Parametric enclosure with FreeCAD

You weren’t being told to look at the source code, “users can look at the source code” is not a directive. It’s a statement of what is possible.
After looking at the FreeCad wiki it is quite rich in documentation and small tutorials to get users going.
Like most other OSS projects and I dare say propitiatory products improvements come from user input.
One has to look also at how long each of the mentioned offerings has been in development and the knowledge base available.
But one would have to agree that commercial entities are under no obligation to make “free” versions available. It is just an enticement, as were the free food samples in supermarkets.
Would it be expected of BP to give away a free tank of fuel every time they come up with a “new” formulation or offer free fuel to non commercial drivers ?

If a person or company can make money with code good for them. At the same time I enjoy watching Blender nipping at the heels of some of Autodesk's offerings and wish the same success for FreeCad. As a hobby cnc guy I like FreeCad being integrated cad with cam. If cad/cam was my bread and butter I would buy software with fewer bugs and support. Fusion is starting to look like a dead end for free license users and eventually it will be.

Thanks Larry for the videos, I'll subscribe when I get an account.

FreeCad 0.19 is now the stable release in everything but name.
Path does more than it appears at first glance, check the wiki on how to enable the experimental features.

I have just watched all the youtube videos - As a CAD leaner they are fascinating , I have followed along and started re creating your freecad files and it all so far makes sense .,I got to the end of no 7 and thought yes great job.Have you released the link to the files yet ?