How about a highlight reel for 17 release?

[sliptonic]

Looking nice!

Do you think it would be more intuitive if the order of 'features' roughly matched a typical workflow? That is, design tasks like sketcher, Arch, draft early, Analysis tools like, FEM, CFD, in the middle and output workbenches like, Path/Techdraw/raytracing towards the end.

[chrisb]

Yes it looks very good, and I would support sliptonics view - if possible.

https://youtu.be/xCyfkJ2ikSE

If you replace the url-tags with video-tags the the video can be watched directly in the forum. There is even a button for it above the post edit field:

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[Kunda1]

Do you think it would be more intuitive if the order of 'features' roughly matched a typical workflow? That is, design tasks like sketcher, Arch, draft early, Analysis tools like, FEM, CFD, in the middle and output workbenches like, Path/Techdraw/raytracing towards the end.

:thumbs up:

[gntech]

Thanks for the positive feedback!

I have now refactored the video a bit, changed order on the parts and added some annotations. Please let me know what you think

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Now I only need more material to make it longer. I have no footage of the Arch or Raytrace workbenches for example.

[chrisb]

This is really a big improvement.
A hardly dare to say that in the last part with the path simulator it might be difficult to see what really happens. If this could be redone with a slight zoom out and the tool visible it might become clearer.

This is really a minor issue. The video is very convincing as is.

[sgrogan]

I have now refactored the video a bit, changed order on the parts and added some annotations. Please let me know what you think

Very nice I think it would be good to add to the TechDraw portion "auto-update drawing para-metrically" i.e. after creating the drawing switch to the model, change the dimension, and then back to the drawing.

[chrisb]

Very nice I think it would be good to add to the TechDraw portion "auto-update drawing para-metrically" i.e. after creating the drawing switch to the model, change the dimension, and then back to the drawing.

Wouldn't that be too much detail?

[sgrogan]

Wouldn't that be too much detail?

IMHO this is the biggest feature of TechDraw. Maybe the caption is something like "Drawing updates automatically with model changes"

[chrisb]

IMHO this is the biggest feature of TechDraw. Maybe the caption is something like "Drawing updates automatically with model changes"

You are of course right - as far as FreeCAD users are concerned. But as a new user that's what I would expect anyway from a parametric system. If we want to show what parametric design is all about then you finally are right again.

[sgrogan]

You are of course right - as far as FreeCAD users are concerned. But as a new user that's what I would expect anyway from a parametric system. If we want to show what parametric design is all about then you finally are right again.

I agree, and there is a 3rd group of users that tried FreeCAD and didn't stay. Maybe it's time for them to try again?