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Re: Arch : How to use your custom Window

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vocx wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:22 pm The normal is automatically calculated, but the value needs to be set to [0,0,0],
I tested what Yorik says in this post :
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 68#p299094
yorik wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:27 pm If the sketch is moved, and provided the Normal property of the window is (0,0,0), this calculation is done again automatically
So I have prepared a technique for graphically placing windows or doors, both on an oblique wall and on a roof, without the need to calculate normals. I will write an explanation next week.
My website : http://help-freecad-jpg87.fr updated 2023/11/06
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Re: Arch : How to use your custom Window

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vocx wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:22 pm The normal is automatically calculated, but the value needs to be set to [0,0,0],
I tested what Yorik says in this post :
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 68#p299094
yorik wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:27 pm If the sketch is moved, and provided the Normal property of the window is (0,0,0), this calculation is done again automatically
jpg87 wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:11 pm So I have prepared a technique for graphically placing windows or doors, both on an oblique wall and on a roof, without the need to calculate normals. I will write an explanation next week.
Ok, the week has been very long ! (sorry: beyond my control).
But here are videos explaining my way of seeing things :

http://help-freecad-jpg87.fr/04_arch_ind.php
My website : http://help-freecad-jpg87.fr updated 2023/11/06
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Re: Arch : How to use your custom Window

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jpg87 wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2020 7:23 am But here are videos explaining my way of seeing things :

http://help-freecad-jpg87.fr/04_arch_ind.php
I added this page to the video tutorials, in the architecture section. I will also add it to the written tutorials.
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