One of the things you may come across is that you want to edit an STL file you downloaded. Some sizes may not fit your wishes and you want to change that. Here you can read how i fix this!

As i use FreeCAD for my 3D designs, i like to use it as much as possible. So i also modify STL files with it. However, sometimes an STL model can be unsuitable for FreeCAD. It can be too heavy or it has some other errors inside it.

I always edit my STL files with FreeCAD. But there are other options like Blender or Meshmixer for example.

I created a few videos about editing STL files and here’s one of them below. In this video, i use the Part Design workbench, instead of the Part workbench. The Part Design workbench is one of my favorite workbenches to create designs with.

I create almost all of my 3D designs with FreeCAD. It’s a free 3D parametric modeler. I create(d) a lot of tutorials about FreeCAD, so you can start learning now at the AllVisuals4U video channel!

It’s very adjustable to your needs, because there are many so called workbenches, which have tools for many specific disciplines in 3D design, like fasteners or specific part design.

FreeCAD may not be the easiest way to design your 3D models, but if you’re dedicated to learn this software, i think you will really like it! The concept of this software is that it’s a parametric 3D modeler. So every object created is captured by features and constraints. It’s open source and developed by only a few people and developers who contribute to the software. You shouldn’t compare FreeCAD with paid software, but as a free software, FreeCAD is awesome! The video in this post will give you a quick impression of how FreeCAD looks like.