missing freecad example files

1)
Description: Ubuntu 17.10
Release: 17.10

2)
freecad:
  Installed: 0.16+dfsg2-3
  Candidate: 0.16+dfsg2-3
  Version table:
 *** 0.16+dfsg2-3 500
        500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3)
I expected the application to load the default example files when clicked upon.

4)
Error message popped up with file-not-found error

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: freecad 0.16+dfsg2-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-41.46-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed May 9 14:23:05 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-11 (59 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105.1)
SourcePackage: freecad
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)