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by micksulley
Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:45 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Newbie Having Problems
Replies: 51
Views: 5858

Re: Newbie Having Problems

Firstly, many thanks for the replies, it really helps. Next problem, I now have the part drawn, with the hole centred on the top face. I have edited the first sketch and changed the 100 dim to 120. The sketch looks right and if I look at the second sketch the hole is centred in the now longer top se...
by micksulley
Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:03 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Newbie Having Problems
Replies: 51
Views: 5858

Re: Newbie Having Problems

Ah! Can't believe I didn't try that. Thanks
by micksulley
Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:52 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Newbie Having Problems
Replies: 51
Views: 5858

Re: Newbie Having Problems

OK I scrapped that one and started again. I did try Esc and then double click on the sketch and it seems to work as you said, no idea why it didn't last time, I must have done something else as well. I have now got to the section Manually Move the Part. It says "Go to the Display menu and selec...
by micksulley
Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:48 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Newbie Having Problems
Replies: 51
Views: 5858

Re: Newbie Having Problems

Here is a screenshot of the sort of problem I am getting. You should see that Show grid is checked, but no grid is displayed. I have double clicked on the sketch in the tree, what then displays is all of the dimensions stacked on top of each other, and if I try to zoom in/out with the mouse wheel th...
by micksulley
Fri Jun 08, 2018 3:47 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Newbie Having Problems
Replies: 51
Views: 5858

Re: Newbie Having Problems

I am also a newbie and have been trying this tutorial. One frustration I have is that a few times I have pressed Esc key in error, which takes me out of Sketcher and back to Part Design, but then even if I go back into Sketcher and switch to XZ view all of my dimensions have gone, the grid has gone,...
by micksulley
Sun May 13, 2018 6:58 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: FC 17 Crashes on Simulation Stop
Replies: 4
Views: 559

Re: FC 17 Crashes on Simulation Stop

Well the reason I was not using the PPA was because I didn't know it existed :)

I have now installed it. Yes I agree, much better to get auto updates.

Thanks for pointing it out.
Mick
by micksulley
Sun May 13, 2018 8:19 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: FC 17 Crashes on Simulation Stop
Replies: 4
Views: 559

Re: FC 17 Crashes on Simulation Stop

Yes that fixes it. Demonstrates my lack of understanding at this point. I will continue to learn :)
Thanks
by micksulley
Fri May 11, 2018 12:20 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: FC 17 Crashes on Simulation Stop
Replies: 4
Views: 559

FC 17 Crashes on Simulation Stop

Systen Info OS: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena Word size of OS: 64-bit Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit Version: 0.17.13519 (Git) AppImage Build type: None Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-17 Hash: 1a8b868018f45ea486c0023fdbfeb06febc1fb89 Python version: 2.7.6 Qt version: 4.8.6 Coin version: 4.0.0a OCC version: 7.2.0...