Hi all,
I'm completely new to any kind of CAD software and now i'm trying to learn the basics of FreeCAD. I got a bit frustrated today because i drew a Dwire with some wrong angles and line lengths. Now i want to edit the line lengths and angles but i cannot figure out how to dow this. I'm in the Arch Workbench. I searched al over the internet, this forum and Youtube. I found loads of tutorials on how to create drawings but none of them featured changing the dimensions of a Dwire. Can anyone help me please?
Thanks in advance!
Complete newbie in need of help!
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Re: Complete newbie in need of help!
Hi and welcome to the forum!
I'm afraid this is not directly possible in Draft (not absolutely sure, though). There you change angles and lengths by changing the appropriate posints. If you can use Sketches instead of DWires you can use dimension and angle constraints.
I'm afraid this is not directly possible in Draft (not absolutely sure, though). There you change angles and lengths by changing the appropriate posints. If you can use Sketches instead of DWires you can use dimension and angle constraints.
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Re: Complete newbie in need of help!
Thanks for the enlightenment!
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Re: Complete newbie in need of help!
Hi froggie72 and welcome.froggie72 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:21 am Hi all,
I'm completely new to any kind of CAD software and now i'm trying to learn the basics of FreeCAD. I got a bit frustrated today because i drew a Dwire with some wrong angles and line lengths. Now i want to edit the line lengths and angles but i cannot figure out how to dow this. I'm in the Arch Workbench. I searched al over the internet, this forum and Youtube. I found loads of tutorials on how to create drawings but none of them featured changing the dimensions of a Dwire. Can anyone help me please?
Thanks in advance!
I see that Bance has probably answered your question.
But, if you don't mind, I have a question or two for you, as a new user.
What led you to start learning FreeCAD by using Draft WB?
What is your use case? (i.e. generating models for 3D printing, designing assemblies, etc.)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Spock: "...His pattern indicates two-dimensional thinking."
Re: Complete newbie in need of help!
He said he's in the Arch Workbench, so maybe he's following architecture tutorials?
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Re: Complete newbie in need of help!
In the tree view, double click the wire to start editing, then you can move the points. Or select the wire, and then click Draft Edit.
See Std_About.
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