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by shaise
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Fasteners workbench additions?
Replies: 10
Views: 710

Re: Fasteners workbench additions?

CSV files are not enough. Some python coding is also required.
Some DIN and ISO rivets are on the to do list:
https://github.com/shaise/FreeCAD_Faste ... issues/321
by shaise
Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:04 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Topological naming mess vs Realtunder : when can we hope for a solution?
Replies: 75
Views: 167433

Re: Topological naming mess vs Realtunder : when can we hope for a solution?

Actually as a hobbyist I use a $1000 cnc machine. its not as good as $50K one, but it works great on wood and plastic, and it is quite common among hobbyists. (just search for cnc3040 on aliexpress)
by shaise
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:15 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Freecad for shop use? Anyone use this 4 manufacturing?
Replies: 7
Views: 936

Re: Freecad for shop use? Anyone use this 4 manufacturing?

Definitely. I used FreeCad quite a lot to design sheetmetal parts for production. Regarding milling I used it less, but the path workbench can generate gcode for my mini CNC machine to mill parts without any issue. Here is an example of CNC 3d probe I designed and milled using FreeCad: 3dprobe.jpg s...
by shaise
Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Job, Operations Group, and Operation visibility
Replies: 17
Views: 5681

Re: Job, Operations Group, and Operation visibility

captain_morgan wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:42 pm I'd like to suggestion one more improvement for this, currently hiding an entire Job still doesn't work. When I need to make changes to a Body that is already part of a Job, it would be nice to be able to hide the entire Job in one go, then do my work on the Body.
+1
by shaise
Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Visibility of Paths
Replies: 3
Views: 1280

Re: Visibility of Paths

As a fairly well acceptable workaround you can make all paths invisible immediately after creating the operation. Then you can do exactly as described above. This issue still exists in ver 0.22, However the workaround does not work for me. after making all paths invisible, nothing will get them vis...
by shaise
Sat Jan 06, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Fasteners workbench based on screw-maker
Replies: 458
Views: 233066

Re: Fasteners workbench based on screw-maker

mario52 wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 4:04 pm interested ?
mario
This indeed can be nice if the images will scale correctly.
by shaise
Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Segmentation fault when moving object
Replies: 8
Views: 1858

Re: Segmentation fault when moving object

hasecilu wrote: Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:18 pm It could be related with the Dimension rather than the Fasteners WB, I added a cube from Part Design WB and dragging it to the Dimension crashed FreeCAD.
it happens also if you delete all fasteners and leave only the cube and the dimension.
by shaise
Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:03 am
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: sheet metal formgenerator
Replies: 38
Views: 12701

Re: sheet metal formgenerator

There is a free-form generator:
freeform.jpg
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by shaise
Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:45 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: "Sheet Metal" problems with the unfold function
Replies: 15
Views: 3127

Re: "Sheet Metal" problems with the unfold function

@domad ,
Thanks this is good enough
by shaise
Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:49 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: "Sheet Metal" problems with the unfold function
Replies: 15
Views: 3127

Re: "Sheet Metal" problems with the unfold function

@domad ,

Great! Can you please edit and add [solved] to your first post?

Thanks!
shai