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by onekk
Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:36 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Extrude sketch of hollow cylinder.
Replies: 14
Views: 1035

Re: Extrude sketch of hollow cylinder.

Okay I commented out the Draft.draftify and seems to have improved things. ... Hello, with some experiments done, Draft.makeSketch is lefting out many constraints, so with the help of Roy_043 I have created something see post: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?p=647048#p647048 and maybe th...
by onekk
Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:19 pm
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: (CLOSED with clarification) how to create a new sketch and move its origin to a circle on another sketch
Replies: 5
Views: 536

Re: how to create a new sketch and move its origin to a circle on another sketch

Version: 0.20 on Windows11. ... .curSel = Gui.Selection.getSelectionEx()[0] # select a circle that I want to create thread on ... Thanks Hello, see maybe: http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2264 and learn how to use the </> button when creating post to put correctly code in the pos...
by onekk
Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:41 pm
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: SOLVED - Removing items from a sketch geometry.
Replies: 6
Views: 655

Re: Removing first 4 items in sketch geometry.

keithsloan52 wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:35 pm ..
Thanks - Now works a treat.
You are welcome.

Regards.

Carlo D.
by onekk
Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:40 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Solver fails, FreeCAD hangs and closes abruptly
Replies: 30
Views: 2336

Re: Solver fails, FreeCAD hangs and closes abruptly

... What's wrong in my sketch? ... Part Design "feature driven design" concepts https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Feature_editing But also: https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Workarounds https://wiki.freecadweb.org/FreeCAD_Managing_Expectations Probably you are trying to do too much complex sketches, ...
by onekk
Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:31 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: strengthen 3d print object
Replies: 2
Views: 357

Re: strengthen 3d print object

... Simply no, as chrisb has told you in FreeCAD you model the object as a solid, is the slicer that decide how to do the infills, and how much wall thickness has to be solids. Following considerations are not a proper answer, but maybe will stimulate some thinking about. A different approach discu...
by onekk
Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:23 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Curves workbench - Map to Surface fails (solved)
Replies: 13
Views: 1238

Re: Curves workbench - Map to Surface fails

... I was able to extrude from a flat surface in Part Design. Could it be a dimensioning parameter somewhere that is different? I had it working ok in an earlier installation. When you map to a curved surface, it is not a simple as when you project to a plain surface. There are some things to consi...
by onekk
Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:02 pm
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: SOLVED - Removing items from a sketch geometry.
Replies: 6
Views: 655

Re: Removing first 4 items in sketch geometry.

... Wondering if after the delGeometries the Geometry changes. ... I've had a similar problem recently, so see the answer is yes. Take this list: [o0 o1 o2 o3 o4 o5] if you delete item 0 the list will become [o1 o2 o3 o4 o5] but item at index[0] is now o1 and your saved indexes are messed up, but i...
by onekk
Thu Dec 15, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: Auto conversion from Part to Macro?
Replies: 5
Views: 645

Re: Auto conversion from Part to Macro?

... No utility at the moment ad probably it will be hard to have something useful, although for some Part Design things it is almost possible to do some Translation of the "Python Console" output in a proper code. It will involve a lot of work and probably more typing as usually "Pyt...
by onekk
Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:19 pm
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: I can has Wire added to a sketch?
Replies: 5
Views: 569

Re: I can has Wire added to a sketch?

acolomitchi wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:03 pm ...
You are welcome.

Not a big hassle, I hope that links will get some light about FC mechanics. :D

Wiki is useful, but in doubt ask here, probably someone has had a similar problem in the past so maybe solution is simply "hidden in plain sight".

Regards

Carlo D.
by onekk
Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:50 am
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: import STL file with tree
Replies: 3
Views: 512

Re: import STL file with tree

... From what I know STL files contains one solid at least in the standard incarnation of STL, that is simply a "bunch of triangle data" with very little informations added. at least according to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/for...