3h600
commented
8 years ago Next feature is thread mark. It is little hard because it would be perfect to connect this with "hole creator" - there isn't any I believe right now. It could be perfect when creating threaded hole, you would choose thread size (for example ISO M6) and get hole under M6 thread and on drawing automatically it would be shown as 3/4 of circle (thin line) and it is turned a little (not sticking center cross (BTW center line and center cross is needed also ;) )) See attached drawing: http://www.elektronik.lodz.pl/gwinty/rystech/gwnp.jpg For now it would be enough to select the existing hole on a drawing and choose "thread symbol" and it should appear on hole. Also additional dimensioning is needed for ISO and ANSI.
WandererFan
ianrrees
Hi, after many hours at least I've got compiled freecad with TechDraw in it ant these are my first impressions. 1) What I liked is projection of model - that you can turn it, rotate and then add rest views. This is really cool - good control. Not necessary it is comfortable, first to click on model, then to "projection" button and then go to drawing tab to do the projection (btw. you cannot move it around until you click "OK"). It would be better to click first "projection button" then it will ask which model add to drawing. 2) Good is that you can choose scale while "projection". Not necessary good is that naming under view for example: "front", "bottom" etc.. good I can remove that. Instead that, it will be good when you are choosing different scale than "page scale", should text appear something like this for example "Scale 1:1", because if scale is set for page you can add to drawing other views with different scale and then under text is necessary. 3) I don't like that I need to choose horizontal or vertical dimensioning. Why? It should automatically decide is it vertical or horizontal or between corners. 4) Next thing when you are rotating "main" view by custom angle (that's great) you should have option to project object by this angle - and here we are back again in projection which is not friendly. You should choose view then projection button and freely add new view by pulling it out. 5) You can move views, that's a large step but if you click on left side menu to "X", "Y", "tolerance" it is going back on place (destroys whole view sets). 6) I don't like that you can go out with a view over the edge of "paper" but you cannot pan. Looks like card is centred on a screen and cannot move over grey area. 7) Unfortunately I cannot use cross section. Can you describe how to use that? 8) I don't know how to use "hatched area" 9) Hidden lines should be dashed not light grey. I mean can be light grey but needs to be dashed ;)
PS. Hopefully I am understandable and you liked my comments. O/A good job ;) . Please answer for point 7 and 8, that will help me to test those features. When do you think will be new features (as I wrote before?), how I'll be able to update my freecad TechDraw next time (again cloning and compiling whole?) PS2. Weld symbols are also necessary it is quite good done on Hamish "Drawing dimensioning", also he have some intelligent dimensioning - maybe you can see some of his code. PS3. New feature would be also needed. "Flat pattern" for sheet metal module. Cheers.