You can combine sketches with a PartDesign_SubShapeBinder. Expressions can be used to change the Support property of the binder.
In the attached example changing the EdgeDetail cell in the spreadsheet (1, 2 or 3) will change the PD revolution.
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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: How to manage part variants effectively?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 405
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Std_TreeSelectAllInstances usage?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 249
Re: Std_TreeSelectAllInstances usage?
Thanks. On Windows it expands nodes to make the instances visible in the tree, but only selects the first.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:28 am
- Forum: Wiki
- Topic: Sketcher pages update.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 278
Re: Sketcher pages update.
Page has been marked. Keep in mind that the page is still a WIP.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:52 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Std_TreeSelectAllInstances usage?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 249
Std_TreeSelectAllInstances usage?
In the Tree view context menu there is a "Select al instances" option which calls Std_TreeSelectAllInstances. From the code I gather that it should select all objects that use the same viewprovider. But, AFAICT, each object has its own viewprovider. How is this command supposed to work?
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Std_Expressions usage?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 226
Std_Expressions usage?
In the context menu of the Tree view there is an "Expression actions" submenu. This allows to copy and paste expressions with Std_Expressions. But I wonder about its practical usage. Expression are copied in this format: ##@@ Height Unnamed#Cylinder001.ExpressionEngine (Cylinder001) ##@@ B...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:56 am
- Forum: Open discussion
- Topic: Merging Fasteners and Gears in Part wb?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2391
Re: Merging Fasteners and Gears in Part wb?
I am not a mech person, but how would that work if a specific fastener that is not available in the current 'library' already exists in the file?
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:22 pm
- Forum: Wiki
- Topic: Template:"WB Name" Tools navi ... & related
- Replies: 62
- Views: 42050
Re: Template:"WB Name" Tools navi ... & related
Minor update of Part_Tools_navi and PartDesign_Tools_navi.
https://wiki.freecad.org/index.php?titl ... id=1323817
https://wiki.freecad.org/index.php?titl ... id=1149521
https://wiki.freecad.org/index.php?titl ... id=1323817
https://wiki.freecad.org/index.php?titl ... id=1149521
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:23 am
- Forum: Python scripting and macros
- Topic: Fusing results in an infinitely negative bounding box
- Replies: 5
- Views: 536
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: Python scripting and macros
- Topic: Fusing results in an infinitely negative bounding box
- Replies: 5
- Views: 536
Re: Fusing results in an infinitely negative bounding box
The BoundBox is 'infinite' (with both positive and negative coords). It just means that the shape is empty. The problem may be due to the B-splines used to create the faces, and there may also be a co-planar issue. If you enlarge the horizontal panel of the shell (I have made it an inch thicker and ...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:01 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Sketcher dimensions: changing the precision shown (sig figs)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 318
Re: Sketcher dimensions: changing the precision shown (sig figs)
Thanks for explaining, I did not consider that. The situation is still as described in the issue and the related forum topic: "sig figs" = 6 (hard coded).