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by alien8
Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:52 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Assembly
Replies: 2
Views: 1006

Assembly

Hi, I have problem assembling parts, I make compound of all parts of object but when I move compound it parts remain still, please how to move all these things? Assembly2 doesn't look useful. I know about Assembly Basic Tutorial but t needs development version, so is it possible do assembly with com...
by alien8
Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:53 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Pls help with cut
Replies: 11
Views: 3647

Re: Pls help with cut

DeepSOIC thanks. I was sure I need to make faces of these shapes before cut, but I was wrong. Yet it seems it's impossible to extrude a circle with outward angle other than 0. Made this using loft:
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quick61 thanks for your advice.
by alien8
Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:36 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Pls help with cut
Replies: 11
Views: 3647

Pls help with cut

I want to cut those rectangles from the circle, then make truncated cone with grooves, how can I do it? http://i.imgur.com/e1nZRby.png If I could cut those rectangles from circle I'd make a scaled copy of the shape and loft between them. Btw, I've found out I can't extrude circle with taper outward ...
by alien8
Sun Jun 19, 2016 11:07 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Face from edges gives wire is not closed
Replies: 2
Views: 6950

Face from edges gives wire is not closed

Hi. Please smb take a look at attachement, I can't create face from edges of "Sketch002", get "wire is not closed". I can extrude it and I don't see any gaps, is there a way to learn why FreeCAD doesn't see the wire closed? Updated: How can I map this sketch on a face (of a cube)...
by alien8
Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:26 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Trouble with thread
Replies: 7
Views: 1966

Re: Trouble with thread

Thank you. Is it what supposed to be produced? http://i.imgur.com/sEoVVKz.png http://i.imgur.com/a9A5E3e.png Looks slightly asymmetric :-/ http://i.imgur.com/SmAHT2d.png Updated: This is what I got using triangle in sketch when height of triangle is less than pitch of helix - it's hollow despite sol...
by alien8
Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:19 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Trouble with thread
Replies: 7
Views: 1966

Re: Trouble with thread

Please, sweep what around what? I get something wrong sweeping face around helix001.
Guy in the video downgrades cut into wire, also I don't understand how he selects helix by clicking on it, when I click on helix I select only one twist.
by alien8
Fri Jun 17, 2016 8:04 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Trouble with thread
Replies: 7
Views: 1966

Re: Trouble with thread

bejant
this is what I get now:
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So face is not cut entirely
Updated:
my sketch isn't fully constrainded, how to make PointOnObject constraint you have on your sketch?
by alien8
Fri Jun 17, 2016 6:27 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Trouble with thread
Replies: 7
Views: 1966

Trouble with thread

Hi. I'm trying to make a thread like its explained in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fxKxSOGbDYs It seems something goes wrong when I try to cut face with sweep, and then when I downgrade clone of cut I get faces instead of wire (after that I can downgrade ...
by alien8
Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:30 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Line tangent to curve
Replies: 4
Views: 1319

Re: Line tangent to curve

DeepSOIC
I've upgraded shape but now get an unknown error please take a look at file if you can.