diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/freecad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/freecad/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0dc942c202d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/freecad/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, cmake, coin3d, xercesc, ode, eigen, qt4, opencascade, gts,
+boost, zlib,
+python, swig, gfortran, soqt, autoconf, automake, libtool }:
+
+throw "It does not build still"
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "freecad-${version}";
+  version = "0.11.3729";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+/*
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/free-cad/freecad-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0q9jhnhkjsq9iy4kqi4xh2ljack4b2jj4pjm4dylv4z2d9gg5p4l";
+*/
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/free-cad/freecad-${version}.dfsg.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0sjcbadzzgdjr5bk51nr3nq0siyvfdq0913dqlhv9xr42vha3j8r";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ cmake coin3d xercesc ode eigen qt4 opencascade gts boost
+    zlib python swig gfortran soqt /*autoconf automake libtool*/ ];
+
+/*
+  # Using autotools
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -i -e 's/boost_\([a-z_]\+\)-mt/boost_\1/' \
+      configure
+  '';
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-eigen2-include=${eigen}/include/eigen2"
+    "--with-boost-include=${boost}/include"
+    "--with-boost-lib=${boost}/lib"
+    "--with-qt4-dir=${qt4}"
+  ];
+*/
+
+  # Using cmake
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -i -e '/Idf/d' -e '/Start/d' src/Mod/CMakeLists.txt
+  '';
+
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-Wno-dev" ];
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xercesc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xercesc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f5c9ba8a698b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xercesc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "xerces-c-${version}";
+  version = "3.1.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://apache/xerces/c/3/sources/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0dl7jr26vlh5p3hps86xrwyafq6f21schc9q4zyxb48b3vvqa9x4";
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/;
+    description = "Validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++";
+    license = "ASL2.0";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c580756a09e4..813a9475d118 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2875,6 +2875,8 @@ let
     inherit (gnome) gtk;
   };
 
+  coin3d = callPackage ../development/libraries/coin3d { };
+
   commoncpp2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/commoncpp2 { };
 
   confuse = callPackage ../development/libraries/confuse { };
@@ -4091,6 +4093,8 @@ let
         # optional
   };
 
+  soqt = callPackage ../development/libraries/soqt { };
+
   speechd = callPackage ../development/libraries/speechd { };
 
   speex = callPackage ../development/libraries/speex { };
@@ -4214,6 +4218,8 @@ let
 
   xautolock = callPackage ../misc/screensavers/xautolock { };
 
+  xercesc = callPackage ../development/libraries/xercesc {};
+
   xercesJava = callPackage ../development/libraries/java/xerces {
     ant   = apacheAntGcj;  # for bootstrap purposes
     javac = gcj;
@@ -6021,6 +6027,8 @@ let
 
   flite = callPackage ../applications/misc/flite { };
 
+  freecad = callPackage ../applications/graphics/freecad { };
+
   freemind = callPackage ../applications/misc/freemind {
     jdk = jdk;
     jre = jdk;