... Arch reference keeps a link to its original file ... (so far). ... the objects will appear where they have been defined in the original file. This is fantastic news Yorik! That "(so far)", does it refeer to movement and rotation of the linked file? If so, and in my opinion, a proper assembly fu...

This is so exiting! Since you use catia you are possibly used to the command "point on extrema"? That principle would be highly sought after in the long run, if possible. Perhaps you've seen the discussion of Translate a point with a vector direction. I think this would be a nice addition to your wo...

mark1791 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:09 am

It seems you are working on "surfaces originating from points and wires"?
Specifically for sheet metal or surfaces in general?

the foundation of forging simulations!

Harry, you are really something extra!!

Is there already a tool (with GUI) for "translating" stuff in general?

...handle plasticity and collapse (and buckling?) (simplest example being the slip and pull-out of structural elements along elasto-plastic interfaces); 3) include simple, traditional, beams (idealized fasteners) and shell elements (isotropic and non isotropic) . 4) include general material and geo...

Other than that I totally agree with you about the wording used in everything involving placement and especially this "Z-axis is always in the direction of movement". I would suggest the following: For offsets there are ONLY two direction, one way or the opposite way, with respect to its origin. Thi...

... transfer things I learned here directly to the corresponding Wiki page: https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/PartDesign_Plane Reading that page gave me hickup on this sentence "A datum plane is only sensible when there is at least a body." Shouldn't it read: "As of now [todays date] sadly enough, da...

... if wanted or required in part workbench or anything else there is nothing against moving it. Yes please! We've waited sooo long for this to happen. Datum driven design is within reach!!! Just checking: we are talking about Datums not having Part-container as a parent, right? Id est, Part-contai...

furti wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:13 am

But if someone has a use case for textures outside the architectural field, I'm open to implement it

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I've got a proposal: threads + Torx heads.