Great information. Another method for dealing with possibly non-coincident points is to box select (?)(click and drag a selection box) a suspect point and then click to unselect the associated lines. Then I do a coincident restraint. My mouse skills are not great and the zoom and rotate methods can be taxing.
So you're saying that you isolate just the points and then do a coincident restraint? EDIT: I tried what I thought you were saying and it worked wonderfully! I'm new, so I just spent hours trying to figure out what to do, before I came here tonight. Once I did what you said, then ran the validator mentioned by Tim McVeu in his comment on the OP, everything worked out perfectly! You both just saved me years of wasted time, lol! Thank you!!!
I just want you to know that while you may not get a million views, every single one of us here are eternally grateful for these videos and what you do. I have learned so much from you. I cannot thank you enough. Keep up the good work!
I have to agree, i did try several time to do something in FreeCAD so i watched some videos, it did not go well to the point that i gave up for a while, then i bumped into you and @thehardwareguy so now i model and print parts for the CNC plasma machines i build ! Thank you.
I have to add a big thank you for all the videos you put out. As an old retired guy, I was looking for an inexpensive way to get into 3D modeling for 3D printing. When I tried FreeCAD at first I got frustrated and gave up. After finding your videos I have learned a lot and had the pleasure of designing my first 3D prints with more on the way. Your method of patient thorough teaching is so much easier to follow. Thanks so much.
You should do a video on the most common FreeCAD errors, why they occurred and how to solve them. Most beginners have to scrap everything when something goes wrong.
If you go to pad a sketch and get the dreaded broken face error go to the top menu bar and click on sketch. Then click on the validate sketch option. A dialog box will open. Look for the "highlight open vertexes". Clicking on that will highlight an open vertex. If you have a large sketch with a lot of short elements this will save you a lot of time and frustration.
I've gone through, snapped all the points together, and it's still a "broken face." Anyway, point snapping isn't permanent and I need something that actually deletes the points and joins the lines while keeping them "as is." Is there a FreeCAD tool that does that exact thing?
They keyboard monitor has been a tricky one for me. Keymon is the only one that has all the features I need, but it only runs on Ubuntu 18.04 and prior, likewise linux 19-. I have just heard of a new one called kmcaster, but I haven't tried it out. It's apparently not packaged, but the .jar file is said to be compatible with Ubuntu.
@@JokoEngineeringhelp interesting idea... But the thing is, i can validate the sketch with a certain length of a line, but as soon as i change the lenght by using the tool for that, it wont validate again... But i can change the lenght of the line by just moving it around with my mouse and then define the length :/ ... might be a bug or sth
Great information. Another method for dealing with possibly non-coincident points is to box select (?)(click and drag a selection box) a suspect point and then click to unselect the associated lines. Then I do a coincident restraint. My mouse skills are not great and the zoom and rotate methods can be taxing.
Pinned, thanks for the suggestion
So you're saying that you isolate just the points and then do a coincident restraint?
EDIT: I tried what I thought you were saying and it worked wonderfully! I'm new, so I just spent hours trying to figure out what to do, before I came here tonight. Once I did what you said, then ran the validator mentioned by Tim McVeu in his comment on the OP, everything worked out perfectly! You both just saved me years of wasted time, lol! Thank you!!!
I just want you to know that while you may not get a million views, every single one of us here are eternally grateful for these videos and what you do. I have learned so much from you. I cannot thank you enough. Keep up the good work!
I have to agree, i did try several time to do something in FreeCAD so i watched some videos, it did not go well to the point that i gave up for a while, then i bumped into you and @thehardwareguy so now i model and print parts for the CNC plasma machines i build ! Thank you.
Many thanks, people like you are the reason I keep up with it. I'm glad it's helpful!
@@toma.cnc1 It means a lot! I had a similar experience when I first tried it. It's comments like this that make the channel rewarding.
@@JokoEngineeringhelp If you have a crypto wallet i will gladly buy you a beer or two.
@@toma.cnc1 I don't but I am thinking of starting something like that. Stay tuned!
I have to add a big thank you for all the videos you put out. As an old retired guy, I was looking for an inexpensive way to get into 3D modeling for 3D printing. When I tried FreeCAD at first I got frustrated and gave up. After finding your videos I have learned a lot and had the pleasure of designing my first 3D prints with more on the way. Your method of patient thorough teaching is so much easier to follow. Thanks so much.
My pleasure, thanks
this is awesome, even if you don't get huge views from this when people google these errors they will find you and thats great
Thank you - I was hoping it would help people and short videos are so nice because you don't have to commit much to watch them
Good to see some short videos too!
Good to hear from you! Thank you
You should do a video on the most common FreeCAD errors, why they occurred and how to solve them. Most beginners have to scrap everything when something goes wrong.
If you go to pad a sketch and get the dreaded broken face error go to the top menu bar and click on sketch. Then click on the validate sketch option. A dialog box will open. Look for the "highlight open vertexes". Clicking on that will highlight an open vertex. If you have a large sketch with a lot of short elements this will save you a lot of time and frustration.
Thanks for adding that!
Thank you. Still subbed.
I've gone through, snapped all the points together, and it's still a "broken face." Anyway, point snapping isn't permanent and I need something that actually deletes the points and joins the lines while keeping them "as is." Is there a FreeCAD tool that does that exact thing?
Thank you very much, great contribution
Great video
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for this tip.
Simple question: Which keyboard monitor you use.
I haven't been able to find one for Linux.
They keyboard monitor has been a tricky one for me. Keymon is the only one that has all the features I need, but it only runs on Ubuntu 18.04 and prior, likewise linux 19-. I have just heard of a new one called kmcaster, but I haven't tried it out. It's apparently not packaged, but the .jar file is said to be compatible with Ubuntu.
You know what? I found a flatpak for it. This looks like the solution I've been looking for!
flathub.org/apps/details/com.whitemagicsoftware.kmcaster
Thank u man :))
relatable
imagine getting this message from your phone's face recognition
This is the funniest comment I've had in years. Thanks for the laugh
FreeCAD is cool and all, but it will never be able to fix my broken face. :(
I can relate to that
what if all corners are perfect ?
There is likely a sketch element somewhere that shouldn't be there
@@JokoEngineeringhelp interesting idea... But the thing is, i can validate the sketch with a certain length of a line, but as soon as i change the lenght by using the tool for that, it wont validate again... But i can change the lenght of the line by just moving it around with my mouse and then define the length :/ ... might be a bug or sth
@@JokoEngineeringhelp but anyways thank you for this tipp !
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