Workbenches

• June 17, 2020

  Part Design – Multi-Transform

  The Multi-transform command will apply successive patterns and transforms to a single or multiple features on the currently active body. The transformations available under the Multi-Transform are: Mirrored Transformation Linear […]

• June 16, 2020

  Part Design – Polar Pattern Feature

  

  The Polar Pattern Feature adds a circular array of features to an existing body. The Polar Pattern Feature is more or less a sub-set of what is a available in […]

• June 15, 2020

  Part Design – Linear Pattern Feature

  

  The Linear Pattern Feature adds an array of Features to an existing body. The Linear Pattern Feature is distinct from Draft Arrays, as it does not create individual entities, rather, […]

• June 14, 2020

  Part Design – Fillet

  

  The Part Design Fillet tool simplifies the process of adding a filled radius to shapes, or features, of our Part Design Body. This Fillet tool adds a single radius chosen […]

• June 13, 2020

  Part Design – Sweep Path ( aka Pipe, aka Additive Pipe, aka Subtractive Pipe. )

  

  The Sweep command takes a profile in the form of a sketch, ( or wire ) and it moves that profile along a path to create a solid. The sweep […]

• June 12, 2020

  Part Design WorkBench – Loft

  

  The Part Design Loft command will join two sketches to create a solid. The loft creates faces between two shapes with compatible edges. The edges need to form a face. […]

• June 11, 2020

  Part Design – Revolve

  

  The revolve tool in the Part Design Workbench creates a solid from a sketch or draft wire. This is accomplished by “extruding” around an axis. To use the Part Design […]

• June 10, 2020

  Part Design – Adding a Sketch to a Face

  

  This Tutorial is Written using FreeCAD 0.19. It will likely not work with other/previous versions. One of the easiest ways to build up a Part in FreeCADs Part Design workbench […]

• June 9, 2020

  Part Design – make a Pocket ( Hole )

  

  This activity is likely the second most important lesson in Part Design. How to create a hole in the Active Body. Once we have a Padded body, or a body […]

• June 8, 2020

  Part Design – Tasks Tab

  

  The Tasks Tab is key part in your journey to understanding FreeCAD. The Tasks Tab lists “Next Step” style tasks that are context sensitive to what you have currently selected […]