Best way for first hand on FreeCAD 0.18 ?

[vincen]

Hi

I'm just starting with FreeCAD to design my first 3D part to print. Unhappy I discover that the 0.18 version of FreeCAD has been a major change compared to previous versions and most tutorials I can find online are obsolete as based on previous versions of FreeCAD :(
I have checked also here the Wiki and Forum but unhappy not much more useful ! Any advices where I can find that ? or it doesn't exist yet ? and have to use old tutos and find out how to adapt them with new version......

Thanks a lot for help,

Vincèn

[pl7i92LCNC]

just walk your way forward
and look at some advice tutorials
use PartDesign for real constructiv parts
and for imple parts bool them together with Part

what kind of prints are you looking for
if you get us here a idee we will guide you
and ofcause any quetion will be answerd

[bejant]

most tutorials I can find online are obsolete as based on previous versions of FreeCAD

Hi Vincèn and welcome to the forum! I did a quick search for "YouTube FreeCAD 0.18 tutorial" and that resulted in many hits, and some more video tutorials are listed here:
https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Video_tutorials

If you can post a simple hand drawing of what you want to model we can probably help you get started.

[vincen]

just walk your way forward
and look at some advice tutorials
use PartDesign for real constructiv parts
and for imple parts bool them together with Part

Yep I was planning to use the PartDesign "mode"

what kind of prints are you looking for
if you get us here a idee we will guide you
and ofcause any quetion will be answerd

I want to design a part that I'm going to mold in Silicone, so basically I need to design the part, "reverse" it or perhaps just cut it in two considering that all volumes are "contained" so perhaps no need to reverse the part for mold print.....

and some more video tutorials are listed here:
https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Video_tutorials

Yep first place I went at but have to keep an eye on really recent ones

If you can post a simple hand drawing of what you want to model we can probably help you get started.

Here it is, it's pretty basic design !

Thanks for help

[Vincent B]

I'm not sure to understand the drawing very well, but you can start like this:
Choose the main axle of the object. Here can the Z axle.
Then draw a first sketch to make the cylinder. Sketch will be on XY plane.
You need to know the two diameters to constraint the circles.
Select pad to extrude the main body, and enter the right length....

[bejant]

Here it is, it's pretty basic design !

Sorry, but I'm having trouble understanding it too.

[pl7i92LCNC]

hi i think he is looking for somthing like that
TO the trread starter
the ISO Handdrawing is that only MATERIAL is with lines non HOLES

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[vincen]

hi i think he is looking for somthing like that
TO the trread starter
the ISO Handdrawing is that only MATERIAL is with lines non HOLES
flug.FCStdflug.jpg

Thanks at all for answers and suggestions and sorry yep for doing drawing in the wrong way
@pl7i92LCNC yep you got it, it's exactly the idea, now I need to improve it which should be easier with base done and going to check how you have built it to learn curves of FC ! And then will have to find out how to transform the whole thing in container for a silicon mold

[vincen]

So I continued on your file to adjust size for what I want to get, but I'm killing my head on that simple issue. As I have growed the central part now the side parts are mixed in structure and I'm enable to find what determines their position regarding the tube

Thanks

[pl7i92LCNC]

ther is a SKETCH inside PAD001
just dopple klick on that and you are fine
the Space bar can activate the sketch so you can see where it is located in the 3d view