Purpose
Manage FreeCAD model sharing and linear versioning.
Roles
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ROLE_ADMIN
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ROLE_PLM_USER
See configure roles in Crew to add the role into your Intranet
Server Installation
Launch FreeCAD on the server
On a Linux server, grab FreeCAD AppImage file, install xvfb-run
, then launch in background FreeCAD:
xvfb-run ./FreeCAD_0.20.2-2022-12-27-conda-Linux-x86_64-py310.AppImage
Install from Server Binaries
Download the latest server binaries from releases.
Launch the server app:
java -jar server-0.3.jar
Server Arguments
Options to the server can be passed this way:
java -DOption1=Value1 -DOption2=Value2 ... -jar server-0.3.jar
Options
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Path the Intranet store its files:
-Dintranet.root=/home/test/someDir
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Server port:
-Dserver.port=9444
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Database url:`-DdataSource.url='jdbc:h2:./prodDb2;LOCK_TIMEOUT=10000;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE'`
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Freecad appimage path:
-Dplm.freecadPath=/somePath…
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Dot exe path:
-Dexe.dot.path=/somePath…
Install from Source
Clone the plm repository:
git clone git@github.com:Taack/plm.git
Then copy the content of the plm
folder into your intranet app
folder (see intranet installation)
Then configure the server to know about this new app by changing server/build.gradle
file. Grails section should look like this after changes:
grails {
exploded = true
plugins {
implementation project(':crew')
// other apps here ...
implementation project(':plm')
}
}
Set the FreeCAD path in the server/conf/application.yml
file appending:
plm:
freecadPath: ${HOME}/FreeCAD_0.20.2-2022-12-27-conda-Linux-x86_64-py310.AppImage
You can also install graphviz and set the dot
executable path. It is used to display graphs and might be useful to display model dependency graph in a near future. In server/conf/application.yml
:
exe:
dot:
path: /usr/bin/dot
#path: /opt/homebrew/bin/dot
Start your intranet issuing under the intranet
folder:
./gradlew server:bootRun
You can produce a Jar file:
./gradlew server:assemble
The server will be located under server/build/libs
FreeCAD Workbench Installation
First, install python-protobuf
. If you use FreeCAD < 0.21, dependencies are not installed automatically when installing the workbench.
pip install protobuf
Go into Tools > Addon Manager then refresh local cache and search for Taack.

Click on install button.
Usage



Clicking on OK button will upload the file into your Intranet. The Intranet will create a preview, this process might take time.

Warning
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If you have many links, import them from the same computer. From other computers, download the zip file from your intranet. |
That’s it, I will record some videos demonstrating this app capabilities.
Todo
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Add model graph icon
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Update deps for a model (with Deep option)
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Delete latest version
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