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Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 5:53 pm
by wandererfan
A tutorial covering the basics of using the TechDraw_Module is located here:Basic_TechDraw_Tutorial

Re: Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:03 pm
by wandererfan
If a moderator reads this, could you please pin this topic?

Thanks,
wf

Re: Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:46 pm
by openBrain
wandererfan wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:03 pm If a moderator reads this, could you please pin this topic?
Better use the "Report" icon on your OP so you're sure a mod will get a message. ;)

Re: Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:12 pm
by Tamirov.ru
Thank you guys for TechDraw workbench!
I can't find clear info.. Could someone clearly explain: what is "XDirection" in View or in ProjectionGroup?

Re: Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 2:26 am
by wandererfan
Tamirov.ru wrote: Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:12 pm Thank you guys for TechDraw workbench!
I can't find clear info.. Could someone clearly explain: what is "XDirection" in View or in ProjectionGroup?
Answers here - https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 83#p356367

Re: Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:37 am
by manos
wandererfan wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:03 pm If a moderator reads this, could you please pin this topic?

Thanks,
wf
Please WF could you explain for me your post ?
I understand all the words but what does this post mean?

Re: Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:07 pm
by wandererfan
manos wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:37 am Please WF could you explain for me your post ?
I understand all the words but what does this post mean?
Pinning a topic means that it stays at the top of the list of posts and doesn't scroll down as new posts arrive.

Re: Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:13 pm
by manos
wandererfan wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:07 pm
Pinning a topic means that it stays at the top of the list of posts and doesn't scroll down as new posts arrive.
Thanks wandererfan

Re: Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 4:16 am
by Peter_D

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OS: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) (XFCE/xfce)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.1.29410 (Git) AppImage
Build type: Release
Branch: (HEAD detached at 0.20.1)
Hash: f5d13554ecc7a456fb6e970568ae5c74ba727563
Python 3.10.5, Qt 5.15.4, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 9.1.0, OCC 7.6.2
Locale: German/Germany (de_DE)
Installed mods: 
  * dodo 1.0.0
  * BIM 2021.12.0
I tried to work my way through this tutorial, but when I loaded the sample file I received the following error message:

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06:05:01 Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>.
<class 'OSError'>: Invalid project file /home/user/Downloads/Basic_Part_Design_Tutorial_017.fcstd: basic_ios::clear: iostream error

Re: Basic TechDraw Tutorial

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 4:39 am
by wakyct
How did you download the file? I just tried it and it loaded here OK.

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OS: Manjaro Linux (KDE/plasma)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.2.29603 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: makepkg
Hash: 930dd9a76203a3260b1e6256c70c1c3cad8c5cb8
Python 3.10.9, Qt 5.15.8, Coin 4.0.1, Vtk 9.2.6, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Installed mods: 
  * fasteners 0.4.56
  * POV-Ray-Rendering
  * Assembly4 0.12.7
  * Woodworking 0.21.30486
  * Render 2023.2.2
  * parts_library
  * Assembly3 0.11.4
  * A2plus 0.4.60k
I opened this page, https://wiki.freecad.org/Basic_TechDraw_Tutorial, opened https://github.com/FreeCAD/Examples/blo ... _017.fcstd, and then clicked 'view raw' to download.