Parametric CAD · Stream Deck plugin

FreeCAD Hotkeys

FreeCAD is really a dozen programs sharing one window. The deck is laid out the same way, so the keys in front of you match the workbench you are actually in.

330commands
27categories
8dials
6bundled profiles

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What it does

The largest catalog in the line, spanning sketching, part design, assembly, FEM, and CAM.
Dials for history, zoom, view roll, selection, workbenches, documents, standard views, and draw styles. The Workbench dial chooses on turn and switches on press, so a knocked dial costs nothing.
A Status key that reflects the active document state read from FreeCAD.
Run the bundled FreeCADHotkeysBridge macro once and the dial faces go live: true undo depth with the next step's name, the document starred while unsaved, and real workbench, view, and draw style names.
A 14-key number pad that stays put across the Stream Deck + XL's workbench hub pages, so a length value goes in without reaching for the keyboard.

What you need

Windows 10 or later, Stream Deck software 6.9 or newer, and FreeCAD. The command set is based on FreeCAD 1.1.

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Good to know

Commands are grouped by workbench; a command does nothing if its workbench is not active in FreeCAD.
The Status key reflects the active document state read from FreeCAD itself.
FreeCAD's 3D view needs keyboard focus (one click inside it) before single-letter shortcuts register, and an active tool captures the keyboard until you press Esc. Both are FreeCAD behaviors that apply to a physical keyboard too.
The FreeCADHotkeysBridge macro is optional. Install it from the plugin's macro folder for live dial faces. Without it every face falls back to an honest blind receipt rather than a guessed value.

True of every plugin we make

Every key carries the app's own shortcut for that command, and every key is remappable. Type your combination into the property inspector or click Capture and press it once. Where an app leaves a command unbound, the key still reaches it by the route that app exposes.
Keystrokes go to the front window and nothing steals focus, so keep the target app in front when you press.
Every command has its own drawn key art, so the deck reads at a glance instead of listing shortcuts.

Read the full quick fixes, or see this plugin on the support hub.

Still stuck? Email [email protected] with the plugin name, your Stream Deck software version, and what you pressed versus what happened. A human answers.