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0.16 Features We'd Like To See
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Hi Perrimus, and welcome to the forum! I can give you a little help regarding some of the things on your wish list:
Also, ticking the View > Status Bar option to True might be helpful.
Here the blue construction geometry segment in my Sketch is the axis along which I want to LinearPattern the future Pocket. After making the Pocket: Select the LinearPattern tool, in the Direction menu select "Sketch Axis 0". This is that blue line segment in the Sketch. And the resulting LinearPattern looks like this:
I hope this helps!
blue = edit
Done but you might not have it in your FreeCAD version.Pierrimus wrote:-Sketch Mirror
For this you can apply the general Length Constraint:Pierrimus wrote:-Ability to dimension Sketch lines not based on vertical or horizontal (diagonal lines).
Good idea! I'd like that too.Pierrimus wrote:-Is there a way to add in a function that will give a slider of acceptable values for the fillet and chamfer so the user doesn't play a guessing game?
You can enable the Report View, to get a scrollable output list, by navigating to View > Views and ticking Report View to True. Then go to Edit > Preferences > General (icon in left pane) > Output Window (tab) and in the "Python Interpreter" section toggle the "Redirect ... to report view" options to True. I also have the 3 Output options ("Record ...") at the top ticked to True.Pierrimus wrote:-Pop up error messages that actually have some guide to tell users what the issue is. The ones that appear at the bottom of the screen flash by so quickly and are so cryptic only developers might know what they mean.
Also, ticking the View > Status Bar option to True might be helpful.
This is in progress but not complete. If you find a place where imperial units aren't supported, post back. I think there's a ticket on the bug tracker for this too, but I don't remember if it is for a specific instance where imperial units aren't supported yet or if the ticket was a catchall for all the places where imperial units aren't supported.Pierrimus wrote:-Proper full integration of the Imperial measurement system.
You can add your own axis to the Sketch, then LinearPatttern along that axis:Pierrimus wrote:-Part Design's linear pattern tool needs more than horizontal and vertical, perhaps instead go by each axis? Maybe this is due to lack of understanding the exact how to use it,
Here the blue construction geometry segment in my Sketch is the axis along which I want to LinearPattern the future Pocket. After making the Pocket: Select the LinearPattern tool, in the Direction menu select "Sketch Axis 0". This is that blue line segment in the Sketch. And the resulting LinearPattern looks like this:
Yes, that would be handy (doh! I should have included this append: "for the Part Design WB").Pierrimus wrote:-Add variable fillets to Sketcher.
View > Create New View. After that you can go to Windows > Tile. Now we have another window in the 3D view area:Pierrimus wrote:Ability to tile the document windows. For instance to open three 2D views of the objects and the orthographic view.
I hope this helps!
blue = edit
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Re: 0.16 Features We'd Like To See
+1bejant wrote:Good idea! I'd like that too.Pierrimus wrote:-Is there a way to add in a function that will give a slider of acceptable values for the fillet and chamfer so the user doesn't play a guessing game?
Look at the pad-Operation in the PartDesign-Workbench.
If you entered valid values it will give you some sort of preview in the 3D-view.
Maybe something similar would be possible with fillet/chamfer ?
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Re: 0.16 Features We'd Like To See
Some interface issues:
Will be great to have simplier way to manipulate 3d view:
LMB to pan, RMB to rotate (as in many other 3d editors),
and also will be great to have an option for a perspective view (with a perspective correction).
Will be great to have simplier way to manipulate 3d view:
LMB to pan, RMB to rotate (as in many other 3d editors),
and also will be great to have an option for a perspective view (with a perspective correction).
Re: 0.16 Features We'd Like To See
Hmm... now I'm thinking it could unacceptably slow down FreeCAD.r-frank wrote:+1
Look at the pad-Operation in the PartDesign-Workbench.
If you entered valid values it will give you some sort of preview in the 3D-view.
Maybe something similar would be possible with fillet/chamfer ?
Then how would the user select an item in the 3D window?ShurikMur wrote:Will be great to have simplier way to manipulate 3d view:
LMB to pan
Not sure of that one either... maybe for a new mouse model?ShurikMur wrote:RMB to rotate
Re: 0.16 Features We'd Like To See
LMB i never seen yet.. but Lmb hold is pan and lmb click is action menu i have seen… I don't know if this is easy to generatebejant wrote:Then how would the user select an item in the 3D window?ShurikMur wrote:Will be great to have simplier way to manipulate 3d view:
LMB to pan
Re: 0.16 Features We'd Like To See
Detecting lmb click versus hold and drag - is easy task (by delta x and y between mouse down and up events and time).
Selection action should be linked to mouse up event and after checking if it was a short click.
Selection action should be linked to mouse up event and after checking if it was a short click.
Re: 0.16 Features We'd Like To See
It would be interesting to have the option of mirroring elements in "matrix" (draft).
I mean something like this:
< > < > < >
I know that there are a "mirror" function on "part", but I don't like it because it leaves two objects instead of a single one fused.
I mean something like this:
< > < > < >
I know that there are a "mirror" function on "part", but I don't like it because it leaves two objects instead of a single one fused.
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Re: 0.16 Features We'd Like To See
Is Edit > Preferences > Display (icon in left pane) > 3D View (tab at top of right pane) > Camera type (bottom of right pane) > and then toggle "Perspective rendering" to true (instead of orthographic) what you're after? Maybe a view like this: Edit: An easier way is to use the View pulldown menu and then select orthographic or Perspective view from there.ShurikMur wrote:also will be great to have an option for a perspective view (with a perspective correction).
Ah ha, and now so I see! (Please forgive my coding ignorance)Detecting lmb click versus hold and drag - is easy task (by delta x and y between mouse down and up events and time).
Selection action should be linked to mouse up event and after checking if it was a short click.
blue = edit
Last edited by bejant on Tue Sep 29, 2015 2:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: 0.16 Features We'd Like To See
Thanx Didn't noticed before it already implemented.bejant wrote:Is Edit > Preferences > Display (icon in left pane) > 3D View (tab at top of right pane) > Camera type (bottom of right pane) > and then toggle "Perspective re...
bejant wrote:Ah ha, and now so I see! (Please forgive my coding ignorance)... after checking if it was a short click.
Anyway... The main requested features are: copy-paste abilities in sketch mode and ability to create free-floating sketches in a part editing mode w\o support faces.