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saline
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External geometry question

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
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Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-20
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Python 3.8.10, Qt 5.15.2, Coin 4.0.1, Vtk 8.2.0, OCC 7.6.3
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I was watching a YouTube video and the Sketch Toolbar's External Geometry had a dropdown with several options. Mine doesn't. Can I get to those options?
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Re: External geometry question

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saline wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 3:38 pm

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.1.29410 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-20
Hash: f5d13554ecc7a456fb6e970568ae5c74ba727563
Python 3.8.10, Qt 5.15.2, Coin 4.0.1, Vtk 8.2.0, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Installed mods: 
  * A2plus 0.4.60g
  * ExplodedAssembly
  * fasteners 0.4.51
  * Help 1.0.3
  * sheetmetal 0.2.60
  * ThreadProfile 1.84.0
I was watching a YouTube video and the Sketch Toolbar's External Geometry had a dropdown with several options. Mine doesn't. Can I get to those options?Screenshot 2023-02-05 083312.jpg
Was the video using the Linkstage/Realthunder branch?
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Re: External geometry question

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saline wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 3:38 pm [I was watching a YouTube video and the Sketch Toolbar's External Geometry had a dropdown with several options. Mine doesn't. Can I get to those options?
Hello,

It is difficult to help you as you don't supply some relevant informations:
  1. What Youtube Video are you watching?
  2. What FreeCAD version the video is targeting?
  3. Video author has loaded some WB? (probably not relevant here, but it could be very relevant on other context)
How an helper could help you with a simple screenshot and no other infos?

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Re: External geometry question

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Sorry, I thought of the screen shot, but the resolution was not great. Here is the screenshot at 11:55 into the video.
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and here is the video
https://youtu.be/AntQAnDFKC8
He uses it in 2 locations. The first is 11:55 into the video and the second is 13:42 into the video.

I want to get a better understanding of what the features are of the "External Geometry" function.
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Re: External geometry question

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saline wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:09 pm Sorry, I thought of the screen shot, but the resolution was not great. Here is the screenshot at 11:55 into the video.
Screenshot 2023-02-05 100035.jpg
and here is the video
https://youtu.be/AntQAnDFKC8
He uses it in 2 locations. The first is 11:55 into the video and the second is 13:42 into the video.

I want to get a better understanding of what the features are of the "External Geometry" function.
Maker Tales only uses the Linkstage branch. These additional tools you see are specific to that branch and are not available in the main branch of FreeCAD.

That's why providing the info from the Copy to clipboard button in Help>About is so important.
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Re: External geometry question

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Thank you. Didn't realize there were other branches of FreeCAD. Is there a recommended version? Is there a discussion on the various branches?
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Re: External geometry question

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saline wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:49 pm Thank you. Didn't realize there were other branches of FreeCAD. Is there a recommended version? Is there a discussion on the various branches?
Other than some personal branches and test branches, main/master and linkstage are the choices for most folks.

It's pretty much up to personal preference and tolerance.

Using master at this point requires you to learn to deal with something called topological naming problem (TNP). Some find this a big issue, others not so much.

Linkstage has some, so called, QOL enhancements in the UI and has mitigation for the TNP (this is in the process of being merged to master). It is maintained/developed by one person.

I use master.
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Re: External geometry question

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Got it. Thanks. I think I'll stay with what I have. What I want to do might be a bit more work with my version, but it sounds like it has better support. I'm getting an error link trying to get his second Part. I assume because I don't have the other External Geometry options.
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