FreeCAD for Beginners #54 Copying Sketches and Bodies

[@ImnotChuck.]

I did subscribe as a result of this vid. Learning Free CAD is quite challenging.

[@rodneysmith1750]

In time the learning experience will be worth the challenges.

[@Adventuresincreation]

It can be, thanks for subscribing

[@PeterAlbronda]

Thank you for all your nice and understandable explanations with and withing FreeCad. Sincere greetings from The Netherlands.

[@Adventuresincreation]

You are welcome! I love the Netherlands, I have visited many times

[@seamusmcshean260]

Another fantastic piece of work! Easy to follow.

[@Adventuresincreation]

Thanks!

[@rodneysmith1750]

Thanks for another great video, as always a good topic, well illustrated clear, and concise.

[@Adventuresincreation]

Thanks Rodney

[@forresterickson6225]

Thanks. The construction method you used for the four holes was fun. So that I could move such holes around paremetricly, I am contemplating a method centered on a point not at the origin. Might make a useful video.

[@Adventuresincreation]

Great thanks

[@agnichatian]

Quite useful, thanks for this. I'm wondering if there is a way to copy and flip the rectangular cutout on body003, the left version, so as to re-use the exact same profile cutter shape ? IOW instead of re-drawing the cutter sketch from scratch, copy/link and transform the cutter sketch somehow.

[@Adventuresincreation]

If I understand you correctly, yes you could do it.

[@gmasterdude]

Nice

[@Adventuresincreation]

Thanks

[@forresterickson6225]

At 3:28 you chose not to copy the XY plane. I do not understand the consequences of copying enough to know what is going on with this decision. Perhaps a video comparing and contrasting the consequences of the choice would help.

[@Adventuresincreation]

There is already an x-y plane at the destination so no need to copy it however if you copy it no big deal.

[@camcutcnc]

Hi, great video ! I know that Freecad has the ability to make Gcode to run a CNC machine. I have yet to find any videos on that subject. I am trying to produce drawings / Gcode for a CNC plasma cutter which is abasically a 2D operation. I am wondering If you might have the time to make a short video of that process or if not perhaps I could buy a lesson from you. I am in Ocala, Thanks

[@Adventuresincreation]

I do have some videos showing how to use freecad to run a cnc router. Take a look in my freecad Playlist (not beginner)

[@Adventuresincreation]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/omildodsl9mhZqc. Try that one to start with

[@camcutcnc]

Thanks, I have been doing 2.5 D Cad for 20 years. Autocad, Intellicad, Turbocad, Bobcad primarily drawing to make Gcode. I am very good with those programs but computers keep changing and not everyone has continued to rewrite their programs to keep up with windows. So I have been searching for a capable program that wont become obsolete in a couple of years. Freecad is the most promising program that I have found. Years ago I wrote a DXF to Gcode conversion program in VB6 which works very well and outputs Gcode in the exact format that I like. All of that stuff is now obsolete now because of platform changes. I will check out the link. If I can get the hang of a 2D drawing I think I can hack the Gcode module source code to output what I need.@@Adventuresincreation

[@kenschweim6159]

I have subscribed. What do I have to do to get notified whenever you make another video?

[@Adventuresincreation]

There should be a notification bell 🔔

[@DuDa-ti3kj]

How would you link the sketches so that the first sketch acts as a master sketch?

[@Adventuresincreation]

Take a look at another one of my videos that covers master sketches

[@BillyJ57]

I found the download. Do I just delete the older version?

[@Adventuresincreation]

Yes you can.

[@drewmcbride3027]

*promosm*

[@Adventuresincreation]

Thanks 😊