FreeCAD- The Powerful TechDraw Workbench, a Quick Look |JOKO ENGINEERING|

[@ankitminz5872]

3:30 How to hide units just like this? My drawing is displaying "15 mm" instead of "15".

[@ankitminz5872]

Edit -> Preferences -> TechDraw -> TechDraw Dimensions -> Uncheck 'Show units' dialog box I found it after hours of messing around. Hopefully it will help someone.

[@aeiounix]

Watching through the freecad playlist. Right at the beginning of the video, you're vocalizing keyboard shortcut, keyboard shortcut, keyboard shortcut and demonstrating how much more rapidly those changes are made if we're not searching visually for a specific icon to click on with the mouse. Very cool. Really enjoying these videos. Thank you.

[@SHUNGITEORGONITEEMFPROTECTION]

Hello Joko, really appreciate your tutorials. Please keep it up!

[@rotce07]

Thanks for this video. I want to follow all your tutorials for freecad. I hooked up a second monitor to make it easier as i try to copy all your moves. I am really motivated now. Thank you

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

Nice to hear, good luck with your CAD journey!

[@j121212100]

Your videos are really opening my eyes up to the so many powerful features i have yet to uncover with FreeCAD. Maybe it crashes so much because i need more memory. I think FreeCAD is a fine choice for a startup since there is zero cost overhead compared to solidworks. But one of the main reasons i got into it is that eventually i would like to develop integrated add-ons that use multiple other add-ons plus my own tools to streamline design to prototype/manufacture for what I am doing. Eventually, I can get under the hood using python.

[@peterjansen4894]

Another great, short, to the point video. Thank you!

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

My pleasure, thank you.

[@RoyalLogos]

Thanks you for this quick video, i saw other videos on Techdraw but your one is the best. Keep on doing this great work in Freecad.

[@PilotAwe]

Once again you saved me, thank you.

[@CptCoitus]

Thank you very much for your tutorials and content. They are helping me out immensely. Following this quick tutorial, I was not getting the crosshairs in my circles. After much searching, I found that the TechDraw dimensioning preferences needed to be set to ASME Referencing.

[@Wagefreedom]

THANK YOU very, very much for that. Wasted half a day in frustration, trying to locate a hole pattern.......

[@minhhuynk]

Thank you !! You saved my thesis paper.

[@williamweatherall8333]

I did not know about that insert multiple views. Thank you for making this video.

[@EricAlainDufresne]

Great video of FreeCad. Thanks for posting it.

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

The pleasure is mine.

[@mivison]

Man this is AWESOME!!!!!!

[@Broughtvulture]

Great video, I really learned alot from this; thank you!

[@donfillenworth5702]

Very helpful! Thanks for sharing

[@qzorn4440]

High, I would like to place all the drawings and electronic schematics in a PDF file/book. This should make a nice learning manual. Do you have a how to video? 🤔 Thank you.

[@Humbledandelion]

Wow i had no idea idea it could do this Thx!

[@bullygram]

Brilliant, thank you very much!!

[@BrainDeadEngineering]

Outstanding ! you guys help the world ! )

[@gatheringwithin]

Quality tutorials, thanks :)

[@michaelgatt4530]

Hi, Thanks for these great tutorials. Just a quick question... If I open up a .step file and the model isn't aligned to the X,Y or Z axis how do I adjust this so that I can create a tech drawing and dimension from straight faces. Thanks Mike

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

Hi Mike; If you double click the step file in the tree you should be able to see the triad to 'transform' the part.

[@CrapE_DM]

Whoa! Are those crazy window animations (jiggling when moved, spinning away into the distance when clised) built into Ubuntu (I THINK that your OS, but I'm honestly not the most familiar with Linux OSes)? Or is that something you added in?

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

Yeah I think it's pretty fun. It's an add in for Linux, I think I was running Ubuntu at the time.

[@KeithNeufeld]

When you added the part thickness dimension to the isometric view, it showed up as 8.16 mm; but later in the front view, it's 10 mm. Any thoughts on what was going on?

[@Kemendil1992]

Maybe it is the projected distance? (just a guess)

[@avantux]

thanks for your great work!

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

Thank YOU!

[@randyperino4471]

Thanks for the great video! I was wondering why the Scale, Rotation, etc. are not showing up in my Base Properties. Any suggestions?

[@kieranproven4874]

This is very helpful video. Thank you.

[@jongberto]

4:14 I am not able to select multiple edges like you do here. How did you do that? For me, selecting edge unselects the crosshair of the circle that I selected first. Edit: you have to press ctrl key to select multiple lines or points.

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

Correct, I held the ctrl key. Glad you found it

[@MJ-ee2rb]

Hi great video, How do I get the centre lines on holes so that they print?

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

One way is combo view>hlr parameters>toggle seam hidden/hard hidden

[@LaHoraMaker]

Great tutorial!

[@hondaman900f]

Thanks for the great tutorial. Can you share the spec of your computer system? I see it's running Ubuntu, but I'd like to build the same performance/smoothness for my FreeCAD setup. What's the spec of your CAD workstation? Thanks in advance.

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

I'm running a Xeon processor with Nvidia Quadro M series (I think it's something like an M2400) 32GB RAM. Occoasionally I will remove long rebuilds from the video so the viewer doesn't have to sit and wait for the system to catch up, which may make it look like the system is very fast.

[@dalcaraz92]

5:18 I have blocked the scale and I can't change it. How can I do it? Thanks

[@deprive-999x]

Can you start off with the TechDraw Workbench to design you part/project?

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

No, I might recommend LibreCAD for open source design that would have a workflow like that.

[@deprive-999x]

@@JokoEngineeringhelp Thanks man!

[@theodorparamithiotis8968]

Good evening, how can I adjust the colors that come out of the work surface that I see?

[@nissimcohen6811]

Thank you very much for the excellent tutorial. I have an issue where I select the Body, then on Techdraw, the buttons are greyed out. I tried to select the object on my main drawings to no avail. I would appreciate a reply

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

Hi Nissim; Are you having trouble with adding dimensions or importing views or something else?

[@nissimcohen6811]

Thank you so much for your prompt reply. I want to add multiple views as you clearly show in your video . I am having trouble understanding how to enable the buttons on Tech draw . I selected the body on my main drawings as you explain.

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

@@nissimcohen6811 Interesting. Do you get the same result if you select the body from the tree on the left instead?

[@nissimcohen6811]

yes, I select Body on the tree. Is there any way I can attach a photo to show you the problem?

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

@@nissimcohen6811 Feel free to send me a message, my email is in the description

[@bhishmadesai6500]

Very nice video. Please slow down a bit and give little more info when you select menu.

[@stilldesperate386]

Hello Joko, wanted to ask you sth about the dimensions. I've constructed a model using part design which has the height of 2.5 m and width of 1.0 m (in realized apparatus). But I've been facing troubles to fit in the specific templates. You have shown how you changed the scaling for different views only using the 'scale' option. But in my case, kinda different scenario. (FYI) Please check your gmail and see what I meant. Nevertheless, you always make helpful videos. Cheers!!

[@CoopKeith1]

Hello, is there a way to make your object viewable with hidden lines and phantom lines? Maybe a material list?

[@joshl2454]

when you've got your view done, click on it and go to the cosmetics settings and play with them and you might be able to get what you're looking for.

[@CoopKeith1]

@Josh L I'll have to check it out. I've been doing a lot of aerospace welding. Need to get back into making prints.

[@TexasDellDude]

I appreciate this video but I'm using FreeCAD version 0.19 and the differences are confusing. An inserted view can't be dimensioned between two hole centers for example...

[@stephenebenezer8238]

This Techdraw work bench- is it an add-on or a part of the basic installation of FreeCAD? I am looking for a software to do some engineering drawings, and am considering this one... Thank you!

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

If you don't have the techdraw workbench, go to tools>addon manager and it can be installed from there

[@arkahhhzzrisingto1071]

Thanks 👍

[@0animalproductworld558]

How do I use this software like it is AutoCAD? It seems like it is something like SolidWorks and more toward 3D 🐇

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

If you're looking for something open source like autocad I would recommend librecad. librecad.org/

[@sebamiko6312]

Hey. Thanks for video :) im doing exacly the same but when I want to instert the view " there were no DraftWB objects in the selection" message apears. Does anyone know the problem?

[@tusharwable8190]

Hello Joko, Excellent Video Again!! I have a question, In tech draw, the threading is shown as '/\/\/\'. How can we show it in a normal way as shown in Technical drawings? Thanks!

[@CoopKeith1]

How can I insert long break lines, hidden lines, phantom lines, center lines, etc.

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

It may not have all the lines you want and the degree of customization you are looking for, but the combo view > data tab > HLR parameters has settings for lines.

[@weedfreer]

Any ideas as to why FreeCad doesn't show the correct lengths/heights when using angled edges in isometric views? Using Ver 0.18. For example, if i measure the width of a gable end wall looking straight down from the top at 230mm, then, do the same for the exact same dimension when looking at it in an isometric view like top right/top left, it comes up with an measurement that's way out (180 something and change). I dont get it at all and, to boot, makes the use of measurements in isometrically positioned items in tech drawings completly unreliable!

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

That's a good question. I know that dimensions on isometric views are less common for what the workbench was intended for, but this has come up in the past. There is a discussion on it here: forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?p=491731 I think there is a macro of some kind that works, but I have not investigated any of it.

[@weedfreer]

@@JokoEngineeringhelp if you come up with anything it'ld be great to see it in a video chief. Seems to me that they've calculated the lengths based on values of the [verticle axis] and [horizontal axis] for the particular view you're looking as anything that is angled off that particular views datum plane appears to calculate incorrectly..and by a fair bit too!! Edit: I think I'm right...although, they termed it more eloquently than I did by saying it calculates lengths in 2D rather than 3D in isometric views. There seems to be a way of linking a technical drawing measurement through to a Part Design toolbox dimension if I wanted to do it with any accuracy...hmm More reading then 😆

[@chris122380]

In a normal 2D drawing the side view would show the whole with hidden lines. The hidden lines seem not to show. How do you get the hidden lines?

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

Property manager on the left

[@joshl2454]

anybody know how to get all the dots out of the corners in the line drawings? My curvy models are a jumble of those dots.

[@Logicianable]

Thank you very much

[@oim8254]

Does anyone know how to change the color of the line and the text for dimension? Thanks in advance.

[@pointer7pl]

need advanced training from this techdraw man please. not only basic

[@magneticking4339]

0:40 How did you get Ubuntu to do THAT?

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

Wobbly windows and stuff was part of the compiz add in for ubuntu 16.04

[@Popart-xh2fd]

The problem is that you can only create one page, more than one and you get the error *"Can not determine correct page"*!

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

I have had many pages before and not come across that error. Perhaps the freecad forum could help.

[@WebLego]

You said it did a great job at being able to add dims on isometric view, but it didnt equal your orthographic view (8.16 vs 10mm), so maybe its not that great at it.

[@darrinbrunner6429]

My high school drafting teacher would have given me a C grade on the thumbnail for this video--no hidden lines for the thru-bore.

[@JokoEngineeringhelp]

The title says "quick look", 0:05 says "quick overview". Way out of the intended scope of this video. There's a lot more than that which would need to change than that anyway.

[@dgcushma]

I don't like to complain. We really appreciate your time and effort but please slow down. Maybe you should do more but shorter videos. If we knew how FreeCAD worked, we wouldn't need help. Please slow down. I watched your Part Design workbench video all the way through and thought I could escape from Fusion 360. After 2 or 3 hours of trying to make 3 simple parts, I couldn't get a usable export file and became quite frustrated. You are one of the best teachers for FreeCAD so please don't let this criticism keep you from making more videos. BTW, I was one of those who spent hundreds of hours on Fusion 360 only to find out that their plan all along was to use non-profits and hobbyists to do free testing and advertising. I encouraged many people go that way. They are a disreputable company.

[@driftaaja5383]

scale not working!

[@三維生物]

Hello every one, hope you have a nice day I am a student who is studied in engineering Near the day, I have a project about FreeCAD. So that, I hope you can help me to answer a question. Have you ever done something with FreeCAD that you are proud of? Can you give me some example.

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[@stoneyestevan1513]

Techdraw workbench is useless. When you draw complex model it takes hours to compute and add features like "detail view" . Took me three days to add one detail view to an object in techdraw It's not usable from this experience