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by racemaniac
Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?
Replies: 17
Views: 1516

Re: What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?

... Maybe other software is covnerging on certain things because it is the best option we currently have? ... I see this comment regularly. It may be true in some cases. But, most of the time, it is because the company has a vested interest in being able to convince customers of other software that...
by racemaniac
Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:08 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?
Replies: 17
Views: 1516

Re: What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?

"be nice to others" Which one of these replies do you feel was not nice? Has anyone made personal attacks, or derided you? They are responses to the initial post requesting clarification and pointing out errors. Needlessly is a subjective point, how do you know the intent of the dev's ? J...
by racemaniac
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?
Replies: 17
Views: 1516

Re: What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?

And in general, i could have guessed this topic would get bombed by people being like *fingers in ears* WHAT PROBLEM? I SEE NO PROBLEM? I'm going to share some wisdom with you based on my experiences since joining this community. Forum topics like this are never productive because people can't agre...
by racemaniac
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?
Replies: 17
Views: 1516

Re: What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?

Ask this why should FC be just like all the other CADs why can't it be better? Just because other CADs do it this way or that doesn't make them right does it? Maybe other software is covnerging on certain things because it is the best option we currently have? And in general, i could have guessed t...
by racemaniac
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?
Replies: 17
Views: 1516

What does FreeCAD needlessly do different compared to other CAD software in your opinion?

One of the common complaints about FreeCAD is just how alien it sometimes feels compared to other CAD software. It keeps coming up when people give FreeCAD a try, and seems to be a barrier for a lot of people to start using it. So maybe we can start compiling a list of all the strange things in Free...
by racemaniac
Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: FreeCAD Day 2024: Complaint Session
Replies: 51
Views: 5944

Re: FreeCAD Day 2024: Complaint Session

>>72.On small screens the user interface is truncated , the default toolbars do not wrap around. >>that is the behavior of all programs ...... Ehm no, i think part of what was mentioned there was that you can't give the toolbar a second line and stuff like that (what's meant by "wrap around&qu...
by racemaniac
Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: (complaint session spinoff) Dragging sketch from one body to another
Replies: 3
Views: 419

Re: (complaint session spinoff) Dragging sketch from one body to another

That is all very interesting, but in the context menu there is literally a button "move object to other body" that has the exact same issues. So is the conclusion then that that should also be removed as we just don't want people to move things around? I get how easy it is to break things ...
by racemaniac
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:10 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: FreeCAD Day 2024: Complaint Session
Replies: 51
Views: 5944

Re: FreeCAD Day 2024: Complaint Session

drmacro wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:35 am
racemaniac wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:46 am ...Ok, what does "attached" mean in this case?...
You're losing me here.
If you let me know if you start a thread for this question I'll have a go at explaining. ;)
Made a separate thread regarding this specific discussion: viewtopic.php?t=85441
by racemaniac
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:09 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: (complaint session spinoff) Dragging sketch from one body to another
Replies: 3
Views: 419

(complaint session spinoff) Dragging sketch from one body to another

We were apparantly derailing the complaint session thread regarding a specific complaint, so on request a specific thread on this. The complaint was: the inability to drag something from 1 body to another. The example is i make a sketch in the wrong body, and i want to drag it to the right body. Fre...
by racemaniac
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:46 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: FreeCAD Day 2024: Complaint Session
Replies: 51
Views: 5944

Re: FreeCAD Day 2024: Complaint Session

>> 6. Can’t drag an object from one sub tree to another >>need more context to understand this "issue", at least i can drag Ok, drag a sketch from one part design body to another When it is unattached, no issue. But how do you think, what happens when you drag anything attached anywhere. ...