Installing FreeCAD on MacOS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2021
- If you've downloaded FreeCAD for MacOS from FreeCADweb.org, you may find that upon trying to install the program, you'll get the message "FreeCAD" cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified.
There is a way to override this. Click Cancel on this message and right click on the FreeCAD icon. In the resulting popup menu, select Open. You'll once again be presented with a warning, but this time, you'll have the option to open anyway.
Once FreeCAD is installed on your Mac, you can open Python files exported from BikeCAD Pro.
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Hi, Is this installed on Intel or M1 Mac? If it is on M1, have you noticed any issues with OpenGL ?
BikeCAD Pro will run on either Intel or M1 Macs. This video happens to feature an M1 Mac and no, I have not seen any issues with OpenGL.
where do i find the buycad pro files ?
You can purchase BikeCAD Pro at www.bikecad.ca/bikecadpro . Within BikeCAD Pro, you can choose Export to FreeCAD and save that file anywhere you like. This would be the file you then open in FreeCAD.
Why is no-one concerned that the developer cannot be verified?
In order to be verified, a developer must jump through a number of hoops dictated by Apple. I don't fault Apple for setting up this process as I'm sure it is their earnest attempt to protect their users from malicious software. However, software development occurs across a spectrum of different scenarios. There are professional organizations with hundreds of developers working on a single project and then there are lone hobbyists looking to share their work with a niche audience. For the lone developer, it won't always make sense to take all the steps to get an application notarized by Apple. If you don't agree, understand that what is required to ensure that software is verified changes with time, so not only is it a fair bit of work to do once, it's also something that will have to be revisited as new requirements are put in place. In the case of FreeCAD, I think the project has grown large enough that it would be well worth it for the developers to get the application notarized. However, because the developers are all volunteers, one can't necessarily fault them for not doing it. It could also be that they are taking an idealogical stance.
Its an agreement with big tech companies.
Apple blocks small software developers to grow while big developers make garbage software and sell it to you for a monthly subscription.
They are all in it together.
Angelo C: This will happen with most programs not purchased through the Apple Store. Why they don't allow Adobe and Microsoft to install with out this extra step is beyond me.
@@brentcurry Great explanation.... I guess free program creators probably don't want to pay the fee Apple probably charges to have their product verified.