Sounds great to me as it eliminates potential confusion while keeping the name short
Sketcher Offset
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Re: Sketcher Offset
NewJoker wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 1:33 pm If you can implement something like that, the Move and Copy tools may indeed become unnecessary. Currently, this level of freedom in moving or copying multiple objects is not available in the Sketcher but it would be great to see this. It indeed feels more natural and reduces the number of necessary tools.
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Re: Sketcher Offset
Its better, But this boils down to personal preference I guess. I think it makes more sense having them separate because they are different operations from a user perspective. Every 3d software we know has translate and rotate as separate from rectangular and circular pattern, even though they are the same essentially. Atleast thats what I think.paddle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 1:29 pmWhat about calling them with both names?shamanths13 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 1:25 pmThe underlying logic is the same between translate and rectangular pattern and rotate and circular pattern, But say I am a newish user, and I want to rotate something, using the circular pattern to do so, or if I want to translate a sketch, using the rectangular pattern to do so seems cumbersome.
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"Rotate/Circular pattern"
"Translate/Rectangular pattern".
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Re: Sketcher Offset
Really great work. If you could add offset constraint that would be even better. So we can keep it parametric and adjust the distance if we need to.
Re: Sketcher Offset
What you describe as offset constraint would mean to have a special kind of curve 'offsetcurves' that are dependant on their original geometries.
The pros :
- You can edit the offset length easily
The cons :
- You can't edit the offset curves easily.
- It's a extremely huge task as Abdullah explained in this thread : https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 55#p578755
So for now we have this independant offset
Hmm
Another way would be to have a set of constraint created that are linked to a overall value (the offset length). But that feels quite difficult to make.
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Yes. It might be a complicated. I just tough If it isn't that complicated and it's possible to do it. It is very useful. For creating enclosure where there's a need for lips or o rings and many more.
Basically just it's one dimension on length which will be constant between existing geometry. It could be implemented with construction lines, equal constraints and normal with in FreeCAD.
How it's achieved in other software.
https://youtu.be/7UzgOqlOPTo
Again this is already great progress anyway. Just tough if can be implemented. To speed up workflow.
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Re: Sketcher Offset
for a parametric offset now you can use the new 2d offset property of subshapebinders
Re: Sketcher Offset
Seem doable in your drawing. but the case you're showing is a simple case. In more complex shapes it might get very complex.czinehuba wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:07 pmYes. It might be a complicated. I just tough If it isn't that complicated and it's possible to do it. It is very useful. For creating enclosure where there's a need for lips or o rings and many more.
Basically just it's one dimension on length which will be constant between existing geometry. It could be implemented with construction lines, equal constraints and normal with in FreeCAD.
offset.png
How it's achieved in other software.
https://youtu.be/7UzgOqlOPTo
Again this is already great progress anyway. Just tough if can be implemented. To speed up workflow.
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In particular when lines intersect and split.
Actually I don't know how we could identify which offset curve is from which curve.
Well now that I'm writing it I may have few ideas.
Ok it might be doable. I need to think on it.
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Re: Sketcher Offset
I may have misunderstood the action, but it would be nice to ensure a short cut can be set forHaving tool setting indeed opens up a lot of possibility to improve the toolsets. For instance things like current fillet tools 'normal fillet' and 'fillet preserving constraints' are heavy on the interface and can be easily replaced by a checkbox in toolsettings.
combined tools that involve checkboxes. e.g. If the user often uses particular setup of a tool
they can call them preset via a shortcut (and potentially and userdefined pull down/RMB menu)
to restrict box checking/unchecking.
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