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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:20 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Snapping different bodies together
- Replies: 11
- Views: 443
Re: Snapping different bodies together
We have been making this far too complicated. Use the Draft workbench Move tool, make sure snapping is active with snap types midpoint and snap angle selected. Great method and thanks for the info. Only problem is that the shapes are not lined up. Have nay clues on how to lign them up as the ones i...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:40 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Snapping different bodies together
- Replies: 11
- Views: 443
Re: Snapping different bodies together
We have been making this far too complicated.
Use the Draft workbench Move tool, make sure snapping is active with snap types midpoint and snap angle selected.
Use the Draft workbench Move tool, make sure snapping is active with snap types midpoint and snap angle selected.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:33 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Fully constrained sketch won't pad
- Replies: 5
- Views: 147
Re: Fully constrained sketch won't pad
There is a bit of misconception about the state "fully constrained". It really means all DOF's have a constraint applied and there are no redundant, over constraints, etc. situations. Fully constrained means all DOF (degrees of freedom) have been addressed. So, the vertexes in question are...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Snapping different bodies together
- Replies: 11
- Views: 443
Re: Snapping different bodies together
There are a few ways to do it. Some already mentioned.
The Manipulator workbench is convenient.
The Edit menu>Alignment works, but is confusing at first.
The Manipulator workbench is convenient.
The Edit menu>Alignment works, but is confusing at first.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:27 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Pocket breaks body (faces glitch away and distort)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 442
Re: Pocket breaks body (faces glitch away and distort)
Yes, I did note that.
It could be that having no reference to the Body Origin had something to do with needing a complete recompute (just a guess...).
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:34 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Pocket breaks body (faces glitch away and distort)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 442
Re: Pocket breaks body (faces glitch away and distort)
Same here a full recompute and viola.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:37 pm
- Forum: Open discussion
- Topic: auto things making life "easier"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 567
Re: auto things making life "easier"
Preference packs are quite powerful and can be created by the user.
They aren't well known or understood, so haven't found many users.
They aren't well known or understood, so haven't found many users.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:33 pm
- Forum: Open discussion
- Topic: Sketcher: Snapping to external edges automatically
- Replies: 9
- Views: 311
Re: Sketcher: Snapping to external edges automatically
Snapping that worked well in sketcher would be a good thing.
External geometry should be able to be used as real geometry, you shouldn't have to trace over it. And, the code already exists...
External geometry should be able to be used as real geometry, you shouldn't have to trace over it. And, the code already exists...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:27 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: How to convert to .STP file
- Replies: 6
- Views: 211
Re: How to convert to .STP file
Yes, the .STL loads fine. I can measure it, etc, but no functionality is available associated with it. Like convert to solid I guess I stumped this illustrious group. Not impressed people. It's ok, I'm not impressed by your attitude. :mrgreen: A mesh is typically not a source for a step file which ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:16 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: STL to STEP file conversion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 172
Re: STL to STEP file conversion
It is never a good idea to assume that an STL is manifold (i.e.valid). Use the Mesh workbench Analyze after import to confirm. If it isn't then it is a problem for any further conversion. Fixing this can sometimes be done in the Mesh workbench. If it is manifold, then use the Part workbench Convert ...