Ok will check the negative / reverse thing. Another weird thing I am seeing. Let's say I have the sketch drawn on the side of the solid model using all the steps we have discussed. I go to hit the create pocket or create hole button and the sketch disappears as soon as I do that. What does that mean...

OK. That fixed that. Able to get the external geometry tool and get that working, also using the property view to move the sketch to whatever surface i need. Now I am trying to extrude or cut the hole that the geometry was drawn for. I tried using the pocket or hole buttons but I am not getting inte...

I see. Thanks. I may struggle with this. I can get the sketch drawn by selecting a base plane, but an issue I am having is that I can't do dimensions to locate the sketch within / on my current part. For instance if I am trying to put a hole in the side of a part I have already padded, I need to be ...

Thanks

Can you elaborate on the "going to the property view".

I have a part that I have sketched and padded. I want to draw a sketch on one of it's surfaces, and then do features with that sketch. Is this possible?

Coming from solidworks, so that's how I see what i am doing. Just trying to translate those functions to FreeCAD.

The A2+ workbench was exactly what I was looking for. Now if I can just get the constraints understood I will be good to go. The constraints act somewhat like mates, but I'm still trying to figure out how to get them aligned properly to what I am telling them to do.

Guys, I'm really trying my best to learn this. Please forgive my ignorance, I come from solidworks and have that imbedded in memory. I am trying to understand the differences and make a simple assembly. My needs of a 3D assembly file are not very complicated, and I am trying to do a basic assembly t...

Got it, thanks. Ok, so now can I uninstall .18?

Also, hit the workbenches in the add on manager and got assembly 4. Should be good to go.

So I think I have the right thing from that link, but not sure how to install it. I keep looking for an .exe file but I'm lost. Any hints on how to set this up?

Where do I get .19?