Dodo & Flamingo troubles

[Roland]

Dear Dodo and/or Flamengo,

I am trying to make a beam structure for the shown box. I have added some beams to give you an idea of my intentions. There are a lot more beams to follow. The dark blue beams and the box are now drawn as separate Bodies in Part Design WB. Rather complicated and a lot of work.

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Therefore, I am trying to learn Dodo / Flamengo.

But I am getting stuck after many hours of trying. Including watching and reading tutorials. So I am asking your advice.

A first item that goes wrong is this:
If I select the single top edge (actually 3 edges touching each other - a U-shape) where the row of beams is to be placed, this is the result:

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What can I do to make the single top edge valid only?

(More issues to follow, e.g. about makeing the beams longer etc. ) (one at a time)

Model attached: test.fcstd

Greetz from Roland, on:

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[papyblaise]

I'm frusted too because with PartWb it's work perfecly , and in PartdesignWb it's crash

[Roland]

Well, Papyblaise,

In my case the Box made in PartWB does not like my Dodo either. See attached file.

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Note that I selected only 1 edge for being Dodoed.

Greetz,

Roland

[papyblaise]

Realy what is your question : you ask for a profil along an edge and you show us 47 structures , sorry
If you need sweep Flangebar along the side of the box , choise the inside one , because outside are B-spline (cause thichness) , you know B-spline and Fc is an other story

[Roland]

I am showing that Dodo produces 48 beams, whereas I instruct Dodo and Flamengo to yield only 1.

I know the sweep technology, and there are other solutions too, but I am interested to use Dodo or Flamengo instead.

Perhaps a Dodo/Flamengo expert could advise here?

Greetz,

Roland

[vocx]

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Perhaps a Dodo/Flamengo expert could advise here?

It's Flamingo, not Flamengo.

External workbenches are created and maintained by individual programmers and not by the core FreeCAD team. Therefore, if you have questions, you should direct them to the authors of those external workbenches.

Flamingo & Dodo workbench(s) discussion thread

[Roland]

Thanks, Vocx, for yr suggestions.

I moved the question accordingly.

R