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demonlibra
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Basic measurements

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During the use of FreeCAD, I found the following ways to measure the parameters of circles:
  • Workbench Draft
  • Workbench Manipulator
  • Workbench QuickMeasure
  • Macro FCInfo
All of these methods require too many steps to get such basic information.
Perhaps there is an add-on that displays the main parameters of the selected object in the status bar?
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Re: Basic measurements

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demonlibra wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:03 am During the use of FreeCAD, I found the following ways to measure the parameters of circles:
  • Workbench Draft
  • Workbench Manipulator
  • Workbench QuickMeasure
  • Macro FCInfo
All of these methods require too many steps to get such basic information.
Perhaps there is an add-on that displays the main parameters of the selected object in the status bar?

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How to determine what are main parameters?

For some entities it is easy, but not what appear to be a circle is really a circle but could be an arc (no problem as s4c have center and radius) or a closed bspline or a segment of s bspline (in this case no radius at all, only a length and bunch of control points, weights, multiplicities and such amenities).

From what I know however there are some discussion about a rework and unifying measurement tools, but probavly is a long term goal, as many efforts are reserved to others tasks.

Regards

Carlo D.
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Re: Basic measurements

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demonlibra wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:03 am
  • Workbench Draft
  • Workbench Manipulator
  • Workbench QuickMeasure
  • Macro FCInfo
An other one :
Workbench Assembly 4 : Measure
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This the one I always use, I added a global shortcut to reach from anywhere.
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Re: Basic measurements

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Hi

try Macro_FCInfo_ToolBar Image give the info in real time (as FreeCAD status bar)

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Re: Basic measurements

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mario52 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:44 am try Macro_FCInfo_ToolBar
Good solution, but takes up a whole line in the panel.
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Re: Basic measurements

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wandererfan wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:08 pm issue #8561
Hope for a bright future.

When select point, get coordinate of point.
It is logical to assume that when choosing other primitives, the main parameters should be displayed without extra click, macros and addons.
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Re: Basic measurements

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viewtopic.php?p=649928#p649928

we were quite near to have it merged... but we missed the opportunity
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Re: Basic measurements

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Hi
demonlibra wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:26 pm Good solution, but takes up a whole line in the panel.
you can set the Width of the ToolBar or move it instead of the status bar
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Re: Basic measurements

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FCInfoToolBar is a good instrument, but too much for my simple task.

This is perfect
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