FreeCAD/C2/Installation-of-FreeCAD/English

Title of the script: Installation of FreeCAD

Author: Rani Parvathy, Madhuri Ganapathi

Keywords: FreeCAD, download and install, AppImage file, toolbar, set preferences, FreeCAD project, Open a project, video tutorial.

Visual Cue	Narration
Slide Number 1 Title Slide	Welcome to the tutorial on Installation of FreeCAD.
Slide Number 2 Learning Objectives	In this tutorial, we will learn to, Download and install FreeCAD on Windows OS and Ubuntu Linux OS Open the FreeCAD interface Open Draft workbench and Draw a circle
Slide Number 3 System and Software Requirement	To record this tutorial, I am using, Windows 11 Microsoft Edge web browser v127.0.26 Ubuntu Linux OS version 22.04 Firefox web browser version 128.0.3 FreeCAD version 0.21.2 A working internet connection to download FreeCAD.
Slide Number 4 Pre-requisites	To follow this tutorial, Learners must be familiar with basic computer and internet skills.
Slide Number 5 Download link https://www.freecad.org/	Download link for FreeCAD is shown here.
Open the web browser and go to the FreeCAD website.	Open any web browser and go to the given FreeCAD download link.
Click on Download. Cursor next to 0.21.2.	Click on the Download link on the top. The current release is 0.21.2.
Cursor next to 0.21.2. Hover over Windows, macOS and Linux link.	When you practice this tutorial, the version number may be different. Scroll down and notice the downloadable files for many operating systems.
Scroll down and cursor on the link for Addons and Github link.	Scroll down and notice the downloadable FreeCAD macros and Addons. The source code is available at Github.
Slide Number 7 Download and install on Windows 11 OS	Let’s Download and install FreeCAD on Windows 11.
Click on Windows 64-bit installer.	Scroll up and click on the windows 64-bit installer option.
Show the downloading file message.	The download may start automatically in some systems.
Show screenshot of save file dialogue box.	If a dialog box opens, choose to save the file and click on Save.
Show the completed file download icon.	Allow the download of the .exe file to complete.
Open the file manager.	Open the File Manager.
Go to the Downloads folder.	Go to the Downloads folder. The file is downloaded to the Downloads folder for me.
Double click on the FreeCAD-0.21.2-WIN-x64-installer-1.exe file.	Double click on the executable FreeCAD installer file to start the installation.
Click on Yes at the prompt.	The user account control prompts the user to confirm to proceed further. Click on Yes to proceed.
Click on Next.	A setup wizard dialog box opens. Choose Next to proceed further.
Click on Next.	You may read the license terms and then click on Next.
Click on Next.	I will retain the default options to be installed for all users in the computer. Click on Next.
Point to 2GB Click on Next.	I will also retain the default install location for FreeCAD. 2GB space is required to complete the installation. Click on Next to proceed to the next step.
Click on Next.	Click on Next to proceed.
Click on Install.	Again I will retain the defaults in the next step and click on Install.
Click on Finish.	After the installation is complete, click on Finish to complete and close.
Press the Windows key. Type FreeCAD in the form and choose FreeCAD app.	To open the installed software, click on the Start menu. In the search bar next to it type FreeCAD and press Enter. The FreeCAD interface opens.
Slide Number 8 Download and Install on Ubuntu Linux	Let us download and install FreeCAD on Ubuntu Linux OS 22.04
Cursor on the Linux Appimage file. Click on it.	Appimage file is available for Linux OS. Let us click on it.
Click on the Linux 64-bit Appimage link.	The appimage file will be downloaded. If a save file prompt appears, save the file to your computer.
Show completed download.	Allow the file download to complete. AppImage is a compiled single file of the software. This can be used without further installation.
Press Ctrl, Alt and T keys together.	We will use terminal commands to open FreeCAD on Ubuntu OS. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl, Alt and T keys together.
Type cd Downloads and press Enter.	Terminal opens. The file is saved in the Downloads folder for me. Change the directory to the Downloads folder.
Type, ls and press Enter.	Type ls to list the files in the directory.
Scroll up and show the FreeCAD file.	Notice the FreeCAD appImage file. It is already compiled for you.
Change to Executable File >chmod u+x FreeCAD_0.21.2-Linux-x86_64.AppImage	If you have a non-executable file, please type the below command on the terminal prompt.
Type ./FreeCAD_0.21.2-Linux-x86_64.AppImage and press Enter.	In the terminal type the filename as seen and press Enter to open FreeCAD. Some of you may use different versions of the OS.
Show screenshot of error message.	If the OS is Ubuntu 22.04, there may be some missing libraries. And the interface will not open.
Click the link https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE	The commands to install the required libraries are listed in this website.
Copy the commands from the website. Ctrl + Shift + V paste on the terminl. Type the system password.	Copy the commands from the website. Paste the commands on the terminal prompt. Type the system password If prompted and press Enter to continue. The repository will be added to the system. Now type this command to open FreeCAD.
Show FreeCAD interface.	The FreeCAD interface opens. Do not close this terminal while working with the software.
Show the appimage. Right-click on the image. Select the Run option from the context menu.	Let us open FreeCAD directly using the appimage. Right-click on the image and select the Run option from the context menu.
Click on File >> New'.	To create a new exercise, click on File, and select New.
Cursor on Workbench(shown using forward arrow). For the workbench option, select Draft.	Click on the blue arrow to switch between the Workbenches. Start option is shown as the default workbench. In the menu option on the top, select Draft workbench.
Show the changed interface.	This may take some time to load. Notice the changes in the interface menu options.
Cursor on Draft creation tools (click on the >>) on the toolbar.	Now let us draw a circle on the canvas. Click on the Circle tool on the toolbar.
Point to the cursor.	The cursor changes to a plus sign.
Point to the Combo View. Point to the Circle dialog box.	In the left panel Combo View opens. In the Combo View, Circle dialog box opens with various options.
Drag the cursor to draw the circle. In the Radius field type 30 and press Enter key.	Drag the cursor to draw the model circle. You can see the Radius field in the Circle dialog box. Let us change the radius to 30 mm and press Enter. A circle is drawn on the panel.
Click on File, Select Save. Point to the dialog box. Type the file name as exercise01. Click on Save button.	Let us now save the file. Click on File, and select Save. Save FreeCAD dialog box opens. Save the file in an appropriate folder. Type the filename as exercise01 and click on Save button.
Click on File, Exit.	Now, Let’s close the program. Click on File, Exit to quit FreeCAD.
Slide Number 6 Summary	With this we come to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarize. In this tutorial we have, Downloaded and installed FreeCAD on Windows OS and Ubuntu Linux OS Opened the FreeCAD interface Opened Draft workbench and Drew a circle
Slide Number 7 Assignment https://www.freecad.org/forum/	For assignment activity, please do the following. Explore the FreeCAD interface and Browse through the user forum and help links
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	This tutorial is contributed by Rani Parvathy, and Madhuri Ganapathi. Thank you for joining.

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