Frameforge is a FreeCAD workbench that aids in designing beams and frames, with cut, mitter joins and so on.

Features:

• Create Beams (metal, wood) from a sketch or Edges
• Trim, offset, cut, mitter cut
• Cutout (make holes) from a sketch
• Export a BOM with cut angles, lenght, material

• FreeCAD ≥ v0.21.x

Frameforge workbench can be installed via the Addon Manager

WARNING: When migrating from 0.1.x to 0.2.x, be careful to back-up your projects ! Internal data structures were modified, should be able to migrate, but in case...

Beams are mapped onto Edges or ParametricLine (from a Sketch for instance)

For a start, we are going to create a simple frame.

1. In a new file, switch to the Frameforge workbench.
2. Create a sketch
3. A dialog will open asking you to 'Select orientation'. Choose the XY for instance.
4. Draw a simple square in the sketch... this will be our skeleton

5. Close the Sketch edit mode.

1. Launch the FrameForge Profile tool

2. It opens a FrameForge dialog (with options)

3. Select a profile from the lists (Material / Family / Size).
   Note: Size can be adjusted just below the family, the tool has a lot of predefined profiles. Same for parameters.

4. In the 3D View, select edges to apply the profile creation:

5. Press OK in the Create Profile Task.
   Result: now there are four profiles!

Voila! You have your first frame! For more information, follow the tutorial

Vivien HENRY [email protected]

This workbench is based on MetalWB

Special thanks to:

• Vincent B
• Quentin Plisson
• rockn
• Jonathan Wiedemann

And others people that I don't know but they should be in this thread

FrameForge is licensed under the GPLv3