On this page I will be posting quality video tutorials showing how to model with variables in FreeCAD.
Modeling using variables is a very practical and fast way to model families of parts and assemblies (for example standard parts or standard assemblies).
In 3D CAD software, shape and placement are controlled via parameters that essentially represent various types of variables. FreeCAD has built-in tools that allow you to manage the parameters of the 3D model very well: you can create a table of variables and connect it to certain parameters of the 3D model, you can connect parameters with expressions, define special types of variables and connect them to parameters (Varset)...
I have grouped the tutorials into the following subcategories.
Features
| FreeCAD 0.18: How to use Variables and Equations to Design in FreeCAD | FreeCAD 0.18 For Beginners p.2 - Parametric Modelling |
| FreeCAD 1.0: Add Variable Set (VarSet) Properties to Parametric Model in FreeCAD | FreeCAD 1.0: "Variable Set" in FreeCAD - Simplify Parametric Modeling |
| FreeCAD 0.20 Tip - Configuration Tables | FreeCAD 0.19 Tip - Expressions |
Feature based modeling with variables
| FreeCAD 1.0 - [Tutorial] Ondsel/FreeCAD SubShapeBinder use for closed loop pipe routing | FreeCAD 1.0 - [Tutorial] Ondsel/FreeCAD VariableSet use for parametric design |
| FreeCAD 1.0: It Starts With a VarSet... and Ends With Toy Bricks! Parametric Toy Brick Builder | FreeCAD 0.20: Freecad tutorial (Eng) - Table design using variables and spreadsheet |
| FreeCAD 1.0: Introduction to FreeCAD Part 3: Shape Binders, Expressions, and Spreadsheets | DigiKey | Unlock Parametric Modeling in FreeCAD: Step-by-Step Guide |
CSG modeling with variables
CSG - Constructive solid geometry
| FreeCAD 0.20 Tutorial | Basics of Creation Parametric Model Using Spreadsheet and Part Workbench | One Click Parametric Dovetail Joints - Freecad 1.0 for Woodworking |
| FreeCAD 1.0: FreeCAD Tutorial: Using VarSet To Control Parametric Pattern. | |
Assembly modeling with variables
| FreeCAD 1.0: Total Assembly Control in FreeCAD With One Master Sketch and VarSet | FreeCAD 1.0: Share VarSet Across Files in FreeCAD How to for Assembly Parts |