Im really happy FC has been ported to QT5 perhaps gentoo will have it available again, currently using appimage download.

NormandC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:03 pm Then what is this about?

Can't find sketch on face anywhere, changed workbenches a bunch, and right click dialog doesn't have it too. Can't find extrude cut icon anywhere also.

NormandC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:56 pm What?

1. Select face on solid
2. Click create sketch

That method has been available since... 2011.

Have you actually installed and used FreeCAD yet?

Used version 17 quite a lot.

Any plans to implement this?

wandererfan wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:22 am ribbon ui discussion in UX forum

Added my understanding of ribbons to that topic.

Most professional software packages, especially CAD like Solidworks, Autocad, BricsCAD and plenty more (not to mention popular windows software) use ribbon ui. There are many advantages for ribbons they include complete display of every tool and menu item, best organization (no menu forests), great ...

Just some things to bear in mind to avoid frustration: Lots of people work on FreeCAD (developers) and with FreeCAD (users), some of them since a very long time. They all take part in decisions. The more "radical" the changes you'll propose, the more opposition you'll meet, and the less y...

From my own experience I know that developing a good UI takes usually more, perhaps much more time than the underlying function. Here are not many developers around who have time to polish the UI. So why not take a crash course in C++, python, Qt - I'm sure you find lots of them online - and join t...

I know from Solidworks.. They also need 4-6 Servicepacks until a version is stable and all of our engineers will shout from time to time when it just does act weird. But.. try to get something NEW in Solidworks..or try to change the mind of the creators about some subject or even get help from them...

I heard SolidEdge competes with SolidWorks on these issues. Also, the original group that developed SolidWorks have left Dassault Systèmes and are trying to build an even better (faster productivity) CAD package. Their company is called OnShape https://www.onshape.com/ Lot's of good examples of CAD...