[Solved] [Sketcher] Point on mid-point / bisect

[Sam]

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OS: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.17.12090 +1 (Git)
Build type: Debug
Branch: preselect-show-labels
Hash: 4f21edfdd39d64155aa3a03132cac1be6c52219b
Python version: 2.7.12
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.1.0
Locale: English/UnitedKingdom (en_GB)

So, I was lazily tidying up some browser tabs, sort of checking if there was anything important to see, when I saw this:
And I see it's been updated recently. Is this a real thing I can use somehow?

And while I'm here, what's the easiest way to link one of those images from Artwork?

[bejant]

And I see it's been updated recently. Is this a real thing I can use somehow?

@agryson updated the FreeCAD icons not too long ago, but I think it is still unused. Instead, you can place a Point, Constrain it onto a line segment with the Point On Edge Constraint:

then use the Symmetry Constraint to center the Point between the endpoints of the line segment.

And while I'm here, what's the easiest way to link one of those images from Artwork?

I don't know if this is the easiest way, but it's how I do it:
From the Artwork page, right-click on the icon you'd like to link to.
From the pop-up menu select "Copy Image Location".
When typing my reply, I click the Image button (above the text entry window).
The tags appear and my cursor is centered between them.
Then I do a Ctrl + V to paste the image location.

In the text input window it looks like this:

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[img]https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/images/0/0b/Constraint_PointOnMidPoint.svg[/img]

And after posting, it looks like this:


Isn't that what you did?

[Sam]

I think it is still unused

It does say that on the wiki. I thought I'd ask since the icon seems to have had a few revisions.

Instead, you can...

That sounds like pretty much what I do too.

Isn't that what you did?

That is exactly what I did. At first. The link I get when I copy is:
...freecadweb.org/wiki/File:Constraint_PointOnMidPoint.svg
word censored. That is not what I did. I used "Copy link location." Not paying attention. I forgot it's on a wiki... and obviously it's going to link to info about itself. Wasted another three minutes of my life by being an idiot.

Thanks mate.

[bejant]

And thank you for making me grin.

[DeepSOIC]

Instead, you can place a Point, Constrain it onto a line segment with the Point On Edge Constraint:

then use the Symmetry Constraint to center the Point between the endpoints of the line segment.

No. It goes like so:
1. create a point.
2. select the point, the line, and click Symmetry.
That's it, too easy !

[bejant]

That's it, too easy !

Much easier, thanks!

[Sam]

That's it, too easy !

Very nice!

Thanks mate.

[sgrogan]

No. It goes like so:
1. create a point.
2. select the point, the line, and click Symmetry.
That's it, too easy !

Thanks! Learned something new.

[Cristian.Palmas]

Hi all,

Isn't useful to modify line behaviour in order to make the midpoint selectable in sketcher, like other common CAD software?

[HarryGeier]

Hi all,

Isn't useful to modify line behaviour in order to make the midpoint selectable in sketcher, like other common CAD software?

Well, it´s not the question to SELECT the midpoint..it´s questionable wether the constraint solver can handle "midpoint" as a constraint. I don´t know.. but it´s would be quite nice to have.

I prefer datumpoints in the meantime..as i can use them on several sketches. Also, 2 addons exist, dealing with geometric locations along edges etc. Unfortunately only the workfeature macro can deal with 0.17 , workfeature workbench´s points and lines cannot be used in 0.17 up to now. Both would be nice to select a bunch of properties from several objects at once..