Author: Paul


  • Draft – Facebinder

    The Draft Facebinder Tool takes multiple faces from single or multiple geometries and creates a new linked face from the selected faces. For Detailed Information including Python Coding Details see: […]

  • Draft – Ellipse

    Creates and Ellipse given 2 corner points of a square or rectangle. The Draft Ellipse is NOT editable. The Draft Arc requires only two points to determine it’s construction. Basically, […]

  • Sketcher Regular Polygon

    The Sketcher Regular Polygon Tool lets you add the first six regular polygons with specific tools. The seventh tool lets you add an n-sided polygon. Included Predefined Regular Polygons: Triangle […]

  • Sketcher Constraints an Intro

    What is a Constraint? A Constraint fixes a geometry to the coordinate system or another geometry in some way. Geometries can be constrained by length, or using lengths constrained to […]

  • Arch Workbench – Simple Wall Tutorial

    The Arch Workbench can be confusing, taking it a piece at a time with the most simple constructions can help to flatten the learning curve. The Arch work bench is […]

  • Arch Workbench – Rebar Tool ( from an Arch Noob )

    The ReBar tool simplifies the process of adding reinforcing bars to structural objects in the arch workbench. The Re-Bar tool uses a Mapped Sketch for input and requires a Structural […]

  • Part Design – Shape binder

    How to link Sketches, Edges and Faces to Another Sketch ( without formulas. ) For a careful fully detailed explanation of the Shape Binder head over to: https://wiki.freecadweb.org/PartDesign_ShapeBinder. The article […]

  • Part Design – Map a Sketch to a Face

    In sketch based modelling, sketches are attached, or placed on the face to which they will ad or subtract the feature the sketch is modeling. Mapping a sketch to a […]

  • Part Design – Subtractive Groove ( Revolution )

    The Subtractive Groove uses a Sketch to remove material from a Body. The selected sketch is rotated around an axis and removes material that it intersects. To complete a successful […]

  • Part Design – Origins, Placements and Positioning.

    Part 1 – Sketches and Bodies. Positioning objects in FreeCAD can become confusing, when the Objects origins are not clear. This can become confused by the fact that there are […]