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by rabbit
Thu Mar 30, 2017 5:44 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Crash, probably related to chamfering
Replies: 2
Views: 1140

Crash, probably related to chamfering

I filed a bug, and I've been asked to also open a topic here, so here we go.

The bug report: issue #0002992

It seems like anything that causes a recalculation (even adding a construction line, without closing the sketch) leads to a SEGV.

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by rabbit
Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:04 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Multi-part object, workflow question
Replies: 5
Views: 2127

Re: Multi-part object, workflow question

That's why I try to avoid using Link To External Geometry. I mentioned reusing Sketches because some people don't know we can do that. Just to be clear: I was talking about sketches that get broken that I then have to fix and partially redraw/re-constrain, while keeping them attached (or re-attachi...
by rabbit
Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:39 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Multi-part object, workflow question
Replies: 5
Views: 2127

Re: Multi-part object, workflow question

Hi rabbit, and welcome! Thanks! You didn't write how many things you've redrawn but you don't have to re-draw your Sketches; you can re-use them instead of starting again from scratch. I was imprecise; of course I can reuse them, but often when I change something further up the tree sketches get br...
by rabbit
Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:55 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Multi-part object, workflow question
Replies: 5
Views: 2127

Multi-part object, workflow question

Hello, I'm currently designing a device that starts as a single body. This is split into multiple bodies, which can then be assembled via dovetail joints. Something like this: mod.png Being new to FreeCAD, I made all the errors one can read about in this very forum, like forking the dependency graph...
by rabbit
Sat Mar 18, 2017 1:43 pm
Forum: Users Showcase
Topic: From FreeCAD To The Real World
Replies: 251
Views: 217520

Re: From FreeCAD To The Real World

This is just a very simple thing: custom hooks to hang my self-made flyscreen frames when they're not in use.

The process, from having one topple over once again and realizing this can be solved to solution took probably about 30 minutes.
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