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by Roy_043
Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:56 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Merging Fasteners and Gears in Part wb?
Replies: 27
Views: 2105

Re: Merging Fasteners and Gears in Part wb?

I am not a mech person, but how would that work if a specific fastener that is not available in the current 'library' already exists in the file?
by Roy_043
Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: Fusing results in an infinitely negative bounding box
Replies: 5
Views: 501

Re: Fusing results in an infinitely negative bounding box

onekk wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:13 am but they must intersect between them, so if you fuse two wheels and they not intersect fusion is not done.
This is not correct. Disconnected solids can also be fused.
by Roy_043
Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: Fusing results in an infinitely negative bounding box
Replies: 5
Views: 501

Re: Fusing results in an infinitely negative bounding box

The BoundBox is 'infinite' (with both positive and negative coords). It just means that the shape is empty. The problem may be due to the B-splines used to create the faces, and there may also be a co-planar issue. If you enlarge the horizontal panel of the shell (I have made it an inch thicker and ...
by Roy_043
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sketcher dimensions: changing the precision shown (sig figs)
Replies: 3
Views: 308

Re: Sketcher dimensions: changing the precision shown (sig figs)

Thanks for explaining, I did not consider that. The situation is still as described in the issue and the related forum topic: "sig figs" = 6 (hard coded).
by Roy_043
Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Can we access object placement in one bunch from a spreadsheet and vice versa?
Replies: 10
Views: 672

Re: Can we access object placement in one bunch from a spreadsheet and vice versa?

wjr wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:53 am And the other way round?
when I hit the ellipsis "..." beneath placement in the object view, the placement window pops up.
Right-click in the Placement field and select "Expression...".
by Roy_043
Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:17 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sketcher dimensions: changing the precision shown (sig figs)
Replies: 3
Views: 308

Re: Sketcher dimensions: changing the precision shown (sig figs)

Why do you enter or confirm these values if you don't want them?
by Roy_043
Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Connected hexagons
Replies: 6
Views: 329

Re: Connected hexagons

by Roy_043
Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Wiki
Topic: Tree view overlay icons: need help with new screenshots (32px)
Replies: 2
Views: 194

Tree view overlay icons: need help with new screenshots (32px)

The Tree view overlay icons have been updated. The Wiki needs new screenshots. Sadly I can only create them at 16px, setting the Tree view icon size in the preferences does not work properly yet. Can somebody with a higher res display please assist? The background needs to be white, but you do not h...
by Roy_043
Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:35 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Creating pad adds a random flat square hovering above the part
Replies: 8
Views: 609

Re: Creating pad adds a random flat square hovering above the part

Welcome. Post your file please. Without it helping is almost impossible.