On this page I will post video tutorials showing how to exchange data with FreeCAD, i.e. how to import and export 3D models, 2D drawings and contours, point clouds...
I have arranged the tutorials into categories according to the file format:
STEP format
| FreeCAD 0.19: FreeCAD for Beginners pt.7 - Importing .STEP files and Scaling | Learning FreeCAD for Beginners | 38 | Modifying STEP and STL files |
| FreeCAD 0.20: Edit Step Files For Free - Free Step File Editor - Free Step File Viewer - FreeCAD Part Design | |
DXF and DWG formats
| FreeCAD 1.0: DXF Import Options in FreeCAD (Applicable to DWG) | FreeCAD 1.0: DXF Export Options in FreeCAD (Applicable to DWG) |
| FreeCAD Ondsel 2024: Exporting Drawings to .dxf Made Easy! | Install DWG Import/Export for FreeCAD 0.21 |
| FreeCAD 1.0 Tutorial: How to Export 2D DXF Drawings from 3D Models | Enable Draft Text and Dimensions Export to DXF and DWG from FreeCAD 0.21 with legacy DXF exporter |
| FreeCAD 0.19 Tutorial - Basics - DXF Import | |
SVG format
| FreeCAD 0.19 - Import and Edit SVG files | FreeCAD 0.20 For Beginners | 6 | Using SVG in the Part Workbench |
| FreeCAD 0.21 - Import and modify SVG files (good tutorial but in serbian language) | FreeCAD 1.0 - How to Import SVG into Sketch |
| FreeCAD SVG Tutorial - SVG To 3D Model - SVG GIMP Export - SVG To STL | |
STL format
| FreeCAD 1.1 - How to Edit STL | How to Export High Quality STL or OBJ Model from FreeCAD 0.19 to Blender or 3D Print |
| FreeCAD 1.01: An Example Of Working With STL File (Low Res) In FreeCAD | Import & EDIT STL Files – FreeCAD 1.0 Beginner Guide |
| FreeCAD 0.18 for Beginners pt.3 - Importing and Editing .STL Files | FreeCAD 1.0 - Modifying STL STEP and 3MF files |
IFC format
| FreeCAD 1.1: How to Open or Import IFC File with FreeCAD | FreeCAD 1.0: IFC Modes in FreeCAD |
| How to Find Correct IFC Class for an Object | FreeCAD 1.0: IFC Attributes and IFC Properties in FreeCAD BIM |