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ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0003393	FreeCAD	Feature	public	2018-03-26 13:06	2021-02-06 06:49

Reporter	Kunda1	Assigned To
Priority	low	Severity	feature	Reproducibility	N/A
Status	assigned	Resolution	open
Target Version	0.20

Summary	0003393: Configuration wizard when launching FreeCAD for the first time
Description	Inspired by this thread: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=27623&start=10#p223411 Discussion thread: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=27691 But wouldn't the best be to open a configuration wizard when launching FreeCAD for the first time? Something like what LibreCAD has, but extended. It could give you the possibility to set your units, define your mouse model (explanation window required, similar to Navigation Indicator), even TechDraw template size. Going further, we could introduce "custom profiles" in the wizard that would automatically filter the workbench list to different selections. * Architecture profile would filter the wb selector to only display Arch, Draft, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, TechDraw and possibly a few others (Mesh Design? Part? Raytracing?) * Mechanical Design profile would filter the wb selector to only display Sketcher, PartDesign, Spreadsheet, TechDraw, Mesh Design, FEM and possibly Raytracing and Draft * General modeling profile would display Draft, Sketcher, Part... * Complete profile would display all installed workbenches. NormandC
Additional Information	Here is the librecad code: ui: https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/blob/master/librecad/src/ui/forms/qg_dlginitial.ui cpp: https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/blob/master/librecad/src/ui/forms/qg_dlginitial.cpp h: https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/blob/master/librecad/src/ui/forms/qg_dlginitial.h
Tags	#lowhangingfruit

FreeCAD Information

normandc 2018-03-27 00:47 manager ~0011064	fix typo

Kunda1 2018-07-29 11:54 administrator ~0011560	Wikilab team has started to tackle this issue in: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=29610

silas 2019-01-21 18:21 reporter ~0012478	Hi. Just communicating we Wikilab (https://lab.wiki.br) are still working on that. We couldn't finish it before 0.18 and we are in school holiday period, we are in very slow pace, but but we are still on this issue. If want to see [slow] progress, check the branch: https://github.com/wikilab-abc/FreeCAD/tree/config-wizard

Kunda1 2020-10-14 20:41 administrator ~0014854	@silas looks like development stalled. What is the status of the wizard ?

silas 2020-12-12 19:37 reporter ~0015130	Hi! Sorry for taking so long to send a reply. It happened that the group had vanished, so we halted the development. Consider it will not be done by our group in the short term. Sorry for that and thank you for the opportunity.

yorik 2022-03-03 13:55 administrator ~0016607	This ticket has been migrated to GitHub as issue 5772.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2018-03-26 13:06	Kunda1	New Issue
2018-03-26 13:18	Kunda1	Additional Information Updated
2018-03-26 13:23	Kunda1	Description Updated
2018-03-26 13:24	Kunda1	Tag Attached: #lowhangingfruit
2018-03-27 00:47	normandc	Description Updated
2018-03-27 00:47	normandc	Note Added: 0011064
2018-07-29 11:54	Kunda1	Note Added: 0011560
2018-07-29 11:55	Kunda1	Status	new => assigned
2018-07-29 11:55	Kunda1	Target Version	=> 0.18
2019-01-16 14:18	wmayer	Target Version	0.18 => 0.19
2019-01-21 18:21	silas	Note Added: 0012478
2020-10-14 20:41	Kunda1	Note Added: 0014854
2020-12-12 19:37	silas	Note Added: 0015130
2021-02-06 06:49	abdullah	Target Version	=> 0.20