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Assembly3 Tutorials
I've been preparing a cheatsheet-like mini tutorials/HOWTO's primarily for myself and my future colleagues: ceremcem/freecad-notes
Now I think I can assist some people while getting up and running with Assembly3 WB. My aim by this collaboration is both completing the HOWTO more efficiently and learning Asm3 much deeper by teaching.
Preferred way of discussions and requests is the "issues" section of the repo. Rest of this thread may serve as a chatroom.
Tutorials will be text and image based as much as possible. If they are not enough, short videos will be prepared. Feel free to make requests and/or contribute to the repo.
Now I think I can assist some people while getting up and running with Assembly3 WB. My aim by this collaboration is both completing the HOWTO more efficiently and learning Asm3 much deeper by teaching.
Preferred way of discussions and requests is the "issues" section of the repo. Rest of this thread may serve as a chatroom.
Tutorials will be text and image based as much as possible. If they are not enough, short videos will be prepared. Feel free to make requests and/or contribute to the repo.
Assembly 3 notes: https://github.com/ceremcem/freecad-notes
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Re: Assembly3 Tutorials
Hello, Ceremcem,ceremcem wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 10:53 pm I've been preparing a cheatsheet-like mini tutorials/HOWTO's primarily for myself and my future colleagues: ceremcem/freecad-notes
Now I think I can assist some people while getting up and running with Assembly3 WB. My aim by this collaboration is both completing the HOWTO more efficiently and learning Asm3 much deeper by teaching.
Preferred way of discussions and requests is the "issues" section of the repo. Rest of this thread may serve as a chatroom.
Tutorials will be text and image based as much as possible. If they are not enough, short videos will be prepared. Feel free to make requests and/or contribute to the repo.
This morning I started to do the first exercises for the Assembly 3 Workbench after the breakfast break. I use the following Appimage:
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OS: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (XFCE/xubuntu)
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Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
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Python version: 3.7.3
Qt version: 5.9.7
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Locale: German/Germany (en_DE)
https://github.com/ceremcem/freecad-notes
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k40drc9rlkflr ... n.pdf?dl=0
https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_ ... ry-element
Would you be so kind as to upload your Freecad exercise parts somewhere, or is they already there somewhere and I just missed them?
A short question about inserting parts into an assembly.
So far, I've handled this as follows.
I create the parts as single parts and save them in a directory.
In the same directory I create an assembly, save it and then use the command Merge project. The parts end up in the model tree, from there I move them into the parts. Is that right, or which way would be the right one?
Many thanks and many greetings
Wilfried
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Currently there is no simple "Hello world" tutorials available. I created a "Building a Car" example just now: https://youtu.be/lPZi3tVbBewfreecad-heini-1 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:35 am
Would you be so kind as to upload your Freecad exercise parts somewhere, or is they already there somewhere and I just missed them?
Correct. However, you need to encapsulate your parts into their own "Assembly Container"s. Then you can drag and drop your parts into your assembly which effectively creates links to your sub-parts.A short question about inserting parts into an assembly.
So far, I've handled this as follows.
I create the parts as single parts and save them in a directory.
Assembly 3 notes: https://github.com/ceremcem/freecad-notes
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Hi ceremcem,
please describe how this works.
I'm still at exercise 1, have assembled 2 different sized cubes from part, using PlaneAlignment.
The same thing I repeated with PartDesign blocks, but I used datum planes for assembling. After saving, exiting and recalling all constraints have disappeared. Probably because the assembly container you mentioned did not exist.
I think these are initial difficulties, but once they are overcome, hopefully things will go better.
Best regards
Wilfried
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Please do not reply. I understand.
In your video I can see all this:
https://youtu.be/lPZi3tVbBew
Also how to create a "parametric copy" of a part, a "make link". Also the thing with the assembly container is shown. Very good, thank you very much. Then I will begin the next exercises
Many greetings
Wilfried
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Hi Ceremcem,ceremcem wrote: Ping
unfortunately I still have an understanding problem concerning the fully parametric changeability between single part and assembly.
Suppose I created part 1, a cuboid, and part 2, a cylinder in the PartDesign Workbench.
I save both files in one directory.
Now I create a new ASM3 assembly and integrate the cuboid and save it in the same directory.
I do the same procedure with the cylinder.
I leave all documents open and now create new ASM3 files, with assembly and save it. For the cuboid and the cylinder.
Now comes the first question.
I can merge both parts, or drag and drop the respective bodies into the parts of the assembly.
What's the right way?
Next, I save. I get a message if external dependencies should be saved. Sorry because of different words, English to German.
Question 2, if I now call up the cuboid as PartDesign part, change the dimensions of a sketch and change a height, how does the assembly find out about the change, or vice versa?
How exactly does this work with bidirectional associativity?
Which switches are there to synchronize / update everything with each other?
What do you have to avoid in any case - and what do you have to pay special attention to?
Sorry - but I experiment with exactly these things, sometimes it succeeds and then unfortunately again no more.
I uninstalled Part-o-magic. With that it seems to work better.
What is the exact procedure when adding a feature, for example a chamfer or a radius?
Or you delete a hole, a groove, or a pocket in the part. How does the assembly know?
I would like to hear from you and thank you for your efforts.
Many thanks and many greetings
Wilfried
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You shouldn't merge the projects (File -> Merge project), it's out of our context and I'd never used it. Correct way is dragging and dropping respective Assembly Containers into your main assembly.I can merge both parts, or drag and drop the respective bodies into the parts of the assembly.
What's the right way?
Answer as "yes" This means that you have some more changes to be saved which relates to your current assembly.Next, I save. I get a message if external dependencies should be saved.
I'm unable to understand the problem here. Please explain it with a few screenshots.Question 2, if I now call up the cuboid as PartDesign part, change the dimensions of a sketch and change a height, how does the assembly find out about the change, or vice versa?
How exactly does this work with bidirectional associativity?
You need to turn on the button 3 and 4. Those are sufficient to recompute the constraints on change. If you want to calculate them manually, you can use button 2 or button 1 (button 2 is a relatively new feature and is doing the same job faster: https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_ ... -422368807).Which switches are there to synchronize / update everything with each other?
We'll eventually see them in real-life examples. One thing I could remember is that you shouldn't use App::Part containers (Part WB -> yellow block)What do you have to avoid in any case - and what do you have to pay special attention to?
Use "Assembly Container"s instead.
Just apply any features as usual. One thing you'll eventually notice is that despite the improvements on the topological naming approach, it's always better to create constraints between "earlier stages of features". For example, if you have a part created with PartDesign WB that is a cube with hole, you should better create a constraint by using "the cube" before the "hole feature" stage.What is the exact procedure when adding a feature, for example a chamfer or a radius?
Or you delete a hole, a groove, or a pocket in the part. How does the assembly know?
I think it's better to understand those with trial and error. Create something that introduces an unexpected result to you, then we can better discuss.
Assembly 3 notes: https://github.com/ceremcem/freecad-notes
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It's my pleasure, btw.
Assembly 3 notes: https://github.com/ceremcem/freecad-notes
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How can two cube surfaces be counter-aligned or aligned?ceremcem wrote: A short question
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The document is very outdated, but still helpful on this topic: https://www.dropbox.com/s/k40drc9rlkflr ... n.pdf?dl=0freecad-heini-1 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:05 pmHow can two cube surfaces be counter-aligned or aligned?ceremcem wrote: A short question
You can select both surfaces and add a "PlaneAlignment Constraint".
Assembly 3 notes: https://github.com/ceremcem/freecad-notes