Creating FreeCAD assemblies and animations in Blender
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video we export STL files from FreeCAD and animate them in Blender. We show how easily we can create exciting animations using the great FOSS Blender. As a bonus we demonstrate how we can easily use physics in Blender to simulate movement of parts. There is lots of synergy between FreeCAD and Blender. The STL meshes exported from FreeCAD work very well in Blender. They make for a great pair of FOSS packages.
Links:
FreeCAD macros
bitbucket.org/ianj001/freecad...
Things I use in my creations (These are through the Amazon affiliate program but only include things I actually use):
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Octoprint: octoprint.org/
Octoremote: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Cura: ultimaker.com/software/ultima...
Fusion 360: www.autodesk.com/products/fus...
Fusion 360 API: help.autodesk.com/view/fusion...
FreeCAD: www.freecadweb.org/
Raspberry Pi: www.raspberrypi.org/
Blender: www.blender.org/
Inkscape: www.inkscape.org
OBS: obsproject.com/
PxKeystrokes: github.com/Phaiax/PxKeystroke...
Songs:
Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan (intro)
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Link to Assembly4
00:40 Exporting STLs
02:00 Blender Version
03:00 The Default Cube
04:20 Importing the Main Body
06:37 Importing the Rod
09:20 Copying the Rod
15:00 Animating the Parts
18:30 Bonus Footage - Physics in Blender
21:00 Setting up the Parts
24:30 Adding Rigid Body Constraints
26:30 Applying Key Frames
28:02 Rendering Video Link
28:08 Final Thoughts - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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I watched your FreeCAD models in blender and was really impressed with what blender could do, so I was even more keen to see what could be done with animation and physics'. This didn't disappoint! Thanks for a gentle introduction that can be used as a spring board for getting started!
You are welcome. I think the potential is huge. Please share when you create some great physics simulations
Hi, I enjoyed your FreeCAD Blender video very much. I would like to see more. Thank you very much. Much appreciated.
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for posting this video!!! 🤩
You are so welcome! Not a lot of people appreciate how cool the transition to Blender is.
Thank You for this tutorial!!
You are welcome 😉
A guy on the FreeCAD forum told me about animating my FreeCAD assemblies with Blender. I have always been overwhelmed by the thought of learning Blender. Your video has encouraged me greatly and will give it a go. Thank👍
I strongly recommend it
I'm really loving the freecad blender combo, nothing better than two really powerful open source apps + someone showing you how to use them... I really appreciate the little bits of info here and there like 'this key to do this' .... man, makes things so much easier as learning shortcut keys from the beginning is such good practice. Cheers!
I am glad you liked it. I love using blender and FreeCAD together
Loved the video. Thanks.
You are very welcome
Excellent video! This is just what I was looking for to get started animating Freecad assemblies in Blender. I'd certainly like to see more.
Great, I love animation in blender
@@Adventuresincreation I have a question for you please. In FreeCAD assembly 2 workbench we can assemble parts together with constraints such as faces, axis, points etc. My question is can you do this sort of precision assembly in Blender? If you can I reckon it would be a great subject for a video. 😉
A pity this video did not get more views (and likes).
A opens so many possibilities.
I was looking for "real" animations and was a little disappointed by the limitations in Freecad. I certainly give Blender a try.
I was hoping for that too. There are great possibilities in combining the two applications but, people didn't want to see that. I might do some more just because I enjoy working in both.
Nice content on blender 👍👍
Thanks, I wish more people liked it, I would love to do more.
Jet a other nice video for people how are starting blender. Seen a video from someone how was making a simple marble track and simulation in freecad. Wonder if it will be easier with physics in blender. Think I found a new project. 🙄 keep up the good work.
Thanks for the feedback
Great info, vocals are gritty thou, can i suggest putting a tissue over mic, or audio filter.
Thanks for the feedback
Hello. I would like to animate the step by step building of a structure. I have done the structure in freecad. There are no moving parts. Now can i animate in freecad or should i use blender?
Ita depends on the animation you want. Blender is a rich animation environment.
I like this video . I am building a project I freecad with over 80 parts . That I want to assemble there will be only about 35 that I want to move . They will be connected . Is this possible in blender ?
Absolutely possible in blender
I came up with .0254 when importing stl to scale.
Makes sense 25.4mm = 1"
Animated carbon rods - that's a change.
simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Inanimate_carbon_rod
Blender never ceases to amaze me.
Lol 😁
What he said.
Not sure what he said?
My interest is certainly piqued.
I am glad, I was expecting the Blender & FreeCAD stuff to be way more popular but it seems it received a tepid response. I really like taking a model created in FreeCAD and importing it into Blender for use. TBH, I am better at modeling in FreeCAD than I am in Blender. I use Blender a lot, mostly for video editing.