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Al072
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Create body

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I am using the Tutorial https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Creating_a_ ... PartDesign
It says to "Press PartDesign Body. Create body". But this and all the other icons on the toolbar from the "Measure distance" and all to its right are not active.
How do I get started?

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Kuzma30
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Re: Create body

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Latest stable release is 0.19. Can you update and try again?
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Re: Create body

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Al072 wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 5:07 am How do I get started?
Did you create a new File, e.g. with Menu>File>New?
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Re: Create body

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First make a "New Document" by pressing CTR + N on the keyboard or click the icon
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