Hi again,

another way to do the lighthouse is to use the upper and lower sketch for making the top and bottom side of one plank
create a plank with a loft
use an array to make the 8 sides

Hi Nils, you already did some tutorials and I do not know what your problems are exactly. You also want your dimensions in a spreadsheet, here are some tips - give the values in the spreadsheet an ALIAS, this is a name you can call in your dimensions with EXPRESSIONS, - Make a sketch of the plank un...

Hi, I changed the file and except for the fillets and chamfers it is ready, the dependency graph now has no illegal connections and the desired change can be made

Hi, I looked very quickly and the first thing I see is an illegal connection between sketch002 and pocket in the dependency graph

Hi,

Chrisb wrote:

And what system do you have where you try to install?

this is very important information for us to give an answer

Hi, the sketch is on one point overconstrained, the lower line is horizontal and is 2 times fixed to the horizontal axis, delete one of the fixed points or the horizontal constraint,

Hi, for an answer it is important to know which version of FreeCad you use, see instructions here https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2264

Hi, in Freecad we make mainly 3D models and use these models to make 2D technical drawings in the Drawing or Techdraw workbench. For the thing you want you have to make a printscreen and change the file in e.g. Gimp to the picture you want. Another solution is to make the picture in Inkscape, see th...

Hi, adding a ball with a diameter a bit smaller than the "wireframe look" model my, or better NomandC' s system works also

hi, since I thought this is a nice exercise I followed NormandC 's method to make the shape,