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by Roy_043
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:09 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: How to model a complicated 3D surface?
Replies: 9
Views: 498

Re: How to model a complicated 3D surface?

Maybe like this:
by Roy_043
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:24 pm
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: merge faces (again)
Replies: 11
Views: 3678

Re: merge faces (again)

Gottschi Some of the faces in your model are B-spline surfaces. There is also an issue with flipped normals. And even if adjoining faces are flat and seem to have parallel normals there are in fact small deviations. We don't know how this shape was created, but something must have gone seriously wr...
by Roy_043
Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Basic understanding for constraints and symmetry
Replies: 15
Views: 680

Re: Basic understanding for constraints and symmetry

wildCAD wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:50 pm FreeCAD does not have a colinear constraint
Actually it does: Sketcher_ConstrainTangent.
by Roy_043
Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sheet metal extend to create angled edge for slope-faced cabinet
Replies: 8
Views: 445

Re: Sheet metal extend to create angled edge for slope-faced cabinet

For a wall that is not rectangular you can create a shorter wall with the SM WB and then add a Pad. You should never create walls or flanges that intersect as that will make the model not unfoldable.
by Roy_043
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sheet metal extend to create angled edge for slope-faced cabinet
Replies: 8
Views: 445

Re: Sheet metal extend to create angled edge for slope-faced cabinet

Your description is not very clear. Post the file from #1 so that we can get some idea of what you mean.
by Roy_043
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: Wiki
Topic: TechDraw ClipGroup
Replies: 3
Views: 212

Re: TechDraw ClipGroup

@Marco_T I'll update the page and also check the other TD pages. Thanks for reporting.
by Roy_043
Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: How to rotate a Curved Line (handrail for a staircase)
Replies: 5
Views: 408

Re: How to rotate a Curved Line (handrail for a staircase)

The classic solution is to create two extrusions and then use Cut (or Intersection? but I could not get that to work). See attached file.
by Roy_043
Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Keyboard shortcuts from different workbenches[Solved]
Replies: 3
Views: 183

Re: Keyboard shortcuts from different workbenches

For a shortcut to work in V0.21 and beyond the tool must be in a menu or visible in a toolbar.