Hello Freecad forum,
Some questions regarding sketching
1. how to automatically mate a reference line to the midpoint of a sketch line
2. automatic constraints not working properly (its checked in my options but my lines are not automatically snapping to midpoints)
3. how to display sketch's and planes from one body, if im working on another body
4. if I am working on sketch B, how to snap to points in sketch A? is there a way to do this without the use of shapebinder?
Thanks!!
Solidworks to FreeCAD Sketch questions
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Re: Solidworks to FreeCAD Sketch questions
#1 not yet possible, i think i was reading that this is a solver limitationmichav wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:38 am Hello Freecad forum,
Some questions regarding sketching
1. how to automatically mate a reference line to the midpoint of a sketch line
2. automatic constraints not working properly (its checked in my options but my lines are not automatically snapping to midpoints)
3. how to display sketch's and planes from one body, if im working on another body
4. if I am working on sketch B, how to snap to points in sketch A? is there a way to do this without the use of shapebinder?
Thanks!!
#2 same..
#3.You can see them , as long as they and the body are visible. Not for construction lines which are only visible in actual sketcher context
#4. When in the same body you use external geometry. Outside the body you use shapebinders or carbon copy.
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Re: Solidworks to FreeCAD Sketch questions
#1 easiest way add point, create symmetry of edge vertices around that point. This will put it in the middle.
Re: Solidworks to FreeCAD Sketch questions
I am not familiar with the Solidworks notions, so you may need to explain better what you have done.
You are talking about snapping and sketches. These two don't go together. Snapping is used in Draft workbench and sketches in, well, Sketcher workbench.
If we are talking about Sketcher:
#3: While editing the sketch you can switch to the Model tab and change the visibility in the tree view.
You are talking about snapping and sketches. These two don't go together. Snapping is used in Draft workbench and sketches in, well, Sketcher workbench.
If we are talking about Sketcher:
#3: While editing the sketch you can switch to the Model tab and change the visibility in the tree view.
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Re: Solidworks to FreeCAD Sketch questions
No real automatic way. Midpoints are not supported. The best way is as explained by @kisolre to add an extra point and constrain it to be symmetric between the 2 line endpoints. You can do that by just selecting the line + the extra point and clicking on symmetry constrain.
In case it may help, I attach (very) basic macro that will add midpoint in this way to all selected lines on a sketch. You can bind the macro with an icon and a keyboard shortcut if you use it very often.
Auto-constraining works correctly in the extent of the supported constraints.2. automatic constraints not working properly (its checked in my options but my lines are not automatically snapping to midpoints)
Basically just make them visible in the tree view.3. how to display sketch's and planes from one body, if im working on another body
The other way is to use Sketcher CarbonCopy (as Harry told). Each way has its pros & cons.4. if I am working on sketch B, how to snap to points in sketch A? is there a way to do this without the use of shapebinder?
In SolidWorks, when your mouse pointer is close to a line midpoint, a "handle" appears there and you can use it as a snapping point to eg. start or end a line.
Don't totally agree with that. Mainly when using auto-constraining, there is some snapping effect (in the general meaning of the word). Say when you start a line, if you're close enough to an endpoint, it will add coincidence. Close enough to an edge it will add a point-on-line. Etc.You are talking about snapping and sketches. These two don't go together.
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Re: Solidworks to FreeCAD Sketch questions
Ok, so we talk in fact about Sketcher here. Just to mention it: Snapping to midpoint exists in Draft WB.
You can always switch it off and on again. That should enable the autoconstraints independently from previous states.
Sad to say, but using autoconstraints is to a certain extent a property of the sketch. If you have autoconstraints disabled when you first create the sketch, then it stays in that mode. There is already a discussion about this, perhaps even a tracker issue.
You can always switch it off and on again. That should enable the autoconstraints independently from previous states.
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