Ajinkya Dahale
Project Software Engineer (Part Time) at FOSSEE
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Summary
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Top SchoolAjinkya Dahale is a Project Software Engineer with 11 years of experience at the intersection of computational solid mechanics, CAD, and algorithms, currently contributing part-time to FOSSEE from Mumbai. He has deep academic training (MEng, MS(R)) and research experience from Rensselaer and IITs, which he applies to practical software engineering and tooling for structural design. An avid proponent of Free and Open Source Software, he is a notable contributor to FreeCAD—implementing CAD features like loft/pipe face additions, B-spline splitting, and point-and-click knot insertion while refactoring and fixing core Sketcher and Part Design issues. Ajinkya blends hands-on backend development with domain expertise in mechanical modeling, improving installation and maintenance of FOSS structural tools like Osdag. Colleagues describe him as someone who turns research-grade mechanics insights into robust, usable open-source CAD features that benefit engineers and designers.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Atomic Energy Central School 5, MumbaiHigher Secondary, Higher Secondary at Atomic Energy Junior College - IndiaBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarIndian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)Master of Engineering - MEng Mechanical Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
English, Marathi, Hindi
Github Skills (6)
c-language10
bspline10
cprogramming-language10
modeling10
geom10
cad10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
FreeCAD/FreeCAD
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & CAD Modeler
Back-end Developer & CAD ModelerContributions:396 reviews, 118 commits, 133 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Ajinkya primarily contributed to the FreeCAD project by addressing issues related to the Part Design and Sketcher workbenches, with a strong focus on feature creation and editing. They implemented functionalities like the addition of solid faces to loft and pipe sections, and the integration of point-and-click knot insertion within the Sketcher. Moreover, the user provided code for splitting B-splines and refactored the code to make it more manageable while addressing a variety of bugs.
engineeringmodelerfemedacoin
AjinkyaDahale/Osdag
Sep 2024 - Mar 2025
Open Steel Design And Graphics
Contributions:23 reviews, 16 PRs, 53 pushes in 5 months
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