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- Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:38 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Changing the FreeCAD home directory
- Replies: 5
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Re: Changing the FreeCAD home directory
A shortcut?
- Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:50 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Changing the FreeCAD home directory
- Replies: 5
- Views: 676
Re: Changing the FreeCAD home directory
I'm running ver 0.16 on my Desktop (Win XP) and 0.17 on my Laptop (Win 7)
- Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:49 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Changing the FreeCAD home directory
- Replies: 5
- Views: 676
Changing the FreeCAD home directory
Hi, Is there a way to change the FreeCAD home directory to point to the directory where my pics for Sketcher are stored? Every time I select the 'Import Picture' tool, it takes me to the FreeCAD directory. I've looked under preferences etc., but can't find anything that lets me change the default di...
- Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:30 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11906
Re: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
I don't seem to get those options, B-Spline. Probably because I am using an older version of FreeCAD? If 0.17 runs on Win7, I'll download it to my laptop and be done with it - plug the lappy into my large LCD and full sized keyboard and mouse. To those suggesting Linux - I have a Ubuntu drive somewh...
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:17 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
- Replies: 65
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Re: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
Had a bit of a play with sketch mode and got the arc thing working. Not as neat and tidy as yours Salp, but it's at least a step forward. Thanks
I guess I'm a bit more used to splines... but getting there...
I guess I'm a bit more used to splines... but getting there...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:24 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11906
Re: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
Thanks for all your replies. There is a reason I'm still using Win XP on this machine - I have expensive legacy software that won't run on later versions of Windows. It's a Catch 22 - Windows/Intel etc. keep upgrading their stuff (instead of just sticking with ONE and making it bug free and secure/t...
- Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:59 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11906
Re: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
I don't quite understand what you mean, Tom.
- Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:30 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11906
Re: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
That's waaaaay further than I've been able to get so far, Bejant. How did you manage to draw that circle on part #1 so accurately? I don't seem to be getting anywhere trying to trace using FreeCAD despite the 10's of hours I've spent trying to learn FreeCAD, and my Gimp trace is a shocker (attached)...
- Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:20 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11906
Re: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
Thanks for the welcome and your feedback so far, Guys. What should be a relatively easy thing to do is driving me start raving bonkers. My main problem so far is trying to find a way of accurately tracing those outlines and getting them into FreeCAD so I can assemble them and finally produce a mesh ...
- Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:49 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11906
Re: Converting model aircraft plans into a 3D model for printing
Starting with the nose of the airframe, these are the first 2 cross-sections I would like to turn into parts.
They need to be centred according the the broken line cross, and are 66mm apart.
They need to be centred according the the broken line cross, and are 66mm apart.