Start a sketch makes view upside down

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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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Cadder wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:29 pm ...
if you want less topo... problems you can do it in realthunder as shown.
it also works in the master
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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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thomas-neemann wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:33 pm you can do it in realthunder as shown.
Ahh, it was his version, ok.
thomas-neemann wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:33 pm it also works in the master
Do you mean weekly builds?
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bund ... kly-builds
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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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Cadder wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:36 pm ....
that should work too. I tested it here


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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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thomas-neemann wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:39 pm that should work too. I tested it here
I have 0.20.1 on Win10, it has this problem. :?
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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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Cadder wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:42 pm ...

I have 0.20.1 on Win10, it has this problem. :?

I will test it on windows and report here
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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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I solved these kinds of issues long ago with macros, I run them all the time. Some folks aren't interested in running extra things but it can make a big difference. I get the same working view all the time in and out of Sketcher. To make it work, its about 10 lines of code.

That's one approach.
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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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Cadder wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:42 pm ...
no problem here

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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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thomas-neemann wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 7:49 pm no problem here
Strange...
freedman wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 7:46 pm To make it work, its about 10 lines of code.
Does it also solve dimensions text upside down?
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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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Cadder wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:21 am ....
Strange...
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if you follow the video step by step it will probably work for you too
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Re: Start a sketch makes view upside down

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thomas-neemann wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:25 am if you follow the video step by step it will probably work for you too
Besides that I don't know German ))) I didn't notice something special steps.
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