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FOSDEM and KiCAD + FreeCAD day 2025 (blog.freecad.org)

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29 January 2025 in Brussels. Probably the next good candidate for a 1.0 release event as well. Latest blog has them down to four release blockers, though that number can certainly drift back up as well.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Another example, the extrude feature in SOLIDWORKS is different than the cut tool. In NX things are simpler, you can either create a cut or an extrusion all in one feature. That's the level of stupidity in SOLIDWORKS that freeCAD should look at NX to avoid.

A much more important thing is figuring out the topology problem. Eliminate that