Search found 391 matches
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:26 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: draw dimension from step file
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1138
Re: draw dimension from step file
Hi, I would like to get dimension between part of my step file. I add a step file that I would like to know the size and the distance between the 4 centering pin. How can make measure between different plan of the part for exemple the center of a pin an the font of my connector Thanks for your help...
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:52 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: getting measurement while doing assembly
- Replies: 1
- Views: 211
Re: getting measurement while doing assembly
There is an add-on called Quick Measure I wrote: Pick two items such as surfaces, edges, vertexes, cylinders, etc. and distance between, lengths etc. will be returned. You can find the add-on in the Tools/Addon Manager. Also mario52 has some macros: https://wiki.freecad.org/Macro_FCInfo https://wiki...
- Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: overall part measurements
- Replies: 7
- Views: 635
Re: overall part measurements
When I import a part, I would simply like to know the overall dimensions of the part. For example, if I am making a cube, there is a readout of length, width, and height. Can you tell me how to find that out for an imported STL? You can also try the Quick Measure add-in. This will start a dialog bo...
- Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:46 pm
- Forum: Assembly
- Topic: a2plus crank confusion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 991
- Tue Mar 28, 2023 5:25 am
- Forum: Open discussion
- Topic: Basic measurements
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2010
Re: Basic measurements
During the use of FreeCAD, I found the following ways to measure the parameters of circles: Workbench Draft Workbench Manipulator Workbench QuickMeasure Macro FCInfo All of these methods require too many steps to get such basic information. Perhaps there is an add-on that displays the main paramete...
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: Python scripting and macros
- Topic: Centre of edge as circle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1249
Re: Centre of edge as circle
jfc4120 It is working with selection, you have to see what objct type selection is returning, and follow the hierarchy, as there is no magics in between, there are only: smktec smktec Your first question is how do you find the center of a circle (in a macro). I’m wondering do you just want to know t...
- Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:00 am
- Forum: Python scripting and macros
- Topic: [Solved] Help with a macro
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1346
Re: Help with a macro
And I haven't figured out the other yet. I have another macro that does all 3 using points that works, but I'd like to do it with just 2 lines / edges selected. You might install the Quick Measure Add-in and take a look at the code. It measures edges and other features and returns measurements in t...
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 6:52 pm
- Forum: Developers corner
- Topic: New feature demo: Measurements of selected elements displayed in bottom bar
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3461
Re: New feature demo: Measurements of selected elements displayed in bottom bar
Main dimensions for a circle "radius, center" are the data you need to know for a line, length and probably start and ending point. When a user makes a circle and another feature touches the circle it will create two arcs. I found it hard to determine arcs from circles. When measuring an ...
- Sat Dec 31, 2022 5:04 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Cartesian distance between the pipes.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1349
Re: Cartesian distance between the pipes.
How can I create a center point in a circle element of an existing 3D part? This might work also to find the distance.. I made a 40mm x8 x 8 rectangular block and used the axis coincident Constraint to line up two edges of the block with the centerline of the pipes. I think this should put the corn...
- Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:27 pm
- Forum: Developers corner
- Topic: New feature demo: Measurements of selected elements displayed in bottom bar
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3461
Re: New feature demo: Measurements of selected elements displayed in bottom bar
The Quick Measure workbench works exactly as I envisioned for this feature, although it does take 1 more click than the always-active feature from this post. 1 click is really a minor inconvenience for taking a measurement though. Automatically showing measurements has the downside that is sometime...