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Installation

  1. Open FreeCAD
  2. Go to Tools → Addon Manager
  3. Search for "Multi Export"
  4. Click Install
  5. Restart FreeCAD

Manual Installation

macOS

Step 1: Locate Your FreeCAD Macros Folder

The macros folder location on macOS:

~/Library/Application Support/FreeCAD/Macro/

How to access it:

Option A - Finder (Recommended):

  1. Open Finder
  2. Press Cmd + Shift + G (Go to Folder)
  3. Paste: ~/Library/Application Support/FreeCAD/Macro/
  4. Press Enter

Option B - Terminal:

mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/FreeCAD/Macro/
open ~/Library/Application\ Support/FreeCAD/Macro/

Option C - From FreeCAD:

  1. Open FreeCAD
  2. Go to Macro → Macros...
  3. Note the path shown at the top of the dialog
  4. Click User macros location to open in Finder

Step 2: Install the Macro File

  1. Download MultiExport.FCMacro from the releases page
  2. Copy it to the macros folder
  3. (Optional) Copy MultiExport.svg for the icon

Step 3: Verify Installation

  1. Open FreeCAD
  2. Go to Macro → Macros...
  3. You should see "MultiExport" in the list

Linux

# Create macros directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/FreeCAD/Macro/

# Copy macro file
cp MultiExport.FCMacro ~/.local/share/FreeCAD/Macro/

# (Optional) Copy icon
cp MultiExport.svg ~/.local/share/FreeCAD/Macro/

Alternative path

Some Linux distributions use ~/.FreeCAD/Macro/ instead.

Windows

  1. Navigate to: %APPDATA%\FreeCAD\Macro\
  2. Copy MultiExport.FCMacro to this folder
  3. (Optional) Copy MultiExport.svg to the same folder

Create a Toolbar Button (Optional)

  1. Go to Macro → Macros...
  2. Select MultiExport
  3. Click Create (toolbar button icon)
  4. Choose the icon file (MultiExport.svg) if you saved it
  5. The macro will now appear in your toolbar for quick access