@@AdriaanVanNiekerk Yes, enjoyed I it very much. I will attempt it using the, so called 'Real Thunder' branch of FreeCAD, which incorporates link stage 3 assembly but is unfortunately presently incompatible with Assembly 4 (and perhaps the macros you used). While not necessary, I think I will incorporate the full range of dimensions into the spreadsheet. Clearly FreeCAD will not compete with SolidWorks on completeness of features, or ease of use but will suffice for our needs, especially as it runs on our Linux computers. The we, in this context is the Howrah Men's Shed in Tasmania where most of us are 60+ and few (including me) have any engineering experience. Thanks once again!
That is great! Clubs like yours are really good to encourage cooperation 💪🏻 learning from each other is the best way to learn. FreeCAD is a great tool! Do you have access to 3D printers to print some of your designs?
@@AdriaanVanNiekerk We are working on that option as some members (including me) are interested in it. Principal use will initially be to supplement our present CAD/CAM CNC software as we have a shop built CNC. My younger son, who is a member, has two 3D printers and is currently building his own CNC to a different design, so we have some access to 3D printing already. The whole ethos is to support good health for men, especially since we are notoriously poor at socialising and the activities are a hook for the purpose. Given the average age many feel that technology has passed them by but I am encouraging some to extend their learning. I will follow your channel with great interest.
So I managed to find my error (35:40). The two dimensions (29mm and 24mm) need to extend to the edges of the part and not where I put them which were at the edges of the chamfer.
i remember taking the exam and the cswp exam for solidworks a few years back. I passed the practice exams many times and then when i was offered work and didnt need the actual exam, i took the oppertunity. I am now using sketchup pro ALOT and freecad as well
I was working through this tutorial (very informative) but did find a way to do the offset sketch. Make the sketch, create a sub-object shape binder, switch to Part Work bench and there is a 2D and 3D offset option. Doing it this way, the mass was correct with no error margin.
Well done! I will check it out 👍🏻 I did experience that part design workbench does not like it when you want to modify a part built with something not made in part design. Were you able to switch betweem them seamlessly?
Hi everyone! Thank you for watching. Would you consider using FreeCAD over other CAD software packages? Let me know! 👇
@@paulreader1777 no problem 👍🏻 glad you liked it
@@AdriaanVanNiekerk Yes, enjoyed I it very much. I will attempt it using the, so called 'Real Thunder' branch of FreeCAD, which incorporates link stage 3 assembly but is unfortunately presently incompatible with Assembly 4 (and perhaps the macros you used). While not necessary, I think I will incorporate the full range of dimensions into the spreadsheet. Clearly FreeCAD will not compete with SolidWorks on completeness of features, or ease of use but will suffice for our needs, especially as it runs on our Linux computers. The we, in this context is the Howrah Men's Shed in Tasmania where most of us are 60+ and few (including me) have any engineering experience.
Thanks once again!
That is great! Clubs like yours are really good to encourage cooperation 💪🏻 learning from each other is the best way to learn. FreeCAD is a great tool! Do you have access to 3D printers to print some of your designs?
@@AdriaanVanNiekerk We are working on that option as some members (including me) are interested in it. Principal use will initially be to supplement our present CAD/CAM CNC software as we have a shop built CNC. My younger son, who is a member, has two 3D printers and is currently building his own CNC to a different design, so we have some access to 3D printing already.
The whole ethos is to support good health for men, especially since we are notoriously poor at socialising and the activities are a hook for the purpose. Given the average age many feel that technology has passed them by but I am encouraging some to extend their learning. I will follow your channel with great interest.
@@paulreader1777 that sounds great! Thanks again for the support and do let me know if you have any suggestions or recommendations
So I managed to find my error (35:40). The two dimensions (29mm and 24mm) need to extend to the edges of the part and not where I put them which were at the edges of the chamfer.
i remember taking the exam and the cswp exam for solidworks a few years back. I passed the practice exams many times and then when i was offered work and didnt need the actual exam, i took the oppertunity. I am now using sketchup pro ALOT and freecad as well
I was working through this tutorial (very informative) but did find a way to do the offset sketch. Make the sketch, create a sub-object shape binder, switch to Part Work bench and there is a 2D and 3D offset option. Doing it this way, the mass was correct with no error margin.
Well done! I will check it out 👍🏻 I did experience that part design workbench does not like it when you want to modify a part built with something not made in part design. Were you able to switch betweem them seamlessly?
Yeah, I am a novice to CAD so could be something I am missing but it was pretty seamless once I figured it out.
@@thomaseager4616 good luck in your CAD journey 🙌🏻 and thanks again for sharing that workaround 💪🏻