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by gooddealonly
Tue Aug 30, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: What happened in my assembly parts
Replies: 2
Views: 516

Re: What happened in my assembly parts

Thank you very much for your suggestion and advice. On the flat top cap, I deleted the last pocket sketch and made a new sketch. The flat top cap remains a flat top in the assembly process and was successful. I am a new FreeCAD user. I am learning from Youtube whatever I need for making models for 3...
by gooddealonly
Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:10 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: What happened in my assembly parts
Replies: 2
Views: 516

What happened in my assembly parts

I have two parts, a flat top cap, and a topless body to assemble. I did have a round top cap before. I copied the flat top cap file and the topless body files into a new folder to ensure I did not add the wrong file when I create the assembly. Somehow, when I added the flat top cap, it becomes a rou...
by gooddealonly
Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:22 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Why can't I pocket this
Replies: 11
Views: 1255

Re: Why can't I pocket this

The YT video I watch was the first few tutorial videos I watched as a new FreeCAD user. I found a tutorial for FreeCAD, lesson number 1. I just say I will just start from there. I was so new to FreeCAD that I would not know if the info in the video was good or bad. I did not know enough even to ask ...
by gooddealonly
Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:16 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Why can't I pocket this
Replies: 11
Views: 1255

Re: Why can't I pocket this

Yes, DP = Datum Plane.

The youtube video I watched was to use the DP to cut a hole at an angle to the cylinder.
by gooddealonly
Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:05 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Why can't I pocket this
Replies: 11
Views: 1255

Re: Why can't I pocket this

Thanks.

I used the DP because I watch a Youtube video on how to put a hole in a cylinder.
That worked.
by gooddealonly
Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:00 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Why can't I pocket this
Replies: 11
Views: 1255

Re: Why can't I pocket this

I remove the datum plane and use the XZ plane to sketch the holes, click Symmetic to plane. It worked. Thanks.
by gooddealonly
Sun Jul 03, 2022 4:01 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Why can't I pocket this
Replies: 11
Views: 1255

Why can't I pocket this

New user here.
I am modeling a connector (see photo)
I used a datum plane for the location of the two holes. When I click on the pocket button, the pockets do not appear.
Why?
Is there a better way to put a hole in the cylinder than using the datum plane?
by gooddealonly
Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:51 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: See the Dimensions of the solid object
Replies: 8
Views: 1152

Re: See the Dimensions of the solid object

And, how did you make the object transparent or see-through?
by gooddealonly
Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:56 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: See the Dimensions of the solid object
Replies: 8
Views: 1152

Re: See the Dimensions of the solid object

I am a new FreeCAD user, so please don't mind my ignorance. Maybe, but I will have to see it on my computer to tell. There is not enough detail to see. 1) how did you get the value to display. 2) the Combo view model tree appears different on my newly installed FreeCAD 0.20. Yours look much nicer. H...
by gooddealonly
Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:56 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: See the Dimensions of the solid object
Replies: 8
Views: 1152

See the Dimensions of the solid object

Is there any way to display the dimension on the solid object| For example, no dimension is displayed on the solid object. If I click on a surface or an edge, the display makes no related indication on the model tree in the Combo View. If I want to see the dimension of any part, I have to find the n...