How to set drawing scale - FreeCAD Forum
WEBJun 26, 2013 · I have searched the forums and the FreeCad tool help file but cannot find what I am looking for. I am an old school drafter, pencil and paper, and CAD software is relatively new to me. I am trying to figure out how to set the scale of the drawing, to say 1/8, 1/2, 1:.25, etc. Currently I am only trying to work in the Draft workbench.
how to edit drawings - FreeCAD Forum
WEBApr 8, 2018 · The Drawing Workbench (and the newer TechDraw Workbench) are meant to produce technical drawings based on a 3D model. A typical (simplified) process would be: - make a sketch in Sketcher - turn the sketch into a 3D object in Part (or PartDesign) - produce a technical drawing in Drawing or TechDraw
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WEB2 days ago · FreeCAD Forum is a platform for users and developers of FreeCAD, a free and open source CAD software. Find help, tutorials, announcements, projects, and feedback on various topics related to FreeCAD modules, workbenches, and features.
Best way to add Text in Freecad - FreeCAD Forum
WEBNov 16, 2016 · Learn different ways to add text to your models in Freecad, a free and open source 3D CAD software. See tutorials, tips, questions and answers from the FreeCAD community.
Putting a simple drawing over an image - FreeCAD Forum
WEBApr 11, 2011 · I still see either the drawing or the picture: I'm not able to see the two combined into a single image. I need to use a picture taken from google earch (a building seen from the top) and draw few rectangles on the roof. The final picture should show the combined view: the photo taken from google earh together with the …
Creating a cross section view in Drawing - FreeCAD Forum
WEBFeb 22, 2015 · When viewing the drawing page in the browser view, the hatching for "simple" is incredibly small, you have to zoom like crazy to see they are slanted lines. I created a top view of the "Pad" object, and in the 3D view I drew a section symbol using Draft tools (lines and text), made a new "Section2" group and projected it over my orthogonal view.
Sketch disappears and can't be edited - FreeCAD Forum
WEBMar 8, 2016 · Hello all, I'm new to freeCAD and have discovered that when I try to go back and edit a sketch in a part I've been designing that I can't find my sketch.
Sizing the grid - FreeCAD Forum
WEBNov 19, 2019 · I have it set to CAD navigation style. All other settings are default. Seems no matter how I have it set it opens to a large two-line (X/Y) 1/4" x 1/8" grid (in the bottom right corner readout) with the intersection in the center of the window/screen. When I scroll/pan out the scale gets larger and more grid lines appear. I'm confused with this.
Update drawing after modifying a part? - FreeCAD Forum
WEBJul 10, 2016 · Also, the Drawing workbench has been reworked from scratch in a separate development branch (code name is "TechDraw"), it should be merged to the master source code branch soonish, which means it will be available soon after in the 0.17 pre-release builds. This version now supports dimensions natively, but …
Dimensions in sketcher and 2D-Drawings - FreeCAD Forum
WEBNov 7, 2017 · Learn how to use constraints, dimensions and assembly features in FreeCAD from the experts and users. Find answers to common questions and tips for different versions of FreeCAD.