FreeCAD: Install workbenches

[last updated: 2023-05-13]
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Disclaimer: These are mostly an ongoing collection of rough study notes.
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• Manual Installation
  • from: https://wiki.freecad.org/How_to_install_additional_workbenches
  • Note: This method is possible but not necessary with the introduction of the Addon Manager.

  • Download the workbench from github by clicking on the button Clone or Download and choosing "Download ZIP"
  • Unpack the downloaded archive on your local hard disk
  • In FC, find the macro path:
    (top menu) Edit → Preferences → General → Macro
    see ”Macro path” field.
    Default path is .FreeCAD/ directory in your home-directory
    2023-05-13 FC: 21.1 on Blackview MP60:
    Macro path is:
    /home/jay/.local/share/FreeCAD/Macro
  • In the macro directory, create (if not already present) a folder called “Mod”
  • In the Mod folder, create a folder with the name of the workbench, for example “Curves”
  • Move the unpacked files and sub-folders of the downloaded workbench to the new "Curves" folder
  • Restart FC and the new workbench should be in the workbench selector

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