{"id":118,"date":"2025-01-21T09:25:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T08:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astocad.com\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:03:48","slug":"astocad-features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.astocad.com\/index.php\/astocad-features\/","title":{"rendered":"AstoCAD features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outstanding features in AstoCAD only<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Core:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astocad.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/custom-title-bar\/\">Frameless window (linux and macOS support not perfect)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astocad.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/navicube-improvement\/\">Improved navicube<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Core toolbars rework.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New command group (new file, new part, new assembly)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open command group (open + recent files)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save command group (save, save all, save as, save copy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Settings command group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Context menus tweaks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notification area button: toggle consoles visibility instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Task view resize automatically and hides when not needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Task view buttons style reworked<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All dock views headers : removed the toggle transparency, toggle overlay buttons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tree and Task views : Removed the closed button. (You can still toggle visibility by right click in the toolbars.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Task view : hide the header all together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sketcher:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cancel editing tool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rework of the toolbars.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/18WdpAEWxRg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/18WdpAEWxRg\">Reworked polyline tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nmLSNaO1YXE\">Group constraint<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nmLSNaO1YXE\">Text tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UaTCqkPzsyU\">Symbol tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WASNlCXQzU0\">Faces<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part Design:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cwsvX4YxFsY\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cwsvX4YxFsY\">Linear pattern improvement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8rzxN_2k97A\">Pattern on-view-parameter to override spacings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pad: negative length support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vi6EwgsTaTA&amp;t=1s\">Pad: two directions mode<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TechDraw:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KvKYjxhf5aI\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KvKYjxhf5aI\">New page tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W27huSgGW88\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W27huSgGW88\">Hatch face tool rework<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SU6jVJ3_8Sc\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SU6jVJ3_8Sc\">Annotation rework<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BjZ61SK4mFk\">Annotation rework 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3MCjzF7DZaE\">Sheet view tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/khM1DZKtWNw\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/khM1DZKtWNw\">Right click menu and general toolbar organisation.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assembly: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/AstoCAD\/FreeCAD\/commit\/38b8ba3b708325d2c58f57828126e72a556f4127\">Joint preserve position<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AUSIwyprPcM\">Task watcher<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/riDDRRkEk6U\">Joint isolation visibility<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-L2SJm8oGwY\">Solver feedback widget<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/FreeCAD\/FreeCAD\/pull\/25307\">Simulation video export<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/FreeCAD\/FreeCAD\/pull\/25384\">Snapshots<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/FreeCAD\/FreeCAD\/pull\/25456\">Temporary explosion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outstanding features that we authored in FreeCAD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/FreeCAD\/FreeCAD\/pulls?page=13&amp;q=is%3Apr+author%3APaddleStroke+is%3Aclosed\">Almost 500 pull requests<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Core:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Themes implementation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drag and drop reordering in the Tree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rework of the image planes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quick measure label<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preferences : Workbench page and many other pages rework.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Core datum objects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assembly:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most of the Assembly Workbench<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sketcher:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dimension tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018On-view-parameters\u2019 for geometry tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unified Coincidence\/point-on-object tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unified alignment tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tool settings widget<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chamfer tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arc-slot tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rectangle tool rework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trim \u2018click and hold\u2019 mode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offset<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patterns tools (array, circular array, scale)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>External geometry: Intersection, Defining and faces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rework of sketcher\u2019s task dialogs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cleaning of Sketcher\u2019s toolbars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improvement of Sketcher\u2019s constraints rendering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infinite grid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Snapping to objects and angle snapping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy paste of geometries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Group dragging of geometries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TechDraw:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dimension tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rework of insert tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implemented use of Links for views<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clip group simplification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dimensions and view snapping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part Design:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rework of Part Design\u2019s Fillet\/Chamfer\/Shell\/Draft tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outstanding features in AstoCAD only Core: Sketcher: Part Design: TechDraw: Assembly: Outstanding features that we authored in FreeCAD Almost 500 pull requests Core: Assembly: Sketcher: TechDraw: Part 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