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Re: Easy Tutorial

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You have to have had it open at least once in your session, otherwise the preferences aren't available.
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chrisb wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 1:02 pm You have to open the Assets or follow this link: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/rele ... g/0.19_pre
Hi Chris, Thanks again, tried your Link ?? but way too many options for me, Regards DM
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Dinoman wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:34 pm
chrisb wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 1:02 pm You have to open the Assets or follow this link: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/rele ... g/0.19_pre
Hi Chris, Thanks again, tried your Link ?? but way too many options for me, Regards DM
Wow, I never heard anybody complain about options. ;)
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Re: Easy Tutorial

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Bance wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:22 pm You have to have had it open at least once in your session, otherwise the preferences aren't available.
Hi Bance, Thanks, I do not understand what you are saying, I can click on Preferences and it opens but no sign of the next part Drafts ??? so what am I missing, also doing the Toothbrush holder I got to the part where is says click on "Coincident" but I cannot find any such tool, any help appreciated, Regards DM
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Dinoman wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:45 pm
Bance wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:22 pm You have to have had it open at least once in your session, otherwise the preferences aren't available.
Hi Bance, Thanks, I do not understand what you are saying, I can click on Preferences and it opens but no sign of the next part Drafts ??? so what am I missing, also doing the Toothbrush holder I got to the part where is says click on "Coincident" but I cannot find any such tool, any help appreciated, Regards DM
The preferences selection has no option for Draft workbench setting, until after you open the Draft workbench at least once.
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Re: Easy Tutorial

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Dinoman wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:34 pm Hi Chris, Thanks again, tried your Link ?? but way too many options for me, Regards DM
To get better advice you should give some input. We don't even know your operating system.
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chrisb wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:36 pm
Dinoman wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:34 pm Hi Chris, Thanks again, tried your Link ?? but way too many options for me, Regards DM
To get better advice you should give some input. We don't even know your operating system.
Hi ChrisB, Thanks, I am on Windows 7 and Freecad 0.18, started another Tutorial and I still cannot find the tool "Coincident" any help appreciated, Regards DM
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Re: Easy Tutorial

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With the sketch open:
  • Select two vertices
  • find this icon: Image
  • click it
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Re: Easy Tutorial

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That is the new v0.19 icon. In v0.18 it is just a red dot. It is the first tool in the 'Sketcher constraints' toolbar.
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Re: Easy Tutorial

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drmacro wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:59 pm find this icon:
No, in 0.18 it still was the dot, hardly distuingishable from the slightly bigger geometric element.

Edit: crosspost, the similarity to the geometric element should be noted, so I don't remove the post.
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