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by run_the_race
Fri Jul 29, 2022 4:42 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: [Solved] Cross-reference part shape from another file
Replies: 10
Views: 3000

Re: [Solved] Cross-reference part shape from another file

Would you please share how you managed to do that? I have been trying but if I create a sub shape binder, then drag it to another file, it creates a copy from the original file. Tried everything else I could think of too.
by run_the_race
Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:09 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Lucky packet Undo
Replies: 4
Views: 680

Lucky packet Undo

How do you guys use undo. I find only some functions honor it, others do not. I will often find I will want to undo an action, however the last actioned I performed remains, and something else will happen. e.g. I apply a color to an item. Its covers the whole object and not the surface I selected, s...
by run_the_race
Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:05 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Perspective Viewport Properties
Replies: 8
Views: 3178

Re: Perspective Viewport Properties

After all these years does somebody know if there is a GUI for camera properties, __including__ these lens properties? If not, would it be a welcome thing to have? If yes, is there some module/marcro/source code known that comes most close as a starting point? Did someone already dig into such proj...
by run_the_race
Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:58 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: feature request: focal length parameter for perspective view
Replies: 5
Views: 2022

Re: feature request: focal length parameter for perspective view

You have already a link to FCCamera in your post. You can use it for controlling the camera position. Camera position is different to the focal length of the camera. Please check out this video that explains what focal length is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBuaG1_sA5k The default focal length ...
by run_the_race
Mon Jul 25, 2022 1:07 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: How to apply clip paths and find where the items went?
Replies: 1
Views: 346

How to apply clip paths and find where the items went?

When I apply a clip path, it seem to move the original drawing, and then I go on a easter egg hunt adjusting X/Y values trying to find the part of the drawing I wish to show.
How do you find the part in a drawing to show when apply a clip path?
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by run_the_race
Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:08 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Critique my Drawing/ why is my drawing so slow
Replies: 6
Views: 1033

Re: Critique my Drawing/ why is my drawing so slow

run_the_race, do you know that you can turn off automatic updates "keep Updated" for drawings. This can speed things up a bunch if you not making changes to the model. Maybe take the complex circuit board and use Part "Simple copy". This can take all those Parts and make them on...
by run_the_race
Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:08 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Critique my Drawing/ why is my drawing so slow
Replies: 6
Views: 1033

Re: Critique my Drawing/ why is my drawing so slow

The problem is, that all is in one file and whwn you change anything, everything about depends on it refreshes, even when it i not in the view. If you want that in one file, then you can Toogle KeepUpdated (right click on the page), then it only recalculate when the function Redraw Page . But this ...
by run_the_race
Sat Jul 23, 2022 1:00 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Critique my Drawing/ why is my drawing so slow
Replies: 6
Views: 1033

Critique my Drawing/ why is my drawing so slow

I have spend many many months making this drawing, and it is my first FreeCAD project, well actually fourth because I started from scratch 4 times trying to draw it in a robust way. On my adventure I learnt about the topological naming issue, and about reference planes and binders, and I tried to us...
by run_the_race
Sat Jul 23, 2022 12:20 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: [Solved?] Interface customization (Keyboard Shortcut) dialog not functioning
Replies: 12
Views: 2301

Re: [Solved?] Interface customization (Keyboard Shortcut) dialog not functioning

I can't assign shortcuts either: cant assign.gif OS: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS (ubuntu:GNOME/ubuntu) Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit Version: 0.20.29177 (Git) AppImage Build type: Release Branch: (HEAD detached at 0.20) Hash: 68e337670e227889217652ddac593c93b5e8dc94 Python 3.9.13, Qt 5.12.9, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 9...
by run_the_race
Sat Jul 23, 2022 12:04 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: FreeCAD interesting choice of workbenches
Replies: 6
Views: 873

FreeCAD interesting choice of workbenches

I find the default choice or workbenches in FreeCAD quite interesting. With Version 0.2 I see there is now a `glider` workbench, I thought surely its not for designing gliders... must be a metaphor... its for designing gliders. I would imagine there are a lot more people using `Sheetmetal`, `fastene...