Apologies for not telling you how to install an outmoded version.The more recent versions have so many improvements that it seemed cruel to deprive you of them.

As another Linux Mint user,I can understand the frustration about the repository version being out of date.I ignore it and for a year or so have been downloading the AppImage from the download page.The way I do it,I copy the downloaded AppImage to the desktop and right click on it-then click propert...

Over the weekend I downloaded the latest appimage and found something I couldn't do with the new version.I began with creating a new body in Part Design and in Sketcher I tried to create a square that had symmetry about the origin.I tried to use opposite corners and the origin to create this constra...

I wouldn't say that you seldom need such a feature as we all work in different ways with different materials.It is far from unusual to set the head of a countersunk fastener a small amount below a surface.It is a sensible precaution in many instances because the range of tolerances on fasteners mean...

I use RMB plus Shift key to rotate and RMB plus Ctrl to pan.

I may have arrived a bit late to this topic.I have used the mirror function on occasion and been baffled by the loss of constraints when using the function.I had hoped that by constraining all the elements prior to applying the mirror function,I wouldn't have to go through the whole process again.Ye...

I recently began an attempt to improve my surfacing skills (from quite a low level) and chose to use one of the boat designs in one of John Gardner's books.As you may know,traditional boat hull shapes are derived from a combination of a lines drawing showing several views and a Table of Offsets whic...

I must admit to having no idea whether GitPython is installed.I normally use Linux,which behaves much better but my computer is dual boot as occasionally I need a Windows app and this is an occasion when I needed a quick screenshot with a fastener in place and couldn't be bothered to reboot into Lin...

I realise that add-ons are a bit outside the scope of the various sections of the forum,but today I tried to update the module and asmall progress bar appeared and stalled for a long while.Is this perhaps related to a github problem? OS: Windows 10 (10.0) Word size of OS: 64-bit Word size of FreeCAD...

One further thing has always puzzled me and that is the way that the parametric software doesn't behave like a browser or graphics program when you use the zoom extents icon and are presented with a lot of empty space around the object on screen.Is there a reason for this? You mean View>Standard Vi...