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by hokieengr
Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:54 am
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Pocket operation cutting outside of area
Replies: 19
Views: 3470

Re: Pocket operation cutting outside of area

Please try the Path generation Sadly still the same behavior as before. Even a full document recompute doesn't seem to fix it. Screenshot_2018-06-14_20-51-31.png OS: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Word size of OS: 64-bit Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit Version: 0.18.13905 (Git) Build type: Debug Branch: master Hash...
by hokieengr
Thu Jun 14, 2018 5:39 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Pocket operation cutting outside of area
Replies: 19
Views: 3470

Re: Pocket operation cutting outside of area

I agree that if the model is invalid then the Path workbench is just the messenger in this case and I'm certainly not arguing that Path should work with invalid models. But what's confusing to me is that I still can't see any issue with the model. Bear with me here, I'm not challenging anyone! I jus...
by hokieengr
Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:46 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Pocket operation cutting outside of area
Replies: 19
Views: 3470

Re: Pocket operation cutting outside of area

I didn't mean to offend you. I realize that I might have miscommuncated my intent! My goal in posting this is not so much to find a way to cut this model (kids need to learn to wait for things!) but rather to identify and fix the issue with path generation. To that end I was making the point that th...
by hokieengr
Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:10 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Pocket operation cutting outside of area
Replies: 19
Views: 3470

Re: Pocket operation cutting outside of area

Did you set the tolerances in Path Preferences to small values? The tolerances are still set to their default value of 0.0004" (about 1 micron) If I recompute your model it collapses. It is a very fragile and complicated model. Aside from the Pocket (and apparently Profile as well, something a...
by hokieengr
Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:49 am
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Pocket operation cutting outside of area
Replies: 19
Views: 3470

Pocket operation cutting outside of area

I created a (arguably complicated) part for the kiddos. To start, I selected all the faces that make up the tracks and selected Pocket at once. The result is interesting: Screenshot_2018-06-13_20-45-11.png Some parts of the track look really good, others cut through areas that are not included in th...
by hokieengr
Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:46 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Simulation stealing mouse focus
Replies: 0
Views: 536

Simulation stealing mouse focus

It seems like whenever I am running a simulation, the redraw of the model steals my mouse focus. This basically prevents me from being able to use my keyboard whenever a simulation is running (which can be a while on my aging computer!) Looks like this is the result of me using the "Focus follo...
by hokieengr
Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:22 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Option for using diameter instead of radius?
Replies: 5
Views: 1615

Option for using diameter instead of radius?

I know it's minor but many of us work in diameters instead of radii and when you're working with a lot of circles/arcs, it's just one step that's repeated over and over. I know we can always enter expressions but it'd be really nice to just to enter a diameter and also have it drawn as such. Makes v...
by hokieengr
Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:05 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Can we just take a moment to say thanks!
Replies: 7
Views: 1540

Can we just take a moment to say thanks!

I'm sure everyone thinks it but doesn't post it enough: thanks to everyone who has made the Path workbench operational! I know tons of work goes into this and all most of us do is complain how things aren't working well enough. Really though, obviously there is a long way to go but I just wanted to ...
by hokieengr
Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:13 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Remove Unwanted Dogbones
Replies: 12
Views: 2148

Re: Remove Unwanted Dogbones

File attached. Can you please post your FreeCAD info (or did I miss it)? I didn't post it yet. I was in a rush and that computer is currently at home. I'll post it tonight but it was from the non-Ubuntu PPA sometime around last week (I know that doesn't help much!) Also, I did have many rounds of s...
by hokieengr
Thu May 31, 2018 5:43 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: Consolidating Buttons
Replies: 2
Views: 570

Re: Consolidating Buttons

What problem are you trying to solve? Space on the tool bar? I'll preface my argument with a caveat: right now there aren't that many operations so I agree this discussion is perhaps a bit preliminary. I'm not advocating we change anything right now, just something to think about as the Path workbe...