The FreeCAD Professional Network (FPN) is a voluntary association of professionals committed to strengthening the FreeCAD ecosystem for long-term growth and success.
If FreeCAD is part of your livelihood—whether you design, teach, manufacture, research, or create content—the FPN is your place to connect, collaborate, and make an impact.
Who is a FreeCAD Professional?
Anyone with a commercial interest in FreeCAD:
- Engineers, designers, and makers who use FreeCAD at work
- Content creators, YouTubers, authors, and Patreon publishers
- Educators and trainers in classrooms or workshops
- Researchers exploring open CAD in academia
- Hardware manufacturers supporting CAD users
- Software developers and consultants working with FreeCAD and Addons
- Businesses building products and services on FreeCAD
What We Do
The FPN brings professionals together to:
- Advocate for features and improvements that matter most
- Help set priorities for FreeCAD development
- Provide domain expertise directly to maintainers and contributors
- Organize real-world meetups and events
- Share knowledge, best practices, and support
- Co-develop tools and solutions for the community
This is where professionals make their voice heard and pool their strengths to move FreeCAD forward.
Membership isn’t just a fee—it’s an investment in FreeCAD’s future and in your own professional ecosystem.
Why Join?
Because FreeCAD is already part of your professional life. Together, we can:
- Influence its direction
- Create an ecosystem that is friendly to commercial interest
- Build stronger connections across industries
- Ensure FreeCAD continues to thrive as a tool you can rely on