How to Run FreeCAD 1.0 RC2 on Windows

Long waited FreeCAD Release Candidate 1.0is out. In this article we will learn if you are a Windows user then how you can Run FreeCAD 1.0 on your System. You can read FreeCAD official blog post on Release of FreeCAD1.0. If you are interested to know more about what is new in FreeCAD1.0 visit FreeCAD Release Note.How To Run Freecad 1.0 Rc2 On Windows

To Download the FreeCAD 1.0 visit the below Git hub Page. https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/tag/1.0rc2 and download the FreeCAD build for Windows. As Shown in the below image.Download Freecad For Windows

As build for windows is a 7z zip file so you need to download the 7zip software from official website https://7-zip.org/download.html 7-Zip is free software with open source. The most of the code is under the GNU LGPL license.

7zip Download

Once 7z installed on your system download build for windows and extract it. once you unzip you will get folder like below image. now open the bin Folder as highlighted in below image.Bin

Once you open the bin folder and scroll down to find FreeCAD application file as shown in below image all you have to do Run FreeCAD application as Administrator.Freecad Application

Once you Run it FreeCAD get launched As shown in the below image. Every time you have to launch FreeCAD in same way. You can also pin FreeCAD application to task pane to save your time.

Freecad Launch

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