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by bejant
Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:29 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Extreme Difficulty coming from Autodesk Inventor 2019.
Replies: 10
Views: 2058

Re: Extreme Difficulty coming from Autodesk Inventor 2019.

Hi, and welcome to the forum! Here is some helpful information (prerequisites, in a way): http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2264 We'll need to know what FreeCAD version(s) you're using, that link explains in more detail. I am shocked at how completely incapable I am of doing the si...
by bejant
Sun Feb 02, 2020 12:03 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: FreeCAD hangs and other issues
Replies: 6
Views: 1736

Re: FreeCAD hangs and other issues

One thing I noticed when editing the file from 0.17/MacOS was that a bunch of errors were reported, mostly FreeCAD complaining that some shapes had too many constraints (i.e. they were in a loop) and it didn't like some fillets. I fixed the constraints and deleted the fillets for now. There are als...
by bejant
Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: How to select only vertices within a boxed region or ease selection of single vertices?
Replies: 56
Views: 11131

Re: How to select only vertices within a boxed region or ease selection of single vertices?

Here is some ideas about key config customization. Which one do you think would work? Allow users to customize those key bindings by selecting from prepackaged "selection key configs". Provide only one pre-configured one defined as as you stated (with modifications for the missing keys yo...
by bejant
Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:44 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: 3D view Navigation Cube - Every things too small
Replies: 36
Views: 6072

Re: 3D view Navigation Cube - Every things too small

kisolre wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:22 pm If this is just this one line could it be added to app settings?
The pull request from UR_ makes it adjustable via Preferences...

luk34680 wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:11 pm I'll try at least, thanks very much for you all ! :P
Or you can just wait a couple of days until it's in the daily build.
by bejant
Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:13 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Frustrations with FreeCAD
Replies: 60
Views: 7960

Re: Frustrations with FreeCAD

What you mean by "you can place the Sketch by using Expressions" ? As a simple example, instead of Mapping a Sketch onto the top face of a Pad you can use the Data tab > Property column > Attachment Offset > Position field, and use an Expression to locate the Sketch at Pad.Length. Or you ...
by bejant
Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:03 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: How to select only vertices within a boxed region or ease selection of single vertices?
Replies: 56
Views: 11131

Re: How to select only vertices within a boxed region or ease selection of single vertices?

The implementation will hardcode the key bindings described below and are not user-customizable. I think that users will want to customize the key bindings (more on that later). The user is expected to type one or more of the Selection Modes to put the selection into a mode, type one of the the Bou...
by bejant
Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:31 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: How to select only vertices within a boxed region or ease selection of single vertices?
Replies: 56
Views: 11131

Re: How to select only vertices within a boxed region or ease selection of single vertices?

Thanks for the thorough explanation; I think that I'll have to study it a bit before I understand it fully.
by bejant
Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:50 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Frustrations with FreeCAD
Replies: 60
Views: 7960

Re: Frustrations with FreeCAD

it is absolutely impossible to draw anything without connecting it to existing geometry, I mean without coincidence. Not true (see below). If there is no coincidence between two model features, then in the case when I change any dimensions, I will need to redefine, recalculate all other dimensions ...
by bejant
Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:36 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: New User - 1 Degree Validation
Replies: 2
Views: 335

Re: New User - 1 Degree Validation

Hi Jase, and welcome! Select one Endpoint of the top horizontal line segment, select an endpoint of the lower horizontal line segment, select the horizontal axis (the X Axis) and apply a Symmetry Constraint. Or you can use a Vertical Distance Constraint to constrain any Endpoint in your Sketch any d...