FreeCAD Beginner Tutorial Assembly

[@danielggonzalez5785]

Short and to the point, with examples and replicable results. Just what a tutorial needs.

[@JamesKelly89]

For those experienced with FreeCAD: the assembly tutorial begins at 5:00.

[@yash1152]

let's say 4:54 😅 but thanks regardless oh wait no, you are right. even more thanks.... this comment should have rised to the top....

[@x87alpha1]

Thanks, very clear, and straight to the point. It's very rare in these tutorials these days.

[@ganeshshenoy2615]

Thanks for this. We desperately need an alternate to those bulky proprietary software "packages"

[@JayAnAm]

:-) you are welcome

[@ganeshshenoy2615]

@@JayAnAm it's really hard to work from home with a bad remote network. Our CAD solution crashes a lot without outputting an error dialog or a log file. I use FreeCAD if my output is only a STEP file and not some Customer specific file format. Thank you again for this intro into assemblies.

[@ronnetgrazer362]

I've tried, I really have, several times, for days on end, because using free and open software like linux, Krita and Blender is important to me. It just feels better, like I'm more in control. But it's nowhere near usable, only frustrating and demotivating. Simply importing stuff without breaking it is a nightmare, the UX, my brain doing all the heavy lifting converting objects and making sure different modules can work together, it's just too much of a distraction. And the fear that A2plus is going to be superseded by A5plusplus next year, rendering all my previous projects unassembled doesn't really help either. So I dove straight into Fusion (coming from SW), was productive right away and I'm actually having fun. I hate that I love it, but I'm probably going to shell out that $495/year when I really need to, and I've decided to revisit FreeCAD around 2025. They may have had a Blender type growth spurt by then. I'd like to throw some money at the project, but it'd be nice if there was a particular aspect that I could help accelerate. Like an actual integrated assembly workbench that can be trusted to open older projects and doesn't have 2 or more incompatible competitors. They're taking their time to get it right, which is good, but there doesn't seem to be a driving force behind the development, it's done when it's done. 2025, fingers crossed.

[@rok1475]

Assembly is somewhat advanced topic.What is the point of filling the video with basic stuff of creating simple parts? If someone found this video wanting to learn how to assemble parts, that person knows how to do that already.

[@BernieA01]

Great tutorial: Short, precise and „reduced to the max“. Thank you very much!

[@kevinreist7718]

Sketch, extrude, sketch, rotate, assemble. Similar to Creo Elements. Just slightly different syntax (commands). sketch, pad, sketch, revolve, A2 extension. Pretty straight forward, Thanks a lot!

[@the.real.ipatch]

thanks for sharing. and heads up, it looks like the a2plus workbench is not being maintained, would consider remaking the video with a workbench is actively being developed & maintaned.

[@erikvillumsrensen6994]

Very fine tutorial for introduction to Assemblies. Thanks for it.

[@Filmproplus]

Yo Jayanam. Your tutorial makes me can do FreeCad in no time. Now I can Do 3dsmax, Fusion360 and FreeCad. You helped me becoming a better 3d disciples

[@waynefilkins8394]

How do I do it if I want to make a linear servo out of variuos parts, like it has a rod, bolt holder, casing, and a dc motor, and a few other little pieces, but the linear servo is part of a bigger project (a robotic arm) and I want them all to later be connected so that I can actually move the arm within freecad. How do I organize it all as far as bodies, parts, and all that?

[@dassault7618]

Just got into 3d printing and modelling and your guides have been super helpful! Thank you very much and here is my humble sub

[@JayAnAm]

Thank you very much!

[@qwertycorno]

A2plus, at present, has a known bug. After changing a part, A2plus can't solve the assembly. In this example the ring is not fully assembled as only one constraint is used. This is why, in this example, you don't notice the bug..I think.

[@gregwoolley]

Thank you. Excellent tutorial, right to the point & clear. You demonstrated and described the process exactly as I needed!

[@kwikb]

Excellent tutorial with professional production. Well done.

[@user-ub7ur6kg9v]

one of the best tutorial for beginner!!

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

So this Addon circumvents the topological naming problem you encounter within parts when changing measurements? Thats quite Interesting! Installing it now!

[@mikecurley2072]

Excellent tutorial. This is great for someone is learning and wants to acquire and build basic skills. Thank you for this video.

[@kennethewald1189]

Now if only my old brain could remember everything. I'll need to watch several times. Thanks, it is a good tutorial, but I'm 83 YO and have memory issues.

[@rev667]

Very good, simple tutorial. I would like to see one similar where the ring and holder were created on the same plane, to show how to re-orient the part in assembly. Thanks :)

[@JayAnAm]

Thank you m8

[@pierrenieuwoudt1167]

Thanks Very well paced and clear

[@alexkapinga2024]

These tutorials are good. Really GOOD!

[@spartanapela]

Thanks a lot! You have a fine way of explaining things!

[@eduardodemelopadua]

really is very easy to work with this workbench, you are the guy thank you for your contribuition with the comunity long life for you and you family

[@JayAnAm]

Thank you very much!

[@rok1475]

2/3 of the video on assembly filled with creating simple parts… All people looking to learn assembly already know how to do that. Next is “press this button “ and zipping through this assuming everyone will catch which button is “this button “

[@sittichaiinthailand1]

Thank you for your kindly teaching but the import file of ring_part is not shown at the base of holder_part. Also I can not move any object such as ring_part or holder part. Could you teach me how to solve the problem

[@richardlukoszek6835]

Great tutorial. As with Mark Venn below. Both planes are selected but the Icons are grey and not active. Other than that, a great tutorial. Big thanks and do more please... lol

[@laurent6467]

Same trouble - Then I found "Shift + Command + Clic" instead of "Control + Clic" to select both faces - I opened "Selection View" to check faces are well selected - Roocky on FreeCad 20 on Mac

[@dsouzacarl123]

Simple, useful and clear!

[@limux2201]

Hello ! Thanks for that interesting video. You created two parts in two projects and used the import tool in your example. I assume that if the parts in your two projects had been created in two bodies of a single project, the manipulation were also workable ?

[@Minoski85]

Hi, when I create the sketch of the holder, I receive the error "Recompute failed!". Why? :(

[@jeffdooley5462]

Beautiful!

[@paulswarthout9967]

How would you export this for slicing? If you just do a regular export, the slicing software (Cura for me) just sees separate parts. It's no longer an assembled product.

[@alexstone691]

Wow this is so much simpler than assembly4

[@Idontwanttosignupist]

Thanks a lot, very helpful.

[@tamgaming9861]

What can I do if the parts don't move like in the video at 6:48?

[@peterjansen4894]

Would be nice to have the workbench name in the title.

[@Futschikatores]

I wonder why you absolutely must have external parts in separate files, and not just have several yellow "Parts" item things in only one file.

[@JayAnAm]

You can do it in both ways, but usually e.g. in companies the workflow is based on files that are made by different people.

[@Futschikatores]

​@@JayAnAm I tried to do it with two "Parts" objects, but the planeCoincident-Constraint action gives the error: "Could not move some parts. The highlighted parts were not moved. They are not constrained (also over constraint chains) to a fixed part!". On the forum someone said: "A2plus will not work if you apply constraints to part containers and bodies directly in a PartDesign file."

[@ganeshshenoy2615]

Reusability and version keeping. Your part might evolve as you start making prototypes. Also, you might need to supply your part to a vendor, if you don't have the capability to manufacture in-house.

[@Futschikatores]

@@ganeshshenoy2615 Call me crazy, but I think 99% of people just want to use an easy Snap-this-to-that Constraint for their one-man hobby projects ;)

[@rayaneamrouche3705]

Thank you very much for your tutorials on freecad, it's greatly appreciated keep it up ! Also , could you please help with this : I've imported a model from blender as an stl file and i'd like to make sections of it with the arch workbench and display the result on the tech draw workbench, but when i do that i get an error saying "section length of plane too small" Any idea on how to fix this ? thanks !

[@Broughtvulture]

That is so cool thanks for this tutorial

[@nullsmack]

I would like to design some things with 8020 extrusion, could I use this and a part design for a generic profile but change the lengths of each one I insert into the assembly?

[@markvenn230]

for some reason I can not get the plane coincident icon to go active. Any ideas why? I have used control to select both of the planes so I think I am doing it correctly

[@JayAnAm]

Did you check that both faces are selected?

[@markvenn230]

Yep, both faces are going bright green so A bit confused..

[@laurent6467]

@@markvenn230 Same trouble - Then I found "Shift + Command + Clic" instead of "Control + Clic" to select both faces - I opened "Selection View" to check faces are well selected - Roocky on FreeCad 20 on Mac

[@danield.7359]

Very cool!

[@daNpy2]

I'm working with version 0.20.2. I can follow the tutorial, but the ring does not align with the holder. It is beside the holder. How to get the center of the ring aligned to the center of the holder? Why are the centers not matching anyway?

[@laurent6467]

Same - I changed the position of the Ring via the coordinates X,Y,Z

[@isaacduquette8809]

Did you ever figure this out? I'm having the same problem. Most likely due to having a newer version of freecad

[@daNpy2]

@@isaacduquette8809 No I don't think I did. Didn't use freecad for a while now

[@Kyle-vp8kh]

The ring loaded offset for me as well. To get it to look like the video, within the Assemb_Parts Part_Ring, go to Placement --> Position and set x, y, and z to zero. These are the same attributes that the OP uses to move the ring position down so that he can select the face in the next step.

[@sivahaarishprajwal7121]

TQ bro for Info :)

[@JayAnAm]

You're very welcome!

[@abtappy1190]

Thanks very helpfull 👌🏽

[@JuanPablo-he4rw]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you........... :)

[@cr4723]

Can I move the parts per hand?

[@zergovrock5277]

i am about to bring 3d printer to make some mechanical ⚙️ object so do you think freecad is good or blender is more flexible?

[@ronnetgrazer362]

Two different types of programs for different kinds of shapes and design processes. As a rule of thumb, if you want parametric, mathematically perfect, engineering shapes, go CAD. FreeCAD, openSCAD, Fusion 360, Solidworks etc. For organic and artistic shapes, and fusing/editing large meshes: Blender and other mesh oriented programs.

[@JayAnAm]

I wanted to say the same:-) Thx

[@zergovrock5277]

thanks 😊

[@SvenHeyll]

Nice

[@cr4723]

How can I delete this constraint?

[@master_jon]

Can't download addons...

[@euankhbari6965]

top, danke

[@yash1152]

7:58 random colors

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

DOOD!

[@daNpy2]

No I didn't try any further.

[@ameliabuns4058]

I hate saying this but the whole seperate files thing and the way you do it is so annoying ,prefer the fusion 360 by alot here. oh well what can you do