FreeCAD 0.20 For Beginners | 3 | Refining Part Design Model and Output To Technical Drawing

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Welcome to part 3 of the total beginners course to FreeCAD 0.20. In this lesson we will refine our basic part design model by learning more about constraints and sketcher tools. We will understand how to model on two planes and finally create a technical drawing of our pat. We are still following a part design workflow and learning the fundamentals of using the sketcher to create constrained sketches. In doing so we are simplifying the actions needed to create our model. This with a basic introduction to TechDraw workbench will help teach the fundamentals of freeCAD using the basics but delivering via teaching you different workflows.
In one lesson you may be learning how to sketch and build a model but will also be following a workflow that will take through the part design workbench all the way to exporting it out in STL format. In another lesson you may be learning how to model in the part workbench to see the differences between it and the part workbench but you will be following a workflow that will allow you to create 2D plans of your model to laser / paper cut.
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@Larryn7luf 2 жыл бұрын

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@MangoJellySolutions 2 жыл бұрын

That is great to hear, thank you for the feedback and welcome to the journey.

@thepragmatic6383 2 жыл бұрын

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@str8up598 Жыл бұрын

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@steffenuhlig1970 4 ай бұрын

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@MangoJellySolutions 4 ай бұрын

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@seanmcdonald4686 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this series. Back in the early 2000s I studied drafting at a Vo-Tech high school, so for two years I worked with AutoCAD three hours a day, five days per week (not to mention old-fashioned drafting-table style drafting). However, after I graduated I was unable to find a job in the field and the knowledge slowly became inert, burying itself deeply in my subconscious over the last two decades. These videos are helping to bring that part of me back to life, and it’s been wonderful. This is truly a public service and I hope that you’re being well compensated. I will donate when I’m able.

@MangoJellySolutions Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words and some background of where you came from. Like you I didn't venture into the job that I studied for (3D design) and ended up taking a different path but in the background I still kept that fire ticking over. I decided that one day I would go all out and get back into 3D and ended up in the realms of CAD. After a while learning and using freeCAD I decided to share my knowledge with everyone as there wasn't much in the terms of documentation. And this is where I am now :) Unfortunately there is not much compensation money wise. This is more for love than money, I don't get much out of it just the donations and the joy that I am helping people achieve their goals and helping them move forward with their hobbies / projects.

@Larryn7luf 2 жыл бұрын

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@MangoJellySolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this, you are the second person today that has mentioned this. I have just update Patreon and added a £1 teer as times are tough but people are still wanting to donate which is so kind. Thank you.

@vladimirastrelin1719 7 күн бұрын

Thanks, Darren. It was a very useful lesson giving lots of new information.

@MangoJellySolutions 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much. Great to get some feedback.

@raysedler4428 Жыл бұрын

I was going to school to earn an AAS for CAD. I only had 2 more classes to go but ran out of money to finish. I had learned using Inventor. I'm so glad I found these tutorials, the others one I have found in the past was..... not so good. You're doing a great job. It'd all coming back to me now. Thanks you.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Know that feeling regarding problems with finishing courses due to circumstances especially when you have just a few lessons to go can be a real heart breaker. I had a similar experience when I was training to be a teacher. Just had a few more exams to sit and then I was fully qualified only to have my training provider go bust. Glad your enjoying all the tutorials, it's great to hear they are helping people like yourself. Thank you for the kind comments 😊

@timinwsac 2 жыл бұрын

As usual another excellent video. I've been using freecad for several years now, mostly for preparing 3d print parts. Even though this series is geared for beginners I still learned a number of things from watching it.

@MangoJellySolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comments and support through this channels lifetime. Its great that even with tutorials that are geared towards the beginner that people like yourself with experience still can benefit. I'm trying to strike a balance with new comers to freecad and the more experienced, releasing videos for both along with my findings with experiments and research in the area of 3D. So I always greatful for feedback, thank you.

@peterkapinos277 6 күн бұрын

I have made my first two widgets. Thank you for these videos.

@ianmcdonald3450 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this series of videos. Your timing in the video is spot on, even though I have to pause/rewind at times. This is not you, but usually when I have made a mistake lol. I may be following step by step, but I still feel a sense of accomplishment when I complete a part. This tells me that your approach to teaching is first rate. Thanks again :)

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! And thank you so much for the feedback and kind words :)

@scienceathome6144 2 ай бұрын

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@MangoJellySolutions 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for recommending my videos to them.

@panloon7776 Жыл бұрын

This series is great. I've been trying to fast track learning freecad, based on my experience with other modelling and drawing software, but it's different to anything I've used and I kept getting frustrated. I finally have the patience to approach this as a proper beginner and your level of detail and your explanations are really useful. Thanks.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment and kind words. It's great to see how these tutorials are performing. And it's important for me to see knowledge wise where other viewers are coming from. I feed that back into preparing new learning content. Thank you and glad to see you are enjoying the content.

@BecomingLumberg 8 ай бұрын

This is an excellent series. I have already recommended it to two friends. Thanks!

@MangoJellySolutions 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!, and thank you for passing along to others.

@geoffreyhowells4871 Жыл бұрын

LIKED | SUBSCRIBED | NOTIFICATION BELL Have watched several FreeCAD tutorials and this series is by far the most intuitive to follow and understand. The 'building-block' (modular) approach breaks complex concepts into manageable-sized pieces. The information is presented at an easy-to-follow pace. Thank you for creating such excellent content. I now feel confident investing in 3D-printing and laser cutting machinery.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Its great to hear that what I am doing is helping others so much. It does take a lot of time making the videos but comments like yours show its well worth it.

@brucewilliams6292 2 жыл бұрын

You have done an excellent job with all of your videos. understanding the work-flow has been really appreciated. I wish I had seen these when I started learning FreeCAD!

@MangoJellySolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your support over these years and really glad your still enjoying the videos. Thank you so much.

@stokmannetje Жыл бұрын

These are the best FreeCAD tutorials I have found!

@StrappedPete Ай бұрын

Great series.. Thank you.

@fred2108 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your fantastic videos I appreciate it so much, I'm only just beginning as I have a 3d printer and need to learn cad, I'm up to tutorial 3 and enjoyed them very much, tutorial 4 tomorrow night 👍🤗

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Nice to see your enjoying and learning 😊 Thank you for the kind comments and I got this becomes as long and interesting hobby for you.

@Paddington2000 2 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video on FreeCAD, thank you.

@MangoJellySolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear, thank you for your comment 👍

@applegod1979 Жыл бұрын

Amazing series and much needed for freecad. Thank you _so much_ for putting this together for us 👍 Gladly subbed to your patreon - please keep them coming - you're awesome

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Hi Jody, thanks for the comments and becoming a patreon. Glad your enjoying these videos. There's so much more to come 😁

@mutantthegreat7963 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Appreciate the huge effort you made in putting this series together.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad your enjoying the videos

@crackyflipside Жыл бұрын

This series is fantastic. Thank you.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Great to hear 😁

@flodyto Жыл бұрын

Genial, gran curso. Muchas gracias!

@arashcrouse2 Жыл бұрын

This training is absolutely fantistic. Thank you.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@Elephantine999 Жыл бұрын

Another great video. Thanks!

@pipertime1 Жыл бұрын

Learned a lot again! I really like the Tech View feature. You explain things very well.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you, great that your enjoying

@ElectronicEnthusiast 8 ай бұрын

Thanks very much for this series of videos

@MangoJellySolutions 8 ай бұрын

No problems, glad your enjoying them as much as am making them.

@billm2158 2 жыл бұрын

Well made video and very well explained techniques. Thank you from an ex-pat Cornishman.

@AlbertoOrtiz-we2jc 2 ай бұрын

really great tutorial, thank you!

@MangoJellySolutions 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@royalmaster203 11 ай бұрын

I finally fished part -3-, I have learned to go really slow, can't tell you how many times I started over, Thanks, on to part 4.

@grahamnichols1416 4 ай бұрын

I previously wrestled with Blender to produce STL files of objects for manufacture. This is what I SHOULD have been doing, and the power the software exhibits is inspirational. Thanks to a great teacher.

@MangoJellySolutions 4 ай бұрын

Glad to be of help. FreeCAD is only going to get better going forward.

@rulingnik0 Жыл бұрын

My only regret about this video is that I can only give one like. Phenominally done!

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@user-pi4fk7gm7l 5 ай бұрын

On of the best tutorial series ever , thank you very much.

@MangoJellySolutions 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind comment, glad your enjoying the series.

@rafaelreina6364 Жыл бұрын

Excellent explanations, detail and resources of FreeCAD. Thanks I'll see you in the next

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you, great to hear you like 😁👍

@gmasterdude Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial !

@picflight Жыл бұрын

Perfect pace of instruction and enough details on the basics to get beginners familiarized with the tool. Your video is very valuable.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@charlesrayshisleriii Жыл бұрын

This might be the best tutorial i've ever come across.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Than you 😁😁👍👍😊

@maffysdad 3 ай бұрын

I actually stopped practicing on the other screen and just watched the video as I was so engrossed in what was being described, and I've only just realised it was 46mins... By far the best tutorial for FreeCAD v0.20 I've watched...

@MangoJellySolutions 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed.

@Superimpresora3d 6 ай бұрын

When I started this tutorial I didn´t think I was going to enjoy this one as much, but I was wrong. I was a grreat workflow and it was super fun and easy. Now I know something I didn´t even know I wanted to know. Great job on this tutorial. Thanks so much.

@MangoJellySolutions 6 ай бұрын

Great to hear that you enjoyed, the thumbnail doesn't have the most appealing end result but it's a good workflow to learn. Thank you for the kind comment.

@HFrank 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Thank you

@timthompson468 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation. I like the pace because, for the most part, I can keep up in my drawing as the video plays, only pausing occasionally.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback and it's great that you are finding the pace to your liking. I've been tempted to add more pauses in the video to allow for people to catch up but it's a balancing act as the video may end up being too long. Thank you for the kind comment.

@erfut Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, clear instructions.. Thank You

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Glad you like, thank you 😁👍

@julias-shed Жыл бұрын

Really enjoying this series I’m learning a lot 😀

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it :)

@dunndeejones 2 жыл бұрын

Highly appreciated for the video 3. Again, your very clear and step-by-step illustration also inspired me to think about there is not only one way to create the object body. We need think about how to make it simpliar and easy which means that is effiecient and quality of the drawing.

@MangoJellySolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments glad your finding these videos useful. Yes there are so many ways to create the same model. I was going to go into lofting the same one but I am going to put that in another video with a different object to keep things interesting as you wouldn't really want to go down a loft route with this object, it will be over kill. Simplicity is the key :)

@richardwhite9697 Жыл бұрын

Thank you I had tried other freecad video tutorials and couldn't wrap my head around it but starting with you videos everything seemed to click and I was able to start moving forward on my projects

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! So glad these videos are helping out. I teach in a very different way to others and it looks like it's working :) Thank you

@billieboyd4354 6 ай бұрын

This is by far the overall the best informative video that covers so much good basic info. Thanks for the video.

@MangoJellySolutions 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the comment :)

@TheScotsalan Жыл бұрын

As I slowly work my way thro this excellent series, I have to remind myself that it took years for me to become proficient at Solidworks 😳. And this is a free package 👍. So I just have to pinch myself now and then, and say slow down Scots 😅

@AlvaroGarcia-cq1nx Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I'll give you a "Super Thanks", you explain so well and save us a lot of time.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed. And Thanks for your kind comments 👍👍😁

@Laffen47 14 күн бұрын

I'm finding this course very useful

@MangoJellySolutions 10 күн бұрын

Cool, Glad to hear that :)

@hilum17 Жыл бұрын

Huge fan of your teaching style, Shifu!

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

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@hankvana2149 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for these tutorials!!! I worked with CAD and CAM for printed circuit boards but I'm totally new to 3D CAD. Like your presentation style!

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you like the videos. Do you work with KiCAD for your circuit boards?

@hankvana2149 Жыл бұрын

@@MangoJellySolutions I used to work with the Allegro, Calma, Tango, Pentalogix, P-Cad, Scicards and Mentor programs for PCB CAD & CAM (as a reference, some of these programs are at the Solid Works & ProEng level of complexity) . Did a lot of mechanical design on a drafting board (I just dated myself eh?). Retired now, recently purchased a LongMill CNC router for the workshop and I'm looking at 3D printers so 3D capable software is needed. After some research I thought that FreeCAD would be OK - turns out that is WAY more capable that I expected. Enjoying your videos! Have to admit that I cheated when following along with the exercise - I turned on a 5mm snap grid to make positioning features easier 😀 Cheers from Ontario, Canada!

@mangucep9225 4 ай бұрын

Just did my first cad ever by following these tutorial 😅, usually i do manual drawing for my DIY project, thanks for making it easier! 🙏

@MangoJellySolutions 4 ай бұрын

Great to hear!! Glad the videos were of help 😊😊😊😊

@Dolfost 11 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@sivoltage Жыл бұрын

Very well taught, thank you

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@vladimirastrelin1719 4 ай бұрын

Dear Sir, thanks a lot for your great lesson! That's the best tutorial I've ever seen.

@MangoJellySolutions 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, I hope you enjoy the others just as much :)

@gregb9308 Жыл бұрын

Great freeCAD, video tutorial, but most draftsman/engineers would not rotate the left view so that the points no longer lineup horizontally with the points of the front view.

@junkim2287 Жыл бұрын

I got into cad to design my own hardwares for bags. And this tutorials have been amazing. It unlocked my potential to create my own hardwares instead of using common hardwares that every other people use. Thank you for the series.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Great to hear your finding these tutorials useful and it's helping to opening up more projects

@roynielsen1911 2 жыл бұрын

Very excellent series so far. I'm just starting my FreeCAD journey, first to draw some upgrade parts for one of my CNC routers. I have a lot of learning to do yet to get to the point of machining actual parts on my CNC mill. I didn't notice you mentioning how to show the center measurements of the through holes in TechDraw, but I eventually figured it out; also had to edit my preferences to show the hole centers, something you maybe touched on in video 1 which I mostly skipped but need to go back and watch. I think I need to work through this video a few times and then take what I learned to create some new shape.

@MangoJellySolutions 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see your starting on your journey, freecad is vast it can do so many things and it does have a learning curve but once you get some basic understanding then you can progress quite quickly. There are so many workbenches and you will probably also notice a path workbench for CNC and converting models to gcode (CNC was originally the reasons why I stated this channel but it seemed to evolve down a different route ). Great to hear you ventured deeper and added the additional measurements. I only scratched the surface but I would like to do a more in depth techdraw in the future with cross section, surface marks etc. Thank you for the kind comments.

@PowerAirSimulations Жыл бұрын

What setting did you find to add the center measurement?

@SteffenHansen1973 Жыл бұрын

Coming from Fusion 360, this is super helpful. Also made me realise that I've done many many things wrong along the way ( : Thank you so much.

@shannonwilliams9744 6 ай бұрын

just getting into using this to make 3D printer projects plus have to say the way you explain everything and the options you describe is really a great way to show people how to use and why very clear and knowledgeable.

@MangoJellySolutions 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind feedback. Great to see the videos are helping and your enjoying. Good luck with your new hobby 😊😊

@thepragmatic6383 2 жыл бұрын

I thought I had "mastered" the basics of FreeCAD, but I realize that I was multiplying sketches and constraints unnecessarily. According to the comments I read (below), I can see that I'm not the only one who appreciates going back to the basics of FreeCAD. Thank you again for sharing your expertise and mastery of FreeCAD.

@MangoJellySolutions 2 жыл бұрын

At the end of the day what you and others have done isn't wrong, as long as you make the desired geometry the end outcome will be the same. But learning how to constrain in multiple ways allows you to become a better designer by understanding the software in more depth. And these are transferable skills to other CAD packages. It's been great running these tutorials, there is a lot more to come and thank you for your supportive comments.

@MetamorphosisdesignOrg 4 ай бұрын

outstanding work

@frankdearr2772 8 ай бұрын

great video, thanks 👍

@gillesreyna1272 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your serie, very well layed out ! In my version (which is very recent), it has no issue anymore with the "multiple solids" in Part Design.

@MangoJellySolutions Ай бұрын

Great to hear! So glad toy are finding the series useful.

@steveu235 Жыл бұрын

Great video you are the best on KZfaq

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@juanchibox Күн бұрын

I was searching for tutorials to learn this, but i was being disappointed for the spanish tutorials, those are so mediocre. But this playlist is so so good, thanks.

@DA-ou7hv 11 ай бұрын

These are great videos and thank you. I was swimming around in FreeCAD and ready to abandon it. 2nd tutorial and getting the hang of object orient model development and it is really powerful. Keep going !!

@MangoJellySolutions 11 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Glad it's been of help. Freecad has a steep learning curve. I know what it feels like as when I started I had virtually nothing to guide me and took me months to do the simplest of things.

@royrob4502 Жыл бұрын

Fine work.

@karlmadsen3179 11 ай бұрын

It's been about 20 years since I lived in the UK. This series is quite good. Really good. I must admit I had to recalibrate my ears to hearing and understanding some of speaking when the "f" sound was pronounced rather than the "th" when at the end of words, or the "v" sound when the "th" were internal. "Wiff", instead of with and "uvvuh" instead of other. I forget the precise mapping of all the various UK dialects, but I'm guessing the narrator grew up somewhere in the Midlands. Kind of fun, really, to try to remember all the various dialects. I used to have many of them sorted out when I lived and worked there.

@MangoJellySolutions 11 ай бұрын

Yes the accents differ widely in UK. Also if you travel around a lot you end up with a combination which is interesting. I know exactly what you mean, where I cone from the words 'free' and 'three' sound almost identical. Also some 'h' s are often dropped Chatham becomes Chatam. So your guess is a bit far from where I grew up, I grew up in the South East in Kent but have a version called a 'Estuary' accent and we often get mistaken for being Australian. Glad you like the videos.

@karlmadsen3179 11 ай бұрын

@@MangoJellySolutions Ah....we lived up on The Wirral by the River Mersey. I know all about tidal estuaries.

@onestis_on 3 ай бұрын

I have no idea how I found this course but it’s great! Thank you!

@MangoJellySolutions 3 ай бұрын

Great to hear, thank you so much for the kind comment.

@richardhughes3599 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Paddington2000 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@amra.haleem5175 Ай бұрын

شكرا جزيلا

@brianprice7020 Жыл бұрын

I am grateful you are revamping some of your videos, so I am working through from the beginning again. I don't profess to be a quick learner and your re-iteration of different approaches allowed by Freecad make my journey less daunting.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

So glad it's helping, it's great to hear people are finding it useful. Thank you for your support 👍👍👍

@evertjk532 7 ай бұрын

thanks for the tutorials. Just a heads up: I wasnt able to create the final fillet neither this time or in the previous one. So ill open a topic at the freecad forums and see whats going on before I continue. kind of unique issue so it seems. cant wait to continue on with the series!

@ankurgupta10121990 Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for this tutorials. I am new to freecad and still trying to understand the work around freecad and these are extremely helpful. I hope you will appreciate my perspective too. I feel that there are two problems with your tutorial. 1. you are trying to do too much in a single go which creates too many breaks in the flow of tutorial. We have to make and then delete things a lot more no. of times. You can use a flow chart to track down all the tools to streamline your presentation. 2. You do not emphasize on the key point. Some of the key points get missed in just few seconds. You can slow down on these key points. or even repeat them. Still, These tutorials are full of knowledge and like a lifeline for beginners and hobbyists.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback always appreciated.

@them8tysibulba 6 ай бұрын

Great tutorial (series), really enjoy your way of explaining things. I have however stumbled across one issue while following this particular video: at around 35:00 when adding the projection group to the drawing my top and right view are lacking some lines. In the right view it's the top and bottom lines between the two most outward vertices of the base-plate. In the top view it's the four line segments that connect the central protrusion to the rest of the base-plate. Writing this right now I am becoming aware of the fact that the lines that are invisible to me are the ones that result when viewing a fillet from an angle that flattens the fillet's plane to a line. I am using version .21 and after some online digging and experimenting I was able to find a workaround where I 1: select the affected view 2: set all "direction" properties with value = 0,00 to 0,01 3: refresh drawing 4: reset values from 0,01 to 0,00 5: refresh again 6: profit The issue seems to be related to numerical errors when it is is crucial if something is 0 or nearly 0. Anyone else have this issue / know more about this?

@MangoJellySolutions 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for adding this detailed response and work around it really helps others who encounter the error. I haven't seen this myself and hopefully someone viewing this can help. It might be worth trying the freecad forum.

@makermikesizer Жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining every step as you do it. There are times where you could assume that the viewer shouldn't need a particular step explained because it was covered in detail in a previous video. But of course to someone just learning, it's impossible to remember everything you've previously demonstrated. So even though many of your explanations are redundant, they're useful. Cheers.

@royalmaster203 Жыл бұрын

Update: last night I printed the model from section 2, printed fine, looked fantastic, started section 3, NOW its making sense, love the '=' tool, that saves a lot of time...

@PowerAirSimulations Жыл бұрын

This series is absolutely amazing. I’ve learned so much and I’m only on three do you have a paid class? There are some questions that I would like to ask.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Great to hear you have been enjoying the series. Unfortunately I don't do a paid class. I get numerous requests for classes but due to work commitments I can't commit to do them. I am trying to fund myself through patreon and donations to go full time in this venture but the closest I can get at this time is taking unpaid holiday every now and then from the proceeds of donations to work on more videos. But if you throw over some questions I see what I can do.

@wellkrafted2082 11 ай бұрын

Dankjewel 🙂

@channelcadfree 2 жыл бұрын

👍👏

@billnoname8093 Жыл бұрын

no luck with those inside fillets, lol doesn't seem to matter how many ways I try. One last try, I'll go and install freecad 2.0 and see if that works. Well it looks like version 2.01 has solved the fillet problem Yeah, but for some reason all my font sizes were tiny, so I had to program it in the python editor(2 hrs later). Not the text in the 3d view port but all the rest which is turned up in my setting in linux, but for some reason the new version in not excepting the parameters from my computer, but yet version 1.9 was. either way I am much happier now. If any one is listening. Thanks for your videos Mr Mango or is that Mr Jelly

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Sorry I have only just seen this comment, sorry to hear you are having problems but have managed to get at least some of them solved. I recently been looking into changing text sizes for larger screens and have thrown a few questions out to see if there is some kind of script that can be run.

@billnoname8093 Жыл бұрын

@@MangoJellySolutions Thanks for responding, I'm just finishing up lesson 5.1 - polar patterns now. I did find a script that worked, the only thing I don't know at this moment is when I shut off my pc and restart free cad if I will have to enter it again. I entered it into the python console and it worked. Here it is. >>> from PySide import QtGui >>> f=QtGui.QApplication.font() >>> print ("default:", f.pointSize()) >>> f.setPointSize( 20 ) # 20 is what I finally settled on but that's the number you will want to play with >>> f=QtGui.QApplication.setFont(f)

@setsototitipana8433 Жыл бұрын

Sir you make this intuitive. Thank you. How do you include things like surface finish, and other manufecturing instructions?

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Thank you glad you enjoyed. So in 0.21 of freecad there are surface finishing symbols included in techdraw. I am currently creating a video regarding these features which I hope to release this week.

@RudyCavallin 8 ай бұрын

Your video tutorial are very clear and precise. I am using FC 0.20.2 on Ubuntu 23.04 and I don't see the vertex black points on the TechDraw page. I tried to modify the vertex scale in the preference (as you show in your video) but the situation remain the same

@matteobarisione5773 6 ай бұрын

Same here, let's wait for an answer...

@yentlotto3623 Жыл бұрын

first create rounded edges, then constrain all 4 diameters, then constrain the centre of the circle on the centre of the arch, and even less constrains had to be used. JMHO. But it's overall nice to follow along these classes.

@shaneschuller2513 9 ай бұрын

I have the latest version, minor differences from yours on here and not sure if my struggle today from 23.00 (involving rectangle). When you got to the part showing over constraint 23.34 and when you deleted the constraint, mine did not give the same results. I started a few times but no luck. Not sure what I'm missing? Eventually got it fully constrained but once I got to my tech drawing, this vertical lines were missing only on the right view. Strange 😅 I gotta try this lesson over again. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge, I've gleaned a lot this far. From South Africa 🌍 S

@ivano.i.shtrausmeluhim-di2mv Жыл бұрын

So far, its not so diffrent from SolidWorks. I dont see why all the hate about FreeCAD, its seems awesome free ware and less fluff that clog all the other 3d CADs. I had a lot of doubts about it up till now, and i think im gonna swich now)))

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Great to hear. Thank you for adding that comment. So good to get honest opinions.

@udhayprakash111 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great video is topological naming issue is resolved in this version.

@yakdaymar6659 2 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍😍😍😍

@congducbkdn Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Your tutorial is fully easy to understand. But I have a question, Is there front view of technical drawing miss the dash line for indicate the holes?

@BobBeatski71 Жыл бұрын

In the final model on the left and right sides where the upright meets the base (between the fillets), I would not expect to see a line since those two pieces make a flat surface. Is there a method to have FreeCAD render this correctly, because as is it looks like there is an edge at that location.

@der2te770 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for these great tutorials! Really got me started with CAD. I have a question about this part. Why would we prefer to add the fillets in the sketch? I read that most people agree, that adding the fillets is best to be done as a last step on the body and keep the sketch as simple as possible. Why does this not apply here?

@MangoJellySolutions 3 ай бұрын

Glad your enjoying these videos. It's really down to preference at the end of the day. With this object it is very simplistic. Not much is going to change. If you have a more complex model then it's worth adding them as a separate operation. Those kind of decisions you will find out from personal experience, scenario and time as you progress with your learning of CAD.

@der2te770 3 ай бұрын

@@MangoJellySolutionsOkay, I understand. Thank you for your quick answer!

@hanskarlsson253 8 ай бұрын

Freecad is a free freedee program, you can make anyfing l fink for instance a drawring, and everyfink is explained free of charge because it's a free freedee program😊

@MrMcMuffinz1 Жыл бұрын

Great video but I feel like it was to jam packed. My reason being is the technical drawing portion in the video was a bit to fast for me honestly it felt a bit rushed but in the end I was able to learn what you were demonstrating. I just needed to pause every 2-5 seconds instead of every 10 seconds. Perhaps this video could have been split up into two parts, first being the workflow simplification and second was the technical drawing. Either way great work once again!

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

I came to the same conclusion. The technical drawing should of been as a seperate video as a follow on rather than trying to pack it all into one video. Way to much at this early stage. Sorry about that. Glad you got through it in the end.

@joshpayne2515 7 ай бұрын

Hey, awesome video! I was hoping you could answer a question but couldn't find it in other comments. I love that you can create a tech drawing from a model and add dimensions. Is there a way to add the units to the drawing? Rather than just saying 50 or 5, is there a way to make it say 50mm and 5mm?

@selendile030 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! Follow up question; How can I make those pockets into screw pockets?

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

There is a icon by the side of pocket which allows a hole. From here you have some options for threads. It's one of the videos that I'm also working on 😁😁😁

@joeapache342 10 ай бұрын

Im a beginner on CAD software. For some reasons I can't make a hole or if I'm able to make one on XY I can't make another one on XZ. I search and FreeCAD said I'm adding a multiple bodies or it's outside the body... I'm just getting frustrade. Ill keep watching your tutorials. Please make a body with different indents, holes in different sections XY,XZ,YZ

@randomidiot8142 Жыл бұрын

Freecad.20 looks a little different. I'm finally starting to understand more of this after several years of on/off interest. Pretty sad that I can make things from napkin drawings but I can't model them very well. It took me three hours to sketch a basic model, again, but somehow it's clicking more than it did before with other tutorials.

@MangoJellySolutions Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Digital CAD is hard no matter what package you go for so don't be disheartened :)