[Feature Request] Per object LCS visible axis
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:56 am
This may seem utterly irrelevant and even annoying for most experienced freecad users, but for us novices -especially those without previous CAD experience-, being able to see the LCS axis of any given object could ease the learning curve and make the first baby steps more of an adventure than an odyssey. The use case is clearly for novices only, and optional, enabled by some toggle or shortcut. The thing is, everything related with the positioning of objects in Freecad 3D space is not obvious to the neophyte, this assumption is backed by the numerous threads all along freecad forum history about this topic:
Part Placement - changing values
How to place a pad?
Position bodies relative to eachother
what does placement/position mean?
How to set new origin of part?
Columns positioning in selective grid location
Placement after cut
Semi Circle design and position
Placement of parts using master sketch.
positioning imported pathes properly
Calculate new placement of Attachment
Placement (in scripts) Documentation
Step Model Import Change 0.0.0 X.Y.Z position
Setting Up Constraints or Relative Placement
Cannot change position of object
And many, many, more (I got bored so I stopped inserting them here) just google:
Or something along those lines, a smarter search expression might bring even more results.
Now, you might say the proposed solution does not solve every of these questions, you are right, it does not, it's just a helper, a little aid to the uninitiated... and maybe some more.
Part Placement - changing values
How to place a pad?
Position bodies relative to eachother
what does placement/position mean?
How to set new origin of part?
Columns positioning in selective grid location
Placement after cut
Semi Circle design and position
Placement of parts using master sketch.
positioning imported pathes properly
Calculate new placement of Attachment
Placement (in scripts) Documentation
Step Model Import Change 0.0.0 X.Y.Z position
Setting Up Constraints or Relative Placement
Cannot change position of object
And many, many, more (I got bored so I stopped inserting them here) just google:
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site:forum.freecadweb.org new to FreeCAD positioning
Now, you might say the proposed solution does not solve every of these questions, you are right, it does not, it's just a helper, a little aid to the uninitiated... and maybe some more.