FreeCAD Defeaturing Workbench

Intended for editing STEP models, removing/adding of selected features from the model

Features

• Features a set of tools to edit a Shape or a STEP model, removing hole(s), face(s), simplifying the model, changing the tolerance, applying Fuzzy Boolean operations etc...
• Tools to create more solid shape(s), from edge(s), face(s) or shell(s).
• Possiblity using direct modeling of the model, when the history of operations is unavailable. (This is the case for 3D STEP models).
• Useful in situations to quickly remove proprietary details of the model before sharing it. See Defeaturing
• More details at wiki.freecadweb.org/Defeaturing_Workbench

Prerequisites

• FreeCAD v0.15 r4671
• FreeCAD v0.16 >= r6712
• FreeCAD v0.17 >= r13522
• FreeCAD v0.18+
• Recommended: OCCT v7.3.0 or greater

Installation

Install via the FreeCAD Addon Manager

Screenshots

Release notes:

• v1.1: Improve README + typo fixes
• v1.0.1: Initial version

Developers

• Defeaturing tools: Maurice @easyw