Freecad 0.21.2

[Ronno6]

Where would I post questions/request guidance for using Freecad 0.21.2 ??

Anybody using/familiar with it?

[nced]

Here are a couple tutorials.............



Hope this helps some!

[Ronno6]

Thank you!
I'll give the second one a go.....
It is the first one I have seen for my version.
The earlier ones showed 2 rows of "Workbench" icons at the header...0.21.2 only has 1 row......

Time to learn!

[Gramps-Too]

Search for Mango Jelly on YouTube has some really good tutorials https://youtube.com/@mangojellysolutions?si=BoQtLn0khl0DOmNH


Version 1.0 of Freecad has been released you might want to start with it if your just learning.

[WobblyHand]

I'm still on FreeCAD 0.21.1 at the moment.  However, I have built 0.22dev (on a Mac, about 6 months ago) to help out a developer.  I can't imagine that 0.21.2 and 0.21.1 are that different, as that's a minor revision.  I use FreeCAD all the time.  Have no idea which forum/gate it would go under here at GTA.  If you have questions I'd be happy to try to answer them.

For very technical questions, you can post on their forum.  Just have to ask a decent quality question, and provide a working/non-working minimal model.  I've received some exceptional help from there, everything from modeling tips, to TechDraw, to FEA, up to CFD.

[WobblyHand]

I just saw that FreeCAD finally made it to 1.0.0.  Honestly, I'm slightly scared to try it, only because of all the time I invested in learning the previous versions.  I have quite a few models.

I'll wait a week bit longer and then take the plunge.  Want to make sure there's no issues that mess up my existing work.  I'll bet there won't be any major issues, but sometimes it pays to be cautious.  Maybe next week!

[Ronno6]

If I understand correctly, 1.0 IS 0.22 renamed.......

[WobblyHand]

If I understand correctly, 1.0 IS 0.22 renamed.......

That makes me feel slightly more confident.. I'll probably try it out this next week then.

[Ronno6]

i have 0.21.2 and 1.0
As I don't yet know how to use either, it is of no consequence to me..........

[WobblyHand]

i have 0.21.2 and 1.0
As I don't yet know how to use either, it is of no consequence to me..........

If I was you, I'd pick 1.0.0 the actual release.  I'm going to learn it this coming week, I hope.  About two years ago, I bit the bullet and learned FreeCAD, using a series of videos   There were over two dozen in the series.  After going through a dozen, I became proficient enough to make a lot of things. At least for me, it took about 2-3 weeks for the concepts to sink in.  Then the light clicked on.  I had never done 3d CAD before.  Now, unless it's a trivial back of the envelope sketch, I just do it directly in CAD. 

[Ronno6]

Yup.
I now have 1.0
That is the one I will attempt to learn............

[Gramps-Too]

Yup.
I now have 1.0
That is the one I will attempt to learn............

Good choice

[Privateer]

Any way to get a view like 3ds Max?
So you see a top, right, front views in seperate panes?

[Ronno6]

Any way to get a view like 3ds Max?
So you see a top, right, front views in seperate panes?

I believe so.......

[Privateer]

I have 0.21.2 and haven't figured that out. So I just do 3D modeling in 3ds Max 2010.

[WobblyHand]

I have 0.21.2 and haven't figured that out. So I just do 3D modeling in 3ds Max 2010.

Trying to understand what you originally wanted?  You want 3 windows, or panes with different view?  Why?  It would be nice I guess, but it would use up a lot of screen.

Here's a screen shot of something I just finished.  Hope it will attach.

[Privateer]

Here's what I am use to.

[WobblyHand]

Here's what I am use to.

Ok, so pay a few (or more) grand and have it.

No harm in asking for the moon.  It might be possible, but I don't have a clue how.

My needs are far simpler.  I just design stuff and enjoy it.  Sometimes I machine it, sometimes I print it, sometimes I send it to SendCutSend, sometimes I analyze it.  But I really think (my opinion only) that what you showed is a waste of screen space.  I'd rather be able to rotate to the view I want and zoom in.  It's not like it's hard to get different views.  But, that's what you are used to...  I learned CAD after retirement, and had zero budget for software, so that's why I have FreeCAD.  It's abilities currently outstrip mine.  Might not be the case for you.

Hope you find what you need.

[WobblyHand]

Have 1.0.0 up and running.  I did a parallel install, just in case of issues.  Opened a "useless" design just to see how much has changed.  Answer, not very much.  Same basic look and feel as 0.21.1.  We'll see if there are any issues, but pretty much seems like what it was.

So, @Ronno6, if you have any questions, let me know here, or PM me.

The video series that I used to learn was:  "FreeCAD for Beginners" by Adventures in Creation.  Just search for it on YouTube.  There's more than two dozen videos.  By the time you get through the first dozen, you will be able to do a lot of stuff.  For the concepts I had a hard time with, I played the videos at less than full speed so I could figure out what button(s) he was clicking.  If I was you, I'd initially rearrange the panel buttons to be close to what the instructor has.  You can drag them to where ever you want.  There's no harm in replaying a couple of times, particularly something that seems to go by too quick to initially grasp.  It gets easier...

[Ronno6]

Thanks, Mr. Bruce.

I will try that series!