Configuration

FreeCAD’s Preferences dialog includes a History panel.

Exclusion Lists

Exclusion lists hide noisy generated data from tree comparison views.

Each exclusion list supports two modes:

• Use default exclusion list: Use History Workbench’s built-in defaults.
• Use custom exclusion list: Provide your own exclusions.

Default values are defined in freecad/history_wb/domain/config.py.

Excluded Object Types

Enter one FreeCAD TypeId per line, such as App::Origin. Objects of these types and their children are removed from comparison views. You can see an object’s type by hovering your mouse over it in the History’s tree panel.

Excluded Properties

Enter one property name per line, such as TimeStamp. These properties are excluded across all object types.

Type-Specific Excluded Properties

Enter one mapping per line in the format TypeId -> PropertyName. This excludes one property for one object type while keeping it visible elsewhere.

TechDraw::DrawSVGTemplate -> PageResult

Numeric Comparison

Float Precision

Set the number of decimal places used for floating-point comparison and display. The supported range is 0 to 12; the default is 2.

Git Executable

Point the workbench at a specific git binary instead of relying on the one found on the system PATH. This is useful for portable git installations, such as PortableGit on Windows.

• Empty (default): git is located on the system PATH, matching typical command-line behavior.
• Set: the given path is used for every git command the workbench runs. Enter a full path to the git binary, or use Browse… to pick one:
  • Windows: e.g. C:\PortableGit\bin\git.exe
  • macOS: e.g. /opt/homebrew/bin/git
  • Linux: e.g. /usr/bin/git or /opt/git/bin/git

A leading ~ is expanded to your home directory. The setting takes effect for subsequent git operations immediately after saving; no restart is required.