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SKILL.md
--- frontmatter
name: freecad-scripts
description: 'Expert skill for writing FreeCAD Python scripts, macros, and automation. Use when asked to create FreeCAD models, parametric objects, Part/Mesh/Sketcher scripts, workbench tools, GUI dialogs with PySide, Coin3D scenegraph manipulation, or any FreeCAD Python API task. Covers FreeCAD scripting basics, geometry creation, FeaturePython objects, interface tools, and macro development.'

FreeCAD Scripts

Expert skill for generating production-quality Python scripts for the FreeCAD CAD application. Interprets shorthand, quasi-code, and natural language descriptions of 3D modeling tasks and translates them into correct FreeCAD Python API calls.

When to Use This Skill

  • Writing Python scripts for FreeCAD's built-in console or macro system
  • Creating or manipulating 3D geometry (Part, Mesh, Sketcher, Path, FEM)
  • Building parametric FeaturePython objects with custom properties
  • Developing GUI tools using PySide/Qt within FreeCAD
  • Manipulating the Coin3D scenegraph via Pivy
  • Creating custom workbenches or Gui Commands
  • Automating repetitive CAD operations with macros
  • Converting between mesh and solid representations
  • Scripting FEM analyses, raytracing, or drawing exports

Prerequisites

  • FreeCAD installed (0.19+ recommended; 0.21+/1.0+ for latest API)
  • Python 3.x (bundled with FreeCAD)
  • For GUI work: PySide2 (bundled with FreeCAD)
  • For scenegraph: Pivy (bundled with FreeCAD)

FreeCAD Python Environment

FreeCAD embeds a Python interpreter. Scripts run in an environment where these key modules are available:

python
import FreeCAD          # Core module (also aliased as 'App')
import FreeCADGui       # GUI module (also aliased as 'Gui') — only in GUI mode
import Part             # Part workbench — BRep/OpenCASCADE shapes
import Mesh             # Mesh workbench — triangulated meshes
import Sketcher         # Sketcher workbench — 2D constrained sketches
import Draft            # Draft workbench — 2D drawing tools
import Arch             # Arch/BIM workbench
import Path             # Path/CAM workbench
import FEM              # FEM workbench
import TechDraw         # TechDraw workbench (replaces Drawing)
import BOPTools         # Boolean operations
import CompoundTools    # Compound shape utilities

The FreeCAD Document Model

python
# Create or access a document
doc = FreeCAD.newDocument("MyDoc")
doc = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument

# Add objects
box = doc.addObject("Part::Box", "MyBox")
box.Length = 10.0
box.Width = 10.0
box.Height = 10.0

# Recompute
doc.recompute()

# Access objects
obj = doc.getObject("MyBox")
obj = doc.MyBox  # Attribute access also works

# Remove objects
doc.removeObject("MyBox")

Core Concepts

Vectors and Placements

python
import FreeCAD

# Vectors
v1 = FreeCAD.Vector(1, 0, 0)
v2 = FreeCAD.Vector(0, 1, 0)
v3 = v1.cross(v2)          # Cross product
d = v1.dot(v2)              # Dot product
v4 = v1 + v2                # Addition
length = v1.Length           # Magnitude
v_norm = FreeCAD.Vector(v1)
v_norm.normalize()           # In-place normalize

# Rotations
rot = FreeCAD.Rotation(FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 1), 45)  # axis, angle(deg)
rot = FreeCAD.Rotation(0, 0, 45)                       # Euler angles (yaw, pitch, roll)

# Placements (position + orientation)
placement = FreeCAD.Placement(
    FreeCAD.Vector(10, 20, 0),    # translation
    FreeCAD.Rotation(0, 0, 45),   # rotation
    FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0)       # center of rotation
)
obj.Placement = placement

# Matrix (4x4 transformation)
import math
mat = FreeCAD.Matrix()
mat.move(FreeCAD.Vector(10, 0, 0))
mat.rotateZ(math.radians(45))

Creating and Manipulating Geometry (Part Module)

The Part module wraps OpenCASCADE and provides BRep solid modeling:

python
import FreeCAD
import Part

# --- Primitive Shapes ---
box = Part.makeBox(10, 10, 10)               # length, width, height
cyl = Part.makeCylinder(5, 20)               # radius, height
sphere = Part.makeSphere(10)                  # radius
cone = Part.makeCone(5, 2, 10)               # r1, r2, height
torus = Part.makeTorus(10, 2)                 # major_r, minor_r

# --- Wires and Edges ---
edge1 = Part.makeLine((0, 0, 0), (10, 0, 0))
edge2 = Part.makeLine((10, 0, 0), (10, 10, 0))
edge3 = Part.makeLine((10, 10, 0), (0, 0, 0))
wire = Part.Wire([edge1, edge2, edge3])

# Circles and arcs
circle = Part.makeCircle(5)                   # radius
arc = Part.makeCircle(5, FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0),
                       FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 1), 0, 180)  # start/end angle

# --- Faces ---
face = Part.Face(wire)                        # From a closed wire

# --- Solids from Faces/Wires ---
extrusion = face.extrude(FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 10))       # Extrude
revolved = face.revolve(FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0),
                         FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 1), 360)    # Revolve

# --- Boolean Operations ---
fused = box.fuse(cyl)           # Union
cut = box.cut(cyl)              # Subtraction
common = box.common(cyl)        # Intersection
fused_clean = fused.removeSplitter()  # Clean up seams

# --- Fillets and Chamfers ---
filleted = box.makeFillet(1.0, box.Edges)          # radius, edges
chamfered = box.makeChamfer(1.0, box.Edges)        # dist, edges

# --- Loft and Sweep ---
loft = Part.makeLoft([wire1, wire2], True)          # wires, solid
swept = Part.Wire([path_edge]).makePipeShell([profile_wire],
                                              True, False)  # solid, frenet

# --- BSpline Curves ---
from FreeCAD import Vector
points = [Vector(0,0,0), Vector(1,2,0), Vector(3,1,0), Vector(4,3,0)]
bspline = Part.BSplineCurve()
bspline.interpolate(points)
edge = bspline.toShape()

# --- Show in document ---
Part.show(box, "MyBox")    # Quick display (adds to active doc)
# Or explicitly:
doc = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument or FreeCAD.newDocument()
obj = doc.addObject("Part::Feature", "MyShape")
obj.Shape = box
doc.recompute()

Topological Exploration

python
shape = obj.Shape

# Access sub-elements
shape.Vertexes    # List of Vertex objects
shape.Edges       # List of Edge objects
shape.Wires       # List of Wire objects
shape.Faces       # List of Face objects
shape.Shells      # List of Shell objects
shape.Solids      # List of Solid objects

# Bounding box
bb = shape.BoundBox
print(bb.XMin, bb.XMax, bb.YMin, bb.YMax, bb.ZMin, bb.ZMax)
print(bb.Center)

# Properties
shape.Volume
shape.Area
shape.Length       # For edges/wires
face.Surface       # Underlying geometric surface
edge.Curve         # Underlying geometric curve

# Shape type
shape.ShapeType    # "Solid", "Shell", "Face", "Wire", "Edge", "Vertex", "Compound"

Mesh Module

python
import Mesh

# Create mesh from vertices and facets
mesh = Mesh.Mesh()
mesh.addFacet(
    0.0, 0.0, 0.0,   # vertex 1
    1.0, 0.0, 0.0,   # vertex 2
    0.0, 1.0, 0.0    # vertex 3
)

# Import/Export
mesh = Mesh.Mesh("/path/to/file.stl")
mesh.write("/path/to/output.stl")

# Convert Part shape to Mesh
import Part
import MeshPart
shape = Part.makeBox(1, 1, 1)
mesh = MeshPart.meshFromShape(Shape=shape, LinearDeflection=0.1,
                                AngularDeflection=0.5)

# Convert Mesh to Part shape
shape = Part.Shape()
shape.makeShapeFromMesh(mesh.Topology, 0.05)  # tolerance
solid = Part.makeSolid(shape)

Sketcher Module

Create a sketch on XY plane

sketch = doc.addObject("Sketcher::SketchObject", "MySketch") sketch.Placement = FreeCAD.Placement( FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0), FreeCAD.Rotation(0, 0, 0, 1) )

Add geometry (returns geometry index)

idx_line = sketch.addGeometry(Part.LineSegment( FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0), FreeCAD.Vector(10, 0, 0))) idx_circle = sketch.addGeometry(Part.Circle( FreeCAD.Vector(5, 5, 0), FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 1), 3))

Add constraints

sketch.addConstraint(Sketcher.Constraint("Coincident", 0, 2, 1, 1)) sketch.addConstraint(Sketcher.Constraint("Horizontal", 0)) sketch.addConstraint(Sketcher.Constraint("DistanceX", 0, 1, 0, 2, 10.0)) sketch.addConstraint(Sketcher.Constraint("Radius", 1, 3.0)) sketch.addConstraint(Sketcher.Constraint("Fixed", 0, 1))

Constraint types: Coincident, Horizontal, Vertical, Parallel, Perpendicular,

Tangent, Equal, Symmetric, Distance, DistanceX, DistanceY, Radius, Angle,

Fixed (Block), InternalAlignment

doc.recompute()

code

### Draft Module

```python
import Draft
import FreeCAD

# 2D shapes
line = Draft.makeLine(FreeCAD.Vector(0,0,0), FreeCAD.Vector(10,0,0))
circle = Draft.makeCircle(5)
rect = Draft.makeRectangle(10, 5)
poly = Draft.makePolygon(6, radius=5)   # hexagon

# Operations
moved = Draft.move(obj, FreeCAD.Vector(10, 0, 0), copy=True)
rotated = Draft.rotate(obj, 45, FreeCAD.Vector(0,0,0),
                        axis=FreeCAD.Vector(0,0,1), copy=True)
scaled = Draft.scale(obj, FreeCAD.Vector(2,2,2), center=FreeCAD.Vector(0,0,0),
                      copy=True)
offset = Draft.offset(obj, FreeCAD.Vector(1,0,0))
array = Draft.makeArray(obj, FreeCAD.Vector(15,0,0),
                         FreeCAD.Vector(0,15,0), 3, 3)

Creating Parametric Objects (FeaturePython)

FeaturePython objects are custom parametric objects with properties that trigger recomputation:

python
import FreeCAD
import Part

class MyBox:
    """A custom parametric box."""

    def __init__(self, obj):
        obj.Proxy = self
        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyLength", "Length", "Dimensions",
                         "Box length").Length = 10.0
        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyLength", "Width", "Dimensions",
                         "Box width").Width = 10.0
        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyLength", "Height", "Dimensions",
                         "Box height").Height = 10.0

    def execute(self, obj):
        """Called on document recompute."""
        obj.Shape = Part.makeBox(obj.Length, obj.Width, obj.Height)

    def onChanged(self, obj, prop):
        """Called when a property changes."""
        pass

    def __getstate__(self):
        return None

    def __setstate__(self, state):
        return None


class ViewProviderMyBox:
    """View provider for custom icon and display settings."""

    def __init__(self, vobj):
        vobj.Proxy = self

    def getIcon(self):
        return ":/icons/Part_Box.svg"

    def attach(self, vobj):
        self.Object = vobj.Object

    def updateData(self, obj, prop):
        pass

    def onChanged(self, vobj, prop):
        pass

    def __getstate__(self):
        return None

    def __setstate__(self, state):
        return None


# --- Usage ---
doc = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument or FreeCAD.newDocument("Test")
obj = doc.addObject("Part::FeaturePython", "CustomBox")
MyBox(obj)
ViewProviderMyBox(obj.ViewObject)
doc.recompute()

Common Property Types

Property TypePython TypeDescription
App::PropertyBoolboolBoolean
App::PropertyIntegerintInteger
App::PropertyFloatfloatFloat
App::PropertyStringstrString
App::PropertyLengthfloat (units)Length with units
App::PropertyAnglefloat (deg)Angle in degrees
App::PropertyVectorFreeCAD.Vector3D vector
App::PropertyPlacementFreeCAD.PlacementPosition + rotation
App::PropertyLinkobject refLink to another object
App::PropertyLinkListlist of refsLinks to multiple objects
App::PropertyEnumerationlist/strDropdown selection
App::PropertyFilestrFile path
App::PropertyColortupleRGB color (0.0-1.0)
App::PropertyPythonObjectanySerializable Python object

Creating GUI Tools

Gui Commands

python
import FreeCAD
import FreeCADGui

class MyCommand:
    """A custom toolbar/menu command."""

    def GetResources(self):
        return {
            "Pixmap": ":/icons/Part_Box.svg",
            "MenuText": "My Custom Command",
            "ToolTip": "Creates a custom box",
            "Accel": "Ctrl+Shift+B"
        }

    def IsActive(self):
        return FreeCAD.ActiveDocument is not None

    def Activated(self):
        # Command logic here
        FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Command activated\n")

FreeCADGui.addCommand("My_CustomCommand", MyCommand())

PySide Dialogs

python
from PySide2 import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui

class MyDialog(QtWidgets.QDialog):
    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        super().__init__(parent or FreeCADGui.getMainWindow())
        self.setWindowTitle("My Tool")
        self.setMinimumWidth(300)

        layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self)

        # Input fields
        self.label = QtWidgets.QLabel("Length:")
        self.spinbox = QtWidgets.QDoubleSpinBox()
        self.spinbox.setRange(0.1, 1000.0)
        self.spinbox.setValue(10.0)
        self.spinbox.setSuffix(" mm")

        form = QtWidgets.QFormLayout()
        form.addRow(self.label, self.spinbox)
        layout.addLayout(form)

        # Buttons
        btn_layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
        self.btn_ok = QtWidgets.QPushButton("OK")
        self.btn_cancel = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Cancel")
        btn_layout.addWidget(self.btn_ok)
        btn_layout.addWidget(self.btn_cancel)
        layout.addLayout(btn_layout)

        self.btn_ok.clicked.connect(self.accept)
        self.btn_cancel.clicked.connect(self.reject)

# Usage
dialog = MyDialog()
if dialog.exec_() == QtWidgets.QDialog.Accepted:
    length = dialog.spinbox.value()
    FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(f"Length: {length}\n")

Task Panel (Recommended for FreeCAD integration)

python
class MyTaskPanel:
    """Task panel shown in the left sidebar."""

    def __init__(self):
        self.form = QtWidgets.QWidget()
        layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self.form)
        self.spinbox = QtWidgets.QDoubleSpinBox()
        self.spinbox.setValue(10.0)
        layout.addWidget(QtWidgets.QLabel("Length:"))
        layout.addWidget(self.spinbox)

    def accept(self):
        # Called when user clicks OK
        length = self.spinbox.value()
        FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(f"Accepted: {length}\n")
        FreeCADGui.Control.closeDialog()
        return True

    def reject(self):
        FreeCADGui.Control.closeDialog()
        return True

    def getStandardButtons(self):
        return int(QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox.Ok |
                   QtWidgets.QDialogButtonBox.Cancel)

# Show the panel
panel = MyTaskPanel()
FreeCADGui.Control.showDialog(panel)

Coin3D Scenegraph (Pivy)

python
from pivy import coin
import FreeCADGui

# Access the scenegraph root
sg = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView.getSceneGraph()

# Add a custom separator with a sphere
sep = coin.SoSeparator()
mat = coin.SoMaterial()
mat.diffuseColor.setValue(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)  # Red
trans = coin.SoTranslation()
trans.translation.setValue(10, 10, 10)
sphere = coin.SoSphere()
sphere.radius.setValue(2.0)
sep.addChild(mat)
sep.addChild(trans)
sep.addChild(sphere)
sg.addChild(sep)

# Remove later
sg.removeChild(sep)

Custom Workbench Creation

python
import FreeCADGui

class MyWorkbench(FreeCADGui.Workbench):
    MenuText = "My Workbench"
    ToolTip = "A custom workbench"
    Icon = ":/icons/freecad.svg"

    def Initialize(self):
        """Called at workbench activation."""
        import MyCommands  # Import your command module
        self.appendToolbar("My Tools", ["My_CustomCommand"])
        self.appendMenu("My Menu", ["My_CustomCommand"])

    def Activated(self):
        pass

    def Deactivated(self):
        pass

    def GetClassName(self):
        return "Gui::PythonWorkbench"

FreeCADGui.addWorkbench(MyWorkbench)

Macro Best Practices

python
# Standard macro header
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# FreeCAD Macro: MyMacro
# Description: Brief description of what the macro does
# Author: YourName
# Version: 1.0
# Date: 2026-04-07

import FreeCAD
import Part
from FreeCAD import Base

# Guard for GUI availability
if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
    import FreeCADGui
    from PySide2 import QtWidgets, QtCore

def main():
    doc = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument
    if doc is None:
        FreeCAD.Console.PrintError("No active document\n")
        return

    if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
        sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
        if not sel:
            FreeCAD.Console.PrintWarning("No objects selected\n")

    # ... macro logic ...

    doc.recompute()
    FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Macro completed\n")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Selection Handling

python
# Get selected objects
sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()           # List of objects
sel_ex = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()       # Extended (sub-elements)

for selobj in sel_ex:
    obj = selobj.Object
    for sub in selobj.SubElementNames:
        print(f"{obj.Name}.{sub}")
        shape = obj.getSubObject(sub)  # Get sub-shape

# Select programmatically
FreeCADGui.Selection.addSelection(doc.MyBox)
FreeCADGui.Selection.addSelection(doc.MyBox, "Face1")
FreeCADGui.Selection.clearSelection()

Console Output

python
FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Info message\n")
FreeCAD.Console.PrintWarning("Warning message\n")
FreeCAD.Console.PrintError("Error message\n")
FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog("Debug/log message\n")

Common Patterns

Parametric Pad from Sketch

python
doc = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument

# Create sketch
sketch = doc.addObject("Sketcher::SketchObject", "Sketch")
sketch.addGeometry(Part.LineSegment(FreeCAD.Vector(0,0,0), FreeCAD.Vector(10,0,0)))
sketch.addGeometry(Part.LineSegment(FreeCAD.Vector(10,0,0), FreeCAD.Vector(10,10,0)))
sketch.addGeometry(Part.LineSegment(FreeCAD.Vector(10,10,0), FreeCAD.Vector(0,10,0)))
sketch.addGeometry(Part.LineSegment(FreeCAD.Vector(0,10,0), FreeCAD.Vector(0,0,0)))
# Close with coincident constraints
for i in range(3):
    sketch.addConstraint(Sketcher.Constraint("Coincident", i, 2, i+1, 1))
sketch.addConstraint(Sketcher.Constraint("Coincident", 3, 2, 0, 1))

# Pad (PartDesign)
pad = doc.addObject("PartDesign::Pad", "Pad")
pad.Profile = sketch
pad.Length = 5.0
sketch.Visibility = False
doc.recompute()

Export Shapes

python
# STEP export
Part.export([doc.MyBox], "/path/to/output.step")

# STL export (mesh)
import Mesh
Mesh.export([doc.MyBox], "/path/to/output.stl")

# IGES export
Part.export([doc.MyBox], "/path/to/output.iges")

# Multiple formats via importlib
import importlib
importlib.import_module("importOBJ").export([doc.MyBox], "/path/to/output.obj")

Units and Quantities

python
# FreeCAD uses mm internally
q = FreeCAD.Units.Quantity("10 mm")
q_inch = FreeCAD.Units.Quantity("1 in")
print(q_inch.getValueAs("mm"))  # 25.4

# Parse user input with units
q = FreeCAD.Units.parseQuantity("2.5 in")
value_mm = float(q)  # Value in mm (internal unit)

Compensation Rules (Quasi-Coder Integration)

When interpreting shorthand or quasi-code for FreeCAD scripts:

  1. Terminology mapping: "box" → Part.makeBox(), "cylinder" → Part.makeCylinder(), "sphere" → Part.makeSphere(), "merge/combine/join" → .fuse(), "subtract/cut/remove" → .cut(), "intersect" → .common(), "round edges/fillet" → .makeFillet(), "bevel/chamfer" → .makeChamfer()
  2. Implicit document: If no document handling is mentioned, wrap in standard doc = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument or FreeCAD.newDocument()
  3. Units assumption: Default to millimeters unless stated otherwise
  4. Recompute: Always call doc.recompute() after modifications
  5. GUI guard: Wrap GUI-dependent code in if FreeCAD.GuiUp: when the script may run headless
  6. Part.show(): Use Part.show(shape, "Name") for quick display, or doc.addObject("Part::Feature", "Name") for named persistent objects

References

Primary Links

Bundled Reference Documents

See the references/ directory for topic-organized guides:

  1. scripting-fundamentals.md — Core scripting, document model, console
  2. geometry-and-shapes.md — Part, Mesh, Sketcher, topology
  3. parametric-objects.md — FeaturePython, properties, scripted objects
  4. gui-and-interface.md — PySide, dialogs, task panels, Coin3D
  5. workbenches-and-advanced.md — Workbenches, macros, FEM, Path, recipes