How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
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- 3d_model_guy
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How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
How do I attach a body (a small sphere) to a sketch point?
I can create a datum plane of the larger body's surface, I then select the small sphere, in attachment mode, I can select the datum plane for Place Face, I can also select the vertex of the sketch, however, the sketch point does not appear in the sketch.
The final goal is to have the small sphere on the center of the rectangular shape on that datum plane, exactly where the sketch point is.
However, a more generic question is how do I attach any object to any points on a sketch?
Here's the freecad file:
I can create a datum plane of the larger body's surface, I then select the small sphere, in attachment mode, I can select the datum plane for Place Face, I can also select the vertex of the sketch, however, the sketch point does not appear in the sketch.
The final goal is to have the small sphere on the center of the rectangular shape on that datum plane, exactly where the sketch point is.
However, a more generic question is how do I attach any object to any points on a sketch?
Here's the freecad file:
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Re: How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
That point is only visibl outside the sketch if you toggle it from construction to real geometry with Sketcher ToggleConstruction.
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- 3d_model_guy
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Re: How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
I changed the single point from construction geometry to normal geometry, it is still not showing.
Re: How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
Works for me in the file you provided....
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Re: How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
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Re: How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
In Sketch, there's a center point called "Sketch.Vertex9", try attaching the small sphere on Vertex9, it doesn't work for me, nor is it visible outside of the sketch.
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Re: How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
In the file you provided the point is not centred, however it does work.
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Re: How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
Interesting, it isn't visible to me nor can I attach to it.
What version is your software?
What version is your software?
OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.24267 +148 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: Branch_0.19.4
Hash: 476ecf091941bead59b14e44afa6064d5a66afa3
Python version: 3.8.6+
Qt version: 5.15.2
Coin version: 4.0.1
OCC version: 7.5.3
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Re: How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
You have to make it visible.....
Not like this....
Not like this....
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Re: How do I attach a body to a sketch point?
ah, I lied.
With FreeCad official release 0.19.4, it worked; the point becomes visible after making it a normal point (instead of construction point).
Originally, I used FreeCad Linkstage 2022.111, and the point stays invisible after making it a normal point (i'll file a bug for that on Linkstage).
However, I noticed with 0.19.4, the reference destination for the point changed from vertex41 while inside the sketch to vertex21 while outside the sketch. Is this something worthy a ticket?
With FreeCad official release 0.19.4, it worked; the point becomes visible after making it a normal point (instead of construction point).
Originally, I used FreeCad Linkstage 2022.111, and the point stays invisible after making it a normal point (i'll file a bug for that on Linkstage).
However, I noticed with 0.19.4, the reference destination for the point changed from vertex41 while inside the sketch to vertex21 while outside the sketch. Is this something worthy a ticket?
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