RazorCAD user manual

How to install RazorCAD, sketch, build parts, sheet metal and surfaces, and make drawings. This is the manual for version 0.13.0-beta. You can also download it as a PDF.

1. Introduction

   What RazorCAD is, Conventions

2. Installing and Starting RazorCAD

   Running RazorCAD, Installing with the setup program, Updates, The start window, The RazorCAD window, Customising the ribbon…

3. Working with Files

   Part files, Tabs and closing, Auto-save and recovery, Opening from Windows and file previews, Importing STEP, STL, OBJ and 3MF, Exporting

4. Navigating the 3D View

   Mouse and keyboard, Standard views, Display styles, Visibility, Section view

5. Selecting

   Selecting in the part, Selection filters, Quick readout of sizes, Highlighting from the tree, Selecting hidden bodies, Right-click menus

6. Sketching

   Starting and ending a sketch, The sketch tool wheel, Defined and under-defined sketches, Sketch orientation, Sketch tools, Dimension…

7. 3D Sketches

   Starting and ending a 3D sketch, Drawing in space, 3D sketch tools, Relations in 3D, Projected edges in 3D, Curves from a 3D sketch

8. Gears

   Creating a gear train, The Gear Train panel, Rules for a valid train

9. Airfoils

   Drawing an airfoil, Sections

10. Solid Features

    Live previews, Extrude and Extrude Cut, Revolve and Revolve Cut, Sweep and Sweep Cut, Loft and Loft Cut, Hole…

11. Bodies and Multi-Body Parts

    Solid bodies, Body Properties, Materials, Appearance, Exploded views of a part, Combine and Subtract Bodies…

12. Surfaces

    Making surfaces, Changing surfaces, Curves and split lines, Flatten Surface, Meshes and closing surfaces

13. Reference Geometry

    Reference Plane, Reference Axis, Reference Point

14. The Feature Tree and History

    Editing features, References that follow edits, Fix References, Rollback bar, Reordering features, Reference arrows…

15. Sheet Metal

    Base Flange, Gauge tables, Sheet Metal Extrude, Lofted Bend, Transition / Reducer, Edge Flange…

16. Fast Structure

    Structural Member, Trim/Extend, End Cap, Gusset, Weld Bead, Cut List

17. Configurations

    The Configurations tab, What a part configuration changes, Design table, Configurations in assemblies

18. Assemblies

    Starting an assembly, Inserting components, Mates, Moving components, The assembly tree, Sub-assemblies…

19. Drawings

    Starting a drawing, The sheet and its template, Drawing templates, Working on the sheet, View Layout tab, View properties…

20. Evaluate and Tools

    Measure, Mass Properties, Interference Check, Surface analysis, Configurations, Equations and global variables…

21. Modelling with Claude

    Setting up, Ask Claude panel, RazorCAD Part Builder on claude.ai

22. Troubleshooting

    Crash reports, Common problems, Settings and data files

23. For Developers

    Rebuilding the executable, Code signing, Regression tests, Working on the UI, Project layout

24. Appendix A: Keyboard and Mouse Reference

    General, View, Selection filters, Sketch, 3D sketch, Assembly

25. Appendix B: Materials