Release notes 1.2

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FreeCAD 1.2 was released on D Month Year, get it from the Download page. This page lists all new features and changes.

Previous FreeCAD release notes can be found in the Feature list.

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General

User interface

Further user interface improvements

The built-in text editor now supports line selection via clicking on the line number (and optionally also holding Shift for range selection). Pull request #27677

Core system and API

Core

A command to add an Annotation Label to the last picked point in the 3D view was added.

Pull request #23673

Further Core improvements

The search bar in the Preferences is now able to search through tooltips, dropdown values, checkboxes and group titles. Pull request #24283
The Measure tool now has the option to display the measured result of circular elements as diameters instead of radii. Pull request #24853
The Measure tool now supports the measurement of the radius and diameter of cylindrical faces. Pull request #27044
On macOS the .FCStd files now support the native QuickLook extension to show a thumbnail of the file in the finder and the full preview. Pull request #25239
The Measurement units can now be converted and viewed on the fly. Pull request #27462
The Measure tool can now report the radius and diameter for circular faces in addition to the existing measurement types. Pull request #27415

API

Removed Python API

Changed Python API

New Python API

Start

Addon Manager

Assembly Workbench

Further Assembly improvements

Solver messages (overconstraint reports) were added to the Assembly task panel. Pull request #24623

BIM Workbench

ToDo (last check: 20260221):

Further BIM improvements

CAM Workbench

Further CAM improvements

Draft Workbench

ToDo (last check: 20260202):

https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/26571

Further Draft improvements

FEM Workbench

Further FEM improvements

The Electric Charge Density load now has a Concentrated checkbox in the Total Source mode to use concentrated instead of distributed load (making it also applicable to edges and vertices) with CalculiX. Pull request #25237
The FEM results objects now support the animation of half cycles in addition to reversed full cycles. Pull request #24129
The Section Print feature now supports 2D models and electric flux in electrostatic analyses. Pull request #25081
The Neumann mode of the Electrostatic potential boundary condition can now be used to apply a magnetic flux density boundary condition. Pull request #25897
The Displace Mesh property was added to the refactored CalculiX solver, making it possible to view true scale deformation of the mesh without having to use the Warp filter. Pull request #27786

Inspection Workbench

Further Inspection improvements

Material Workbench

Further Material improvements

The Material-Metals database has been extended with additional copper and copper-alloy materials. Pull request #25832

Mesh Workbench

Further Mesh improvements

OpenSCAD Workbench

Further OpenSCAD improvements

Part Workbench

Further Part improvements

Part Design Workbench

Further Part Design improvements

Interactive dragger was added to the Draft tool. Pull request #27111
Interactive draggers were added to the Sphere, Box and Cylinder tools. Pull request #23700

Points Workbench

Further Points improvements

Reverse Engineering Workbench

Further Reverse Engineering improvements

Robot Workbench

Further Robot improvements

Sketcher Workbench

Further Sketcher improvements

It is now possible to import Bézier and Offset curves as External geometry. Pull request #25144
When creating or editing circular dimensions it is now possible to switch between the radius or diameter type. Pull request #26794
The constraint list now displays the type of the constraints in the name. Pull request #26797
A new selection mode was added to Symmetric constraint. Now it is also possible to select an element (line, arc, or open B-spline) and a symmetry line. Pull request #25525

Spreadsheet Workbench

Further Spreadsheet improvements

Surface Workbench

Further Surface improvements

TechDraw Workbench

Annotation tools have been reworked with improved rich-text annotation editing. Pull request #24624