3D design - Better self tapping holes in FreeCAD

[@RESlusher]

That's as handy as a pocket on a shirt, Kevin! Thanks for sharing this!

[@44mod]

That is a awesome concept or idea and workflow. I, wonder could you make a macro to bring sketch. Then select your points to were you want the holes and just run the macro.. Using the bevel to start the screw is a smart suggestion. Great video and fore sure thumbs up. I already am subscribed so i will keep looking for new videos. Great Job and thank you for your time!

[@Eli1566]

I'm going to use this a lot. Very handy.

[@neilnagel9857]

I was thinking about doing the same thing when I saw his video. Except I was planning on making the holes into solids to use as a cutting tool and bring the step files in to whatever project I needed them in.

[@loughkb]

I thought about doing that too, which was what he did over on made with layers. But I figured it was easier to constrain a sketched geometry to where I want it then trying to transform another model into place for a cut.

[@oherrala]

Instead of mirroring the sketch in the sketcher and doing the constraints and second sketch with circle for taper you could have made one hole and then use mirror for the hole itself in Part Design.

[@loughkb]

Sure. You could do polar patterns on the whole operation for a circular application. There's many ways to get to the end result. I walk the newbies through the basics.

[@theosib]

What's the math to compute the bump radii from the hole radius?

[@LightAndSportyGuy]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LightAndSportyGuy]

Tip for morons (like myself): Don't right click "save link as" from the linked page - click on the file name and then "download raw file". 🙂

[@donreid358]

Or use "git clone" to put them all into a place where you keep libraries of FreeCAD stuff (~/lib/FreeCAD)