External Geometry Errors

[duckmug]

I am really confused with what is happening here.

I create two sketches and add 2 rectangles.

Then I select the one sketch from the left panel and set the other as its external geometry.

Every time I try to open/close it then, I get these errors:

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21:01:59  Unsupported sub-shape type
Clear constraints to external geometry

As soon as I restart FreeCAD, all those errors are gone and everything works as expected.

What am I doing wrong?

I've tried this with multiple examples, multiple times.

[drmacro]

I have no message with the provided file...

[duckmug]

After I restart FreeCAD, there is no message. The message is only when I create them.

Update: I think I realized my mistake now, I don't need to set it in the left panel, only select edges/vertices with the tool.

[GeneFC]

Then I select the one sketch from the left panel and set the other as its external geometry.

That is not the way external geometry works. The command is "Create an edge linked to an external geometry". That means you select some edge in the external sketch and it become available as a reference in the active sketch.

You do not select the entire external sketch as the reference.

Gene

[duckmug]

Then I select the one sketch from the left panel and set the other as its external geometry.

That is not the way external geometry works. The command is "Create an edge linked to an external geometry". That means you select some edge in the external sketch and it become available as a reference in the active sketch.

You do not select the entire external sketch as the reference.

Gene

Yes, my mistake was that I thought I had to do that first before being able to use the command you've mentioned above.

I only learned about this feature yesterday.

Now it's fully clarified, thanks!