[Features Requests] Sketcher Radius/Diameter presentation

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Re: [Features Requests] Sketcher Radius/Diameter presentation

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And just how many angels *can* dance on the head of a pin?

I sometimes move the dimensions as discussed here, but it is pretty clear there would not be a universal "best" angle. How many times does this need to happen? Is it often enough to require coding a preference, for example, or just move as necessary and get on with life?

This is proof that FreeCAD is becoming quite mature. :lol:

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GeneFC wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:27 pm [...] but it is pretty clear there would not be a universal "best" angle.
Is it often enough to require coding a preference [...]
I have a dream, that this angle could be in Preference>Sketcher.
This is proof that FreeCAD is becoming quite mature. :lol:
It' a pure cosmetic wish. :oops:
But something not impossible because the Sketcher memorize the 'cosmetic' position of dimension constrains.
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I also like this idea very much. And can immediately think about an extension: add an additional n° for each additional r/d constraint sharing the same midpoint. So when we have two concentric circles, the first constraint is inclined by 15°, the second by 30°. Or "add 15° to the largest inclination of all constraints sharing the same mid point", to accommodate manual placement of the previously added constraints.
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Oh, whoever takles this deserves to decide on the angle like a king - please don't make the Sketcher settings more complicated than they've to be :mrgreen:
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From time to time some user interaction is ok. :)
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Shalmeneser wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:33 am In Sketcher, Radius/Diameter dimensions are written horizontally.
Would it be possible to write them (slightly) sloped (at creation) to discriminate them from horizontal dimensions ?
Pull request here : https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/4934
I choosen 15° as default. This will be user settable and if 15° isn't a good value, tell me and I'll update the PR.
M4x wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:11 pm Oh, whoever takles this deserves to decide on the angle like a king - please don't make the Sketcher settings more complicated than they've to be :mrgreen:
I don't envisage to add it in the user preferences, just to keep it as an advanced user fine-tuning parameter.
cadcam wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:48 am 1) Agreed 10-15degrees sounds good
To me too :lol:
2) Ideally allow the option to have dia/rad dims shown
horizontally as well as in line.
Just set an angle of 0°. ;)
3) Support ø/R
:? This is already supported in 0.20 at least. Look the video in the PR link. ;)
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Re: [Features Requests] Sketcher Radius/Diameter presentation

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Cool, very nice addition, I vote for a bigger angle maybe 30° but it's obviously no big deal
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adrianinsaval wrote: Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:37 pm Cool, very nice addition, I vote for a bigger angle maybe 30° but it's obviously no big deal
You can change it with 'BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Sketcher/RaDiaAngle' when it's merged. ;)
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+1
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