Bug: sketcher angle (and other) constraints while working in meters

[dimitar]

I have been having a series of issues with Angled Constraints. It has been mentioned that some issues with angles could be due to using meters whereas sketcher internally works in mm so there could be some rounding issues (related thread: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... ilit=angle)

I am wondering if anyone could give some ideas of what else might be happening here?

I've filed a bug report, as to me it seems like a bug (https://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=4124)

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OS: Windows 10
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.16117 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-18
Hash: dbb4cc6415bac848a294f03b80f65e888d531742
Python version: 3.6.6
Qt version: 5.6.2
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/UnitedKingdom (en_GB)

[dimitar]

Interesting, with the example I've posted, if i go more gradually between a high and low number it works, but if i do a big jump from 60 to 10 subdivisions, the sketch throws an error.

And, at some point, after going many times between high and low numbers, it seems to always break and produce some unintended outputs.

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[salp]

The freecad file you attached is empty.
Also please post the FreeCad info.

[dimitar]

The freecad file you attached is empty.
Also please post the FreeCad info.

Info posted above. Sorry, the file has the array hidden.. I've re-uploaded the file.

[dimitar]

i've just experienced this behavior with a radius constraint. I suspect it must be a rounding issue due to the fact that I am working in meters. In the following example, if i change the radius from 70m to 50m, i get the following error, also, if i go down to what it gives me and then try to go back up I also get and invalid constraints with index 8.

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[kisolre]

Having the 90m constraint there makes the minimum radius 90/2=45m in order to fulfill those PointOnLine constraints at ends of arc.

[dimitar]

Having the 90m constraint there makes the minimum radius 90/2=45m in order to fulfill those PointOnLine constraints at ends of arc.

Correct. Excuse me for the bad math. However, over 45m, sometimes the radius constraint works, sometimes it doesn't

[vocx]

Correct. Excuse me for the bad math. However, over 45m, sometimes the radius constraint works, sometimes it doesn't

Using large quantities and not getting the desired results sounds a bit like these two threads

• OCC/Coin Bug? Wire rendering issue with large coordinate values
• [Bug] Wavy Objects at Large Coordinates

[paullee]

Hi, I do not have any direct answer, hope below helps.

- I remember there is hints that sketcher tends to solve the geometry interactively when user move the edges with mouse.
- With constraints like angle, datum etc., where user input figures with huge difference, the geometry may 'flip' when there could be a number of solutions be solved to a problem. And this may leads to error when this is in contradiction to other constraints.
- I experience something similar when I try to do something on sketcher with python
- I was told to try other Sketcher Solver (tick Show 'Advance solver control' in preference...and find them in sketcher task panel) e.g. LevenbergMarquadt rather than DogLeg
- Or in my python script to change the parameter in more steps...

- @Chrisb has a tutorial on sketcher https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=30104
- @Chrisb, @abdullah and probably others help a lot on sketcher, and I remember they develop sketcher features - @abdullah even helps do some low-level C++ features for me to solve a few of my python sketcher::featurepython problems
- you may ping them, unfortunately @abdullah seem not around for almost 2 months, hope he is fine

Good luck

[paullee]

Maybe this is something relevant to your approach

https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=39969 Use sketch for kinematic