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Chatroom: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=38564

ONGOING/TODO

Periodically check those threads and add to this HOWTO when they are ready:

To Be Tested

Following tasks will be tested (by myself) and then merged into the appropriate sections of this HOWTO:

Following Workbenches will be examined soon:

Practical Notes

Assembly 3 Basics

Deeper Knowledge

Miscellaneous

Complementary Tasks

  • Printing DXF 1:1:
    • TechDraw -> Export
    • LibreCAD -> Open -> Select drawing -> Print Preview -> select 1:1 -> Print

Basic Actions

Task                                                                                  Screenshot/Screencast Link                                         
Setting center of rotation Peek 2024-08-19 11-25 Long press the left mouse button on the point you want to set as rotation center.
Using External Geometry image Link
Measure Distance Center to Center measurement-center-to-center Link
Customize WB Toolbar customize workbench bars ---
Using filename as parameter source image Link
Projection Constraints image Link
Generating 2D drawing from an object ... ...
Create radius on a plate vertex image Link
Pause recalculations while working in spreadsheet ... spreadsheet -> right click -> Skip recomputes
Set tolerance on cut image Part/3D Offset* or OpenScad/IncreaseTolerance
Resizing DXF logo ... Draft/Scale
Iterating through cells ... Link
Fast switch to Expression Mode ... Type = in the property cell
Bend, punch with solids, unfold image bend-punch-unfold-example.fcstd.remove-me.zip
Performing FEM Analysis image ...
Export components as STEP file ...
  1. Select component(s)
  2. File->Export->Step
See wiki

Assembly3 Actions

Task                                                                                  Screenshot/Screencast Link                                         
Resetting orientation which is ruined by Move Part tool (image) image Link
Moving an object inside sub-container movement-inside-container Link
Center to Plane Constraint center-to-plane-example Link
Replacing Parts image Link
Assembly Dependent Boolean Operations / Part Design image Link, Updated Link
Centering distinct planes ... Link
Assembly Based Dimensions dynamic-measurement-success Link
Fixing broken binder fixing-broken-binder Select both Binder and the Part and click Sub-shape Binder
Fixing broken elements ... Link
Find relations for a part image Click part + use the "Find Relations" button
Drag and drop in long trees Select item, go to target container, T,D, click to drop
Creating offset for any constraint image Link
Renewing source of sub-shape binder ... Drag and drop while Ctrl is pressed:
  1. Initiate dragging of source shape
  2. Hover on the target (binder)
  3. Hold Ctrl
  4. Click to drop
Refreshing unfold jobs automatically image See SheetMetalUnfoldUpdater.FCMacro
Measuring dynamic distance (assembly distance) ... In spreadsheet cell:
  1. =<<myDistConstraint>>.Distance
  2. =<<DocumentName>>#<<myDistConstraint>>.Distance

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