FreeCAD Version 1.1 Released with Major Feature Updates
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Summary
FreeCAD Version 1.1 has been released after extensive work by contributors, featuring significant improvements including transparent Part Design previews, interactive draggers for Fillet and Chamfer tools, 3-point lighting, a Clarify Selection tool, Assembly and FEM improvements with animations, and a completely new CAM tool library system.
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There are significant amounts of improvements and new features.
These include; transparent Part Design previews, interactive draggers added to tools like Fillet and Chamfer, 3 point lighting, a Clarify Selection tool, Assembly and FEM improvements and animations, a totally new CAM tool library system and much much more.
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