Sheet Metal with SolidCraft

Sheet 00 · before you start

Install SolidCraft 0.21

The course uses SolidCraft 0.21, free and open source. Install that version so your screens and numbers match the lessons.

macOS (Apple silicon and Intel)

  1. Download solidcraft-0.21.0-macos-universal.dmg.
  2. Open the downloaded file. A window shows SolidCraft.app and the Applications folder.
  3. Drag SolidCraft.app onto Applications.
  4. Open SolidCraft from Launchpad or the Applications folder.
  5. If macOS says it can't check the app, open System Settings › Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway, then open SolidCraft again.

Windows

  1. Download SolidCraft-0.21.0-windows-x64.exe (or the .msi, or the portable .zip, from the release page).
  2. Run it and follow the installer.
  3. If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC", click More info › Run anyway.

Linux

  1. Download solidcraft-0.21.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x on the file) and run it. Debian, Fedora, Flatpak and Snap packages are on the release page.

Check it works

Open SolidCraft. You should see the Sheet Metal tab along the top. That's all the setup there is: start with sheet 01.