

Only half through the video & already wanting to say thank you. This is easy to follow.

[ПётрПроценко-бк]

Somehow everybody dims himself a great teacher and improvises when making a learning video, but this author actually prepared a lesson, a script and thougtfully executed with no monotonous voice or pauses, wrong steps and mumbling and jumbling. I liked this video more then everything before.

[DeeJayh]

This was a wonderful tutorial. I checked your videos and saw you never made this into a series. That's a shame, you have such a talent for having the right amount of learning and abstracting what you were trying to teach in order to get fundamentals down. Here's hoping you might pick this back up.

[zaledalen]

I've been looking for a video like this for weeks. What a joy and relief to find it. All the other ones, talking, clicking away, no possibility of seeing what they were clicking on or where it was to be found. This one is so clear. Simply wonderful. Thanks so much for putting it out there.

[drewt.]

I'm only 4 minutes in as an absolute beginner in cad and loving the way you teach! Cause I'm a baby. Subscribed and thumbs up.

[joemalinak]

@ 19:04 great line. "..and I'm now looking at the rear from the proper angle. Something that always brings me pleasure." Just be careful. Looking at the rear too long could get you reported to HR. 😅
Freecad is the first cad program I've ever tried to use. I never imagined that it was so complicated to render what seems such a basic design. Following along step by step will help familiarize me with the different functions where I can finally design what I'm wanting to.

[JohnKall-ptik]

I just lost my way! I stared with this tutorial . . . and then went on to others . . . wish I had stayed with this person/tutorial. You do a fine job of teaching with a wry sense of humor, too! THX.

[jeweldey]

Glad your doing this tutorial! I down loaded FreeCAD 2 weeks ago and kinda gave up on learning it. I had watched a few tutorials from other Youtubers, they were either going too fast (skipping functions) or to slow (exhaustively going over every function's detail). Your tutorial moves at the right speed for me. I can actually make something now. Thank you!

[RealityCheckThat]

Even if I didn't want to learn FreeCad I'd still watch this tutorial for the entertainment value!!
Great tutorial!

[gretamarie]

By far the best tutorial out there. Thank you so much for putting in the work to teach us how to use FreeCad! Without this video I would've been totally lost!