[Solved] Issue Create Mirrored Feature

[slackersubgenius]

FreeCAD verion .16

2016/05/22 04:41:04

lmde 2 betsy

64bit

Paste to clipboard did nothing and this is all that is displayed in "About FreeCAD"

I'm following the basic part design tutorial, part 2 kinda, "features with pocket and external geometry"

Made first pocket but when doing the second pocket, using "Create a mirrored feature" and switching the box in combo view to horizontal sketch axis made a long grey box thing, the image will show it clearer than I can describe. Wasn't sure if I was supposed to add screenshot or the part itself so I included both.

Also, when that failed I attempted to manualy create the second pocket by repeating the steps to make the first pocket but litteraly nothing happened accept there was an outline where a pocket should have been but no "hole" or "pocket".

Not sure what other details would be helpful, im a brand new noob to this so im not sure what more to say or ask, thank you.

[bejant]

Hi slacker, and welcome here!

I'm following the basic part design tutorial, part 2 kinda,

Your problem happens because you made the first Pad of the type "length", when it should have been "Two Lengths".

To fix the model uploaded to your post:
Select Pad in the history tree and from the Data Tab (at the bottom of the Property View in your screen grab) change the Property > Type from Length to Two Lengths. Change Property > Length from 53 mm to 26.5 mm, and change Length 2 from the default 100 mm to 26.5 mm.

That's it!

[slackersubgenius]

That fixed it, didn't even have to redo the mirroring step it just appeared on the poroper side.


Thank you very much!

p.s. is there a way to mark this solved or is that not a thing here?

[bejant]

You're welcome!

You could change the title to read "Solved" at the beginning of the title...

[chrisb]

That fixed it, didn't even have to redo the mirroring step it just appeared on the poroper side.


Thank you very much!

p.s. is there a way to mark this solved or is that not a thing here?

Usually it is marked in square brackets at the beginning: [Solved] Issue Create Mirrored Feature