FreeCAD v1.0 tutorials

[SillyOldDuffer]

On SillyOldDuffer Said:

[…] The difference is presentational:  though the task panel is on the left it still works as I describe.  Click on XZ-plane and then the OK button. […] Reconfiguring the display is liable to confuse beginners! Advanced users can change it if they want.     Possibly the mac version is tweaked on delivery because the packager likes it that way, and didn’t realise the layout might disconcert beginners following a tutorial.    […]

Thanks for doing that, Dave …

I actually changed my screen layout specifically on the advice in the video tutorial; in the hope of making it easier to follow.

Incidentally: There is no problem with ‘real estate’ … I am sitting fairly close to a 32″ monitor, and the drawing area is adequate.

MichaelG.

 

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Extra thanks to Keith and Jason, whose posts I missed whilst faffing-about !

MichaelG.

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

Thanks for the Linux confirmation and that it will work on a Pi.  Is that the 500?

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

A first interesting grab, for Dave

This notification appears every time that FreeCAD is opened on the Mac

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It’s a known issue, and of course the lost milliseconds will vary according to the spec of the machine.

… I have no intention of dabbling with Font substitutions !!

MichaelG.

[John Haine]

On John Haine Said:

Thanks for the Linux confirmation and that it will work on a Pi.  Is that the 500?

I have a Pi5 8GB with the Raspberry NVMe SSD so probably a little faster than the 500 but I think it should be fine on that. It is usable on a Pi4 but the Pi5 is noticeably better. I also have a 27 inch 2560×1460 screen which helps a lot.

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

Thanks Roger.  I’m intending to divorce myself from Microsoft and an option is to use a Pi5 as the regular “desktop”.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

By the way just remembered that there is a version of Freecad developed by a commercial enterprise (but still free versions) that is said to have a ‘better’ user interface which might be of interest to some. Unhelpfully I can’t remember the name at the moment. Probably mentioned on one of the previous threads on CAD.

[Andy StopfordParticipant @andystopford50521]

It was called Ondsel and is now no more. Some of the UI changes have apparently been incorporated into FreeCAD 1.x:

https://ondsel.com/blog/goodbye/

[John Haine]

On John Haine Said:

Thanks Roger.  I’m intending to divorce myself from Microsoft and an option is to use a Pi5 as the regular “desktop”.

I do exactly that. Not used my Windows box since I bought the Pi5.

[Roger Woollett]

On Roger Woollett Said:

On John Haine Said:

Thanks Roger.  I’m intending to divorce myself from Microsoft and an option is to use a Pi5 as the regular “desktop”.

I do exactly that. Not used my Windows box since I bought the Pi5.

That’s encouraging!

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

As proof of learning !

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The perspective is rather misleading, but this stepped tube has a constant diameter almost to the bottom, where the iris aperture is formed by the [virtual] 118° tip of the drill.

An enormously expensive little bit of plastic tube, thus far … but I’m on the way

Drawn in FreeCAD, Imported into Bambu Studio, printed on the P1S

MichaelG.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

This little thing is the result  of a lot of work, a lot of mistakes, and a lot of lessons learned today:

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Nominal dimensions are:

Major OD= 27.1mm … Length =6mm

Minor OD =25.1mm … Length =6mm

Bore = 24.1mm … Length =11.6mm

This leaves a thin diaphragm on the end, as a good base for printing, which will be removed manually.

In case it’s not obvious ; it’s a simple adapter to mount a small camera.

The general principle will serve me well, now I know how to model it !

MichaelG.

Per Ardua ad Astra

 

 

 

 

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