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by drmacro
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Snapping different bodies together
Replies: 5
Views: 181

Re: Snapping different bodies together

There are a few ways to do it. Some already mentioned.

The Manipulator workbench is convenient.

The Edit menu>Alignment works, but is confusing at first.
by drmacro
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Pocket breaks body (faces glitch away and distort)
Replies: 6
Views: 190

Re: Pocket breaks body (faces glitch away and distort)

freedman wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:18 am Strange, in the case I don't see Support on:
master-front
Sketch017
Sketch018

Anyone else see the same?
Thanks
Yes, I did note that.

It could be that having no reference to the Body Origin had something to do with needing a complete recompute (just a guess...).
by drmacro
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:34 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Pocket breaks body (faces glitch away and distort)
Replies: 6
Views: 190

Re: Pocket breaks body (faces glitch away and distort)

Same here a full recompute and viola.
by drmacro
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: auto things making life "easier"
Replies: 8
Views: 478

Re: auto things making life "easier"

Preference packs are quite powerful and can be created by the user.

They aren't well known or understood, so haven't found many users.
by drmacro
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Sketcher: Snapping to external edges automatically
Replies: 8
Views: 253

Re: Sketcher: Snapping to external edges automatically

Snapping that worked well in sketcher would be a good thing.

External geometry should be able to be used as real geometry, you shouldn't have to trace over it. And, the code already exists...
by drmacro
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: How to convert to .STP file
Replies: 6
Views: 195

Re: How to convert to .STP file

Yes, the .STL loads fine. I can measure it, etc, but no functionality is available associated with it. Like convert to solid I guess I stumped this illustrious group. Not impressed people. It's ok, I'm not impressed by your attitude. :mrgreen: A mesh is typically not a source for a step file which ...
by drmacro
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: STL to STEP file conversion
Replies: 3
Views: 151

Re: STL to STEP file conversion

It is never a good idea to assume that an STL is manifold (i.e.valid). Use the Mesh workbench Analyze after import to confirm. If it isn't then it is a problem for any further conversion. Fixing this can sometimes be done in the Mesh workbench. If it is manifold, then use the Part workbench Convert ...
by drmacro
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Modifying master sketch breaks slave sketch
Replies: 7
Views: 362

Re: Modifying master sketch breaks slave sketch

...So no choice but to workaround. ... Yes. And one of those workarounds should be actually purposely creating TNP and learning how to fix it...without starting over again. Of course, everyone is more interested in working on their project, but, sometimes it is beneficial to work on stuff that is i...
by drmacro
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: [REQ] This is a formal request to support the USD format
Replies: 16
Views: 604

Re: [REQ] This is a formal request to support the USD format

Hard surface visual assets, typically, are real things like gears and such. For that you choose one of the many other formats (dae, 3mf, stl, obj, xhtml, glTF, 3dmax), an animation format is even for that not really suited. Probability step or plain brep is for that better, to mesh it direct and no...
by drmacro
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: [REQ] This is a formal request to support the USD format
Replies: 16
Views: 604

Re: [REQ] This is a formal request to support the USD format

getting hard surface assets from CAD to somewhere were they are very useful in scenes that are then communicated with USD would seem more useful Without any searching, i am sure 10 other formats can do it either and probably better, besides why should someone make visual assets in FreeCAD. And when...