Where have all the workbench addons gone????
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Re: Where have all the workbench addons gone????
Conda builds included(not sure if still does) Assembly3 as a means to introduce and test it before it is officially included. Rather that I am not sure if there is any notable difference from user perspective.
Re: Where have all the workbench addons gone????
Thanks very much for your patience.
I hope you (or one of the administrators) have pinned the relevant download link onto the Forum. It'll be a big help to newbies.
I hope you (or one of the administrators) have pinned the relevant download link onto the Forum. It'll be a big help to newbies.
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Re: Where have all the workbench addons gone????
Hi!
I had stumbled upon the same problem the day before yesterday. Only the 3D Printing Tools Workbench shows up. I don't know why that happens; perhaps that's some Version issue, I do not know. I have Version 0.18.4 at the moment.
Regardless, that should NOT hold you back. Another route to get those workbenches is to manually install them using your Linux/Ubuntu Termimal window. It's simple. The steps are usually as follows:
1. Go to the External Workbenches webpage : https://wiki.freecadweb.org/External_workbenches
2. Find the Name of the Workbench you need, and then Click on the Code Link (the last column). It should take you a GitHub Page by now.
3. Copy the webpage URL on the GitHub site.
4. Open a Command Terminal (in Ubuntu, the shortcut is Control+Alt+T).
5. Type the following:
If an error, shows up, you can create the folder manually, like this (then repeat Step 5):
6. Then type the following:
NOTE : Replace the term 'URL' with the URL copied in Step 3 by pasting it into the terminal.
EXAMPLE :
If the 'git' command does not work, then you will have to download it as follows (then repeat Step 6):
7. After Step 6, the Workbench will have been installed. To check it out, close any FreeCAD application that is currently open, and the launch it again. You should see the downloaded workbench in the Workbench List.
I had stumbled upon the same problem the day before yesterday. Only the 3D Printing Tools Workbench shows up. I don't know why that happens; perhaps that's some Version issue, I do not know. I have Version 0.18.4 at the moment.
Regardless, that should NOT hold you back. Another route to get those workbenches is to manually install them using your Linux/Ubuntu Termimal window. It's simple. The steps are usually as follows:
1. Go to the External Workbenches webpage : https://wiki.freecadweb.org/External_workbenches
2. Find the Name of the Workbench you need, and then Click on the Code Link (the last column). It should take you a GitHub Page by now.
3. Copy the webpage URL on the GitHub site.
4. Open a Command Terminal (in Ubuntu, the shortcut is Control+Alt+T).
5. Type the following:
Code: Select all
cd .FreeCAD/Mod
If an error, shows up, you can create the folder manually, like this (then repeat Step 5):
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mkdir .FreeCAD/Mod
6. Then type the following:
Code: Select all
git clone URL
EXAMPLE :
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git clone https://github.com/tomate44/CurvesWB
If the 'git' command does not work, then you will have to download it as follows (then repeat Step 6):
Code: Select all
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git-all
7. After Step 6, the Workbench will have been installed. To check it out, close any FreeCAD application that is currently open, and the launch it again. You should see the downloaded workbench in the Workbench List.
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Re: Where have all the workbench addons gone????
so, i see that the problem with the easy installing of workbenches has been around for quite some time, does anyone know if it may be fixed soon or should we just get used to downloading and loading them as explained ??
Re: Where have all the workbench addons gone????
Update to 0.19_pre untill v0.19 is available for download (should be imminently)
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