Difference between revisions of "Freecad"
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| + | Freecad is a mechanical design tool. It can be used in | ||
| + | * additive / subtraction mode | ||
| + | * sketching / constraint mode | ||
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==0.18== | ==0.18== | ||
===Adding Engraved Text to Shape=== | ===Adding Engraved Text to Shape=== | ||
| − | This is tricky. It seems that it always is. | + | This is tricky. It seems that it always is (to add engraved text). |
Make sure to extrude the text before adjusting x,y,z on the 3d plane. Otherwise the extrusion will be offset by the earlier placement. | Make sure to extrude the text before adjusting x,y,z on the 3d plane. Otherwise the extrusion will be offset by the earlier placement. | ||
| − | See freecad wiki tutorial. you can skip the sketcher part. | + | See freecad wiki tutorial (0.17). you can skip the sketcher part. |
| − | + | For 0.18, some guides say to use shapestring to trimex. That didn't work for me. Trimex would fail. | |
However, shapestring, to then PART workbench (not part design)(its bad design they are named | However, shapestring, to then PART workbench (not part design)(its bad design they are named | ||
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Ugh. 30 minutes of my life | Ugh. 30 minutes of my life | ||
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| + | ===Spreadsheets of values=== | ||
| + | These are useful, but then if you duplicate a part, it makes a new spreadsheet. | ||
Revision as of 07:02, 19 December 2020
Freecad is a mechanical design tool. It can be used in
- additive / subtraction mode
- sketching / constraint mode
0.18
Adding Engraved Text to Shape
This is tricky. It seems that it always is (to add engraved text).
Make sure to extrude the text before adjusting x,y,z on the 3d plane. Otherwise the extrusion will be offset by the earlier placement.
See freecad wiki tutorial (0.17). you can skip the sketcher part.
For 0.18, some guides say to use shapestring to trimex. That didn't work for me. Trimex would fail.
However, shapestring, to then PART workbench (not part design)(its bad design they are named similarly is it not? Endlessly confusing.), To then part extrude worked. You must select a font for the text. By default, it won't choose one for you. Not all work.
Ugh. 30 minutes of my life
Spreadsheets of values
These are useful, but then if you duplicate a part, it makes a new spreadsheet.
