News
Running Python scripts on your models in the web UI
Running custom Python scripts on your models in the web interface for Ondsel Lens was originally planned as an Enterprise-tier feature. A few years later, it’s finally implemented and available to everybody.
May 10, 2026
OpenID Connect authentication now available
Amritpal Singh has just pushed code that adds support for OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication. This work was sponsored through the Ondsel Onward fund contributed anonymously and managed by the FreeCAD Project Association.
May 1, 2026
Matomo image restored
A while ago, the Bitnami Matomo Docker image (docker.io/bitnami/matomo:5) became unavailable which broke analytics for deployments that were using the matomo-enabled profile. The issue is now fixed.
April 26, 2026
OAuth authentication now available
Amritpal Singh has just merged new code that adds OAuth authentication.
January 25, 2026
Documentation update (Q4 2025 FPA grant)
The documentation has just been updated to match recent development in both the web app and the FreeCAD addon.
December 28, 2025
Lens now available as a TrueNAS app
Amritpal Singh made the Lens app available on the TrueNAS Apps Market. Now users can install Lens directly from the TrueNAS Apps dashboard.
December 9, 2025
Lens addon v2025.11.21.01 released
Pieter Hijma released the new version of the Lens addon with two major changes.
November 21, 2025
New NLnet grant for the Lens addon
Pieter Hijma got an NLnet grant to improve the Lens addon.
October 17, 2025
FC-Worker updated to v1.0.2
Amritpal Singh has updated the containerized version of FreeCAD used by Ondsel Lens to v1.0.2.
October 13, 2025
Documentation moved
The original documentation written in Docusaurus has been moved to Hugo and a Git repository that belongs to the FreeCAD organization.
August 16, 2025