Not able to create starting part design

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Cloudy133
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Not able to create starting part design

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Hello,
Using Free Cad 0.19
this is my first post, pls take this into account should I do something wrong ...
I am starting with FreeCAD and I found on youtube a training for newcomers, watched and was good.
I choose Partdesign, the new empty document, create body, create sketch, xy plane and click OK. everything as in the video. until now OK.
I understand the highlighted on / off of the origin / sketch
i get the grid lines on / off etc
when i am in the body : i select say a square box. single click , get the highlight to use, go to the center point of the red/green lines
When i watch the video, the box clicks in and appears.
when i click my insert, the grid lines move like i am rotating a 3 d object, but NEVER inserts lines, circles squares nothing.
no matter what i try i can never insert the object, my page view just rotates.
any assistance welcome
thanks
Cloudy133
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Willem
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Re: Not able to create starting part design

Post by Willem »

Welcome to the forum.
I think you have to set your mouse model.
See info here https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Mouse_Model
Cloudy133
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Re: Not able to create starting part design

Post by Cloudy133 »

I presume, you know just how right you are.... I changed the mouse function as explained in the documentation...and WOW ! ..... who would have thought. thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my request. This was So helpful, i was loosing it... Cloudy133
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