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by ldboehm
Tue Aug 08, 2023 12:46 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Open Document with Double-Click Opens New Instance of Freecad
Replies: 16
Views: 2831

Re: Open Document with Double-Click Opens New Instance of Freecad

I have a new Mac, and it will only let me run once instance at a time.
How can I configure it to open more than once Instance from the Finder?
by ldboehm
Fri May 26, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Spliting a Loft
Replies: 7
Views: 936

Re: Spliting a Loft

Do you need B-spline ? 2 arcs can do the same ! You should reuse the same path between different bodies with PartDesign_SubShapeBinder . You should attach the circle to the path ( Part_EditAttachment ). thanks, I'll read through those sections. I did use a B-split to create the path of the pin. I t...
by ldboehm
Fri May 26, 2023 12:01 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Spliting a Loft
Replies: 7
Views: 936

Re: Spliting a Loft

I think several scenarios: - draw the complete part, subtract the pin and cut the part in half in the plane of the pin - draw separately the bottom, the top, the pin in 3 bodies and make 2 boolean subtractions - draw the complete piece, dig a groove in it from below, introduce the pin, draw a cover...
by ldboehm
Fri May 26, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Spliting a Loft
Replies: 7
Views: 936

Re: Spliting a Loft

thomas-neemann wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 7:36 am
ldboehm wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 9:11 pm

If that's a solution for you, I can shoot a video for you



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Thanks, I'd need to split the pin across the horizontal plane
by ldboehm
Thu May 25, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Spliting a Loft
Replies: 7
Views: 936

Spliting a Loft

I have a design question for the experts to noodle on. I'm making a specific sunroof part that broke on my car. The original part is a large plastic piece with a metal pin molded into it. My original plan was to remake the piece and have it all 3d metal printed, but that is a bit costly these days. ...
by ldboehm
Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:36 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Offset Fillet?
Replies: 2
Views: 326

Re: Offset Fillet?

Perfect, thanks!
by ldboehm
Wed Apr 19, 2023 5:59 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Offset Fillet?
Replies: 2
Views: 326

Offset Fillet?

I have a part that I'm trying to replicate and the back has a fillet that I'm not able to get based on the design. It took me a bit to get this design to work as is :-) Is there a way to add a fillet to one-side of an edge, or other approach? Picture attached, the grey part is the original and you c...
by ldboehm
Wed May 13, 2020 10:35 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Exporting STP with face color
Replies: 7
Views: 1482

Re: Exporting STP with face color

Roy_043 wrote: Tue May 12, 2020 12:11 pm Maybe the attached file helps. The problem may be that you still have the original body selected and Ctrl pressed when you select the new object.
Thanks, I got it to work. I had to turn the original body visibility to false.
by ldboehm
Tue May 12, 2020 11:15 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Exporting STP with face color
Replies: 7
Views: 1482

Re: Exporting STP with face color

The simple copy will not have the colors of the original. As already mentioned, you have to reapply the colors. Have you done that? Yes. - I select the original body, - in Parts WB I created a simple copy, - click on new body created from the simple copy, - right click set colors, it won't let me s...
by ldboehm
Mon May 11, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Exporting STP with face color
Replies: 7
Views: 1482

Re: Exporting STP with face color

For Part objects face colors are exported in the STP file, but for some reason this does not work for PartDesign bodies. So a possible workaound is to create a Part_SimpleCopy from the body, reapply the colors (right-click the object in the tree and select 'Set colors...') and then export the new o...