June 9, 2025

FreeCAD Assembly Tutorial: Model Crank-Slider Mechanism from Scratch – Important Mechanism

In this FreeCAD tutorial, we explain how to start with FreeCAD 1.0 assembly of parts. We explain how to model a crank slider mechanism from scratch in FreeCAD 1.0 and how to use FreeCAD 1.0 assembly to assemble and simulate all the parts of a crank-slider mechanism. A crank slider mechanism is one of the most important mechanical engineering mechanism. It is used to convert linear motion into circular motion, and vice versa.

YouTube tutorial on how to model crank-slider mechanism: