chrisb wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:13 pm
I don't know of any development, but from what I see here in the forum, an improved measurement tool would be appreciated. Besides that there is nothing wrong with using addons. That's what extensible software is about.
Thanks for the reply. I think I will have a look at the code base to see what I could do myself. It is certainly a much larger project than I have been working on before. But I know you look for more devs to help, so I am interested to give it a go.
Nothing wrong with addons. I just think what I am after is something that should be built-in. But that's my view of it, I happily discuss it with you guys, but I think I will do a mock-up or something first.
if someone takes the trouble to set up new measurement functions in freecad, it should be possible that e.g. a craftsman can measure this pipe lying diagonally in space with 2 twisted miter cuts in less than 30 seconds
thomas-neemann wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:52 pm
if someone takes the trouble to set up new measurement functions in freecad, it should be possible that e.g. a craftsman can measure this pipe lying diagonally in space with 2 twisted miter cuts in less than 30 seconds
It might have taken me more than 30 seconds, probably closer to 2 minutes (EDIT: but it also depends on what exactly you want to measure: max length of each tube, length of centerline ...)
Zolko wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:17 pm
...max length of each tube,...
yes, the craftsman needs that to cut the part. with your measure the part would be about 36 mm too short.
the measure here results from a sweep, there is no sketch in which the measure is contained. it is difficult to measure. it also lies at an angle in the room