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| ====== Freecad ====== | ====== Freecad ====== | ||
| FreeCAD can be extended with the following extensions: | FreeCAD can be extended with the following extensions: | ||
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| + | ====== Freecad information ====== | ||
| + | * Showing grid (in draft workbench): use following key combinations: | ||
| + | * translation + rotation -> placement. See a wonderful article here: https:// | ||
| ==== plugins ==== | ==== plugins ==== | ||
| * Fasteners [[http:// | * Fasteners [[http:// | ||
| * Sheet metal [[http:// | * Sheet metal [[http:// | ||
| + | * Macro Align View to Face [[https:// | ||
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| + | ==== ShapeBinder object ==== | ||
| + | FreeCAD 0.18.4 | ||
| + | If there are multiple bodies in a project and you want in a sketch to ' | ||
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| + | FreeCAD offers a solution for this, called a ShapeBinder. A ShapeBinder is an object which is referencing to a face from another body. | ||
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| + | To use it do the following. Select the Part Design toolbar: | ||
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| + | - Create a body with a sketch with a rectangle with some holes in it. When finished, close the sketch and pad the body to 10mm. | ||
| + | - Create another body and optionally give it a sensible name. | ||
| + | - Create a new sketch in the body added in step 2 and notice that it is not possible to create an edge linked to the body from step 1. | ||
| + | - If not done, close the sketch tool and make sure the body from step 2 is selected (Body shows as bold text) | ||
| + | - Click on create a new ShapeBinder | ||
| + | - Click on Add Geometry and select the face of the Body from which you need one or more edges. When done click on OK | ||
| + | - **Before selecting edges from the ShapeBinder object, make sure now to hide the body from step 1. This is very important!** | ||
| + | - The ShapeBinder object should be visible now. If not done in step 3, create a sketch in the body in which the ShapeBinder object is. | ||
| + | - You now will be able to use the ' | ||
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| + | Further information: | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
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