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by PepperSoris
Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:51 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Can I force FreeCAD to run with a single instance?
Replies: 6
Views: 652

Re: Can I force FreeCAD to run with a single instance?

I had an idea, but it doesn't work. Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\FreeCAD.exe\shell\open\command and change it to: "C:\Progamm Files\FreeCad_0.18.3\bin\FreeCAD.exe" --single-instance "%1" But that does not work: Freecad does not open any more files after the first one. ...
by PepperSoris
Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:06 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Problem importing Step (.stp) - File
Replies: 12
Views: 8298

Re: Problem importing Step (.stp) - File

I installed the Asm3-Branch, but error message stays the same, but is now repeated twice for the same file. My STEP file is a sinlge, self-contained file, with no external or additional files. Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module> <type 'exceptions.Runtime...
by PepperSoris
Mon Jan 28, 2019 7:39 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Problem importing Step (.stp) - File
Replies: 12
Views: 8298

Re: Problem importing Step (.stp) - File

@easyw-fc: thank you for the tip with Cad Assistant; I did not know about this great CAD / STEP file Viewer.

The file imports nicely into Open Cascade Cad Assistant 1.2.1. This means that at least the file is not corrupt.
by PepperSoris
Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:24 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Problem importing Step (.stp) - File
Replies: 12
Views: 8298

Problem importing Step (.stp) - File

Dear all, I try to Import a STEP (.stp) file that was exported by a commercial software. Unfortunately, I can't share the file. The step file is of the plain-text type, (FILE_DESCRIPTION(('STEP AP214'),'1');) If I open the file in FreeCad 0.17 it will start reading the file, the status bar says &quo...
by PepperSoris
Fri Nov 09, 2018 6:33 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Boolean cut fails after 3D-Offset padding
Replies: 8
Views: 1914

Re: Boolean cut fails after 3D-Offset padding

Should I file a bug reports for this? Part->Boolean->Cut should show error message if a non-solid (Shell, etc.) is selected. (at least in the console window) Bug report: 3694 Part->3D-Offset should warn if resulting object is not a solid (or add option to try to make it one) Bug Report: 3703
by PepperSoris
Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:14 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Boolean cut fails after 3D-Offset padding
Replies: 8
Views: 1914

Re: Boolean cut fails after 3D-Offset padding

Your M4 Nut object is a solid encapsulated inside a compound. How do you know that? I can't see it anywhere in the object tree. To me, it just looks like a simple solid (Icon: blue box). I converted the shell that is generated by Part->"3D-Offset" to a solid by Part->"Convert to soli...
by PepperSoris
Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:08 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Boolean cut fails after 3D-Offset padding
Replies: 8
Views: 1914

Re: Boolean cut fails after 3D-Offset padding

Dear chrisb, If I right-click the "Cut" item and then "Mark to recompute" nothing changes. There error icon is still there. Same behaviour when I select the document root and right-click "mark to recompute". How did you "recompute the whole document" ? Is this...
by PepperSoris
Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:17 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Boolean cut fails after 3D-Offset padding
Replies: 8
Views: 1914

Boolean cut fails after 3D-Offset padding

Hello, does anyone know, why the boolean cut in the attached example fails? I want to make a cage for a simple M4 nut. I have the model for the M4 nut and want to subtract it from a simple solid block, but with a little clearance margin. So I used the Part->3D-Offset to make a little 0,5 mm offset (...
by PepperSoris
Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: How to mirror a body with fillets, chamfers etc.?
Replies: 9
Views: 10126

Re: How to mirror a body with fillets, chamfers etc.?

Thank you!
That was the right solution.
by PepperSoris
Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:16 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: FreeCad 0.17 crash on create new sketch
Replies: 4
Views: 2641

Re: FreeCad 0.17 crash on create new sketch

Ah, the reason, why it is not crashing any more, is a windows feature called "fault-tolerant heap". Once FreeCad crashes, it is stored permanently in the registry. For this bug to reproduce, you need to delete registry entry for FreeCad in the following keys (attention: it is "Windows...