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by Mongrel_Shark
Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:24 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: My ignorance is frustrating lol, simple cut?
Replies: 3
Views: 407

Re: My ignorance is frustrating lol, simple cut?

To solve this with freecad. You need to import your stl. then go to part workbench. Select mesh part then use part menu dropdown and select "create shape from mesh" Now you will have a new object in tree. Select this object, and again in part menu select "convert to solid" Now yo...
by Mongrel_Shark
Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:13 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Not Manifold in Cura
Replies: 8
Views: 890

Re: Not Manifold in Cura

I couldn't access your file. If its 1mb or less you can attache it here.

if its bigger, you should use a file share service that wont require an account to access the files.
by Mongrel_Shark
Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:03 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Need help "sweeping" a face into another, not sure what to call it?
Replies: 4
Views: 432

Re: Need help "sweeping" a face into another, not sure what to call it?

I think sweep or loft should do what you want. I'm leaning towards sweep. Sweep will need a path sketch or other wire frame style "path" line to follow. You can't use a sweep path from outside the body directly, but you can clone or link to it and include the copy in your body. I usually j...
by Mongrel_Shark
Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:49 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sweeping with a solid object
Replies: 7
Views: 946

Re: Sweeping with a solid object

I have an almost solution that can possibly work well. Before i describe my way. I'd like to suggest making a little more room for the hammer to fit in the socket. I have made a similar mistake many times. First time I 3d printed mating threads. I made the male thread, then cloned it and subtracted ...
by Mongrel_Shark
Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:32 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Making a pad
Replies: 8
Views: 955

Re: Making a pad

Hi alfredopalhares I see a lot of problems in your file. I can tell your new at freecad :mrgreen: . Welcome First. I don't think you can sweep a looped path. I think path needs a start and an end, and the profile sketch placed at the start. One way to avoid this with symmetrical shape is to just swe...
by Mongrel_Shark
Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:29 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Is defeaturing now a complete feature of FreeCAD?
Replies: 6
Views: 986

Re: Is defeaturing now a complete feature of FreeCAD?

If this de-featuring tool creates a tree from a step model. I would use that heaps. Currently I am making a copy manually..... Not often, but enough ....

Tried using the Part menu tool. Seems to be greyed out even with an imported .step part selected? Instructions?
by Mongrel_Shark
Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:07 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: How to use all your ram and crash freecad
Replies: 1
Views: 513

Re: How to use all your ram and crash freecad

P.S. I figured out a better way.

I simply used the PART workbench Extrude feature to extend the spiral in a third dimension. Hardly used any resources. Looks fine for what i wanted.
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by Mongrel_Shark
Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:35 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: How to use all your ram and crash freecad
Replies: 1
Views: 513

How to use all your ram and crash freecad

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: This is not a help request or bug report. Just something I found amusing I'd like to share. I knew what I was doing was probably a bad idea. Did it anyway :mrgr...
by Mongrel_Shark
Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:18 pm
Forum: Users Showcase
Topic: Freecad 0.19 is the best.
Replies: 4
Views: 3521

Freecad 0.19 is the best.

Hi Eveyone. Sorry I have not been on forum lately. Works been flat out. Wish I could pop in more regularly and help out a bit. I just got the 0.19 daily PPA update on my Ubuntu 16.04 machines. I've had the appimage version for a while, but little time to play. Had a serious play today Its AWESOME 8-...
by Mongrel_Shark
Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:06 am
Forum: Install / Compile
Topic: Install multiple versions of freecad ubuntu
Replies: 3
Views: 1192

Re: Install multiple versions of freecad ubuntu

update. I saw this thread https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=27992 Which suggested I may have better luck if I uninstalled my other versions. Did an apt remove on stable and daily, and an auto remove after reboot to clear out the dependencys. No joy with the legacy build. mongrel@CADboss:~...