Module developer's guide to FreeCAD source code
by Qingfeng Xia http://www.iesensor.com
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2015-09-18 version 0.1 for FreeCAD version 0.16-dev
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2016-09-18 version 0.2 for FreeCAD version 0.17-dev
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2019-06-18 start again to work towards version 0.3 for FreeCAD version 0.19-dev
This book should be updated for the recent release, esp. after migration to Python3 + Pyside2. I plan another release for FreeCAD 0.19 dev near Xmas time.
This ebook is licensed the same as FreeCAD document license CC-BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Original/lead developers:
Add all contributors see https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Contributors
Make sure you are familiar with FreeCAD workbench GUI and API as a user:
- Foundamental document on official wiki for FreeCAD
- FreeCAD python API document
- single file PDF user manual for quick start
Doxygen generated online documentation of source for 0.16dev, will be delete soon
Doxygen generated online documentation of source for 0.19dev on 2019-06-24
- Learn the software architecture of FreeCAD: a large open source project
- Learn to use git to contribute to open source projects like FreeCAD
- Save time for new developers to explore the source codde of FreeCAD
- Record personal note and lesson during writing/contributing code to FreeCAD
- Some chapters of this ebook is seeking to be merged into official wiki after reviewed as usable
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write on unfinished topics/chapters listed in todo.md fork and pull request
git clone https://github.com/qingfengxia/FreeCAD_Mod_Dev_Guide.git -
file bug for outdated code analysis As this book is about code analysis while FreeCAD is under heavy development, source codes quoted may outdated quickly. Please point out by report bugs in this github issues board
Thanks for my wife Ms J. Wang, and other family members' for the housework exempt to complete this work
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