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by Tilarta
Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:46 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Point alignment function
Replies: 7
Views: 1300

Re: Point alignment function

I am uncertain if the question I asked was understood. What I wanted to know was if there is a function to take two seperate points of two completely different objects and automatically align them so they occupy the precise same co-ordinates on the object grid: DBwedge2Point03.png Once this is done ...
by Tilarta
Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:38 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Point alignment function
Replies: 7
Views: 1300

Point alignment function

To make a complex procedure more simple, where can I find a function to align two specific points of two seperate objects to the exact same space? See the image below for the task I am attempting to perform: DBwedge2Point02.png I am hoping if the 4 points of the wedge align precisely to their design...
by Tilarta
Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:02 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Pyramid addition to Geometric Primitives
Replies: 5
Views: 1167

Pyramid addition to Geometric Primitives

Many times now I've wanted to make a Pyramid type shape for various reasons and the process in converting a wedge to a Pyramid is rather laborious/tedious. Also, the wedge when created is never vertical, which is an added annoyance, as I have to rotate the axis before performing any other tasks. The...
by Tilarta
Thu Aug 15, 2019 9:00 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help
Replies: 17
Views: 2114

Re: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help

I found a Mac version of VLC that could play the file and could follow the directions to shape the sword blade edges. Thanks for the tutorial video. I'm going to see if I can convert this wedge into a point tomorrow: DBwedge2Point.png Some of the attachment points were quite precise, I think at one ...
by Tilarta
Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:17 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help
Replies: 17
Views: 2114

Re: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help

Does anyone know why the video in the post above won't play?

In Safari (MacOS), when I press play, it just shows a black rectangle and nothing happens.
In Internet Explorer (Windows) it didn't even get that far, it just said "Invalid Source" in the player window.
by Tilarta
Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:34 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help
Replies: 17
Views: 2114

Re: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help

It wasn't until I rotated the image to view it from all angles I noticed the error in the overlap of the blade edges: DBSwordPointRF.png Is there a simple way to freecut the unnecessary edges without having to tailor 4 individual wedges to the shapes needed to be removed? The Diamond part of the sha...
by Tilarta
Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:11 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help
Replies: 17
Views: 2114

Re: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help

I adapted the concepts I learned from kisolre to shape the blade to my desired design. The next stage of the process involves adding segmented pipes as an inset detail to the blades: SLSNswordPipeConcepts01.png Please note these are for two seperate blades who share a single base shape/design. Is th...
by Tilarta
Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:16 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help
Replies: 17
Views: 2114

Re: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help

I got the lower half of the blade shaped.
But ran into a problem when trying to shape the upper half:
DBSsampleDesign04.png
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It didn't quite mesh neatly.
DBSword02.FCStd
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by Tilarta
Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:49 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help
Replies: 17
Views: 2114

Re: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help

Here is the most recent version of my sword file:
DBSword.FCStd
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by Tilarta
Sun Aug 11, 2019 3:40 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help
Replies: 17
Views: 2114

Re: Toy Sword Blade - shape design help

Thanks for the help everyone. I decided to go with the simplest approach, Boolean Cut. But I haven't gotten it quite right yet: DBSsampleDesign03.png When I performed the Cut Operation, it missed the lower edge of the blade near the pommel and didn't create the edge along the full length of the blad...