what is the difference between placement and attachment?

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manos
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Re: Attachment offset relation with Attachment Data

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manos wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:47 pm
drmacro wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:21 pm
manos wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:57 pm Attachment offset is a part of Attachment Data of an object, if the object is attached .

True or False ?
True, I guess. The Attachment offset shown in properties represents the some of the Properties of the Attachment (OOP) object.
You mean:The Attachment offset shown in properties represents the sum of the Properties of the Attachment (OOP) object. ?
OR
You mean:The Attachment offset shown in properties represents some of the Properties of the Attachment (OOP) object. ?
OR something else ?
Thanks @drmacro
@drmacro Could you answer to that please?
manos
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Re: what is the difference between placement and attachment?

Post by manos »

edwilliams16 wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:00 am Let me put my spin on this. It's hard to explain this stuff without a concrete example. So here goes.

See https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sandbox:Edw ... #Placement for more scripting info.
Really cool edwilliams16
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