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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0001299 | FreeCAD | Feature | public | 2013-11-07 23:06 | 2013-11-09 16:54 |
| Reporter | nikospap | Assigned To | wmayer | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | feature | Reproducibility | N/A |
| Status | closed | Resolution | no change required | ||
| Platform | Linux | OS | Mageia Linux | OS Version | 3 |
| Product Version | 0.12 | ||||
| Summary | 0001299: dis-place/move objects at an angle (not rotate) | ||||
| Description | Either Freecad doesn't have this feature, or I couldn't figure it out. I want to be able to create an object, and then place it (move it) at a certain distance, but not left-right, up or down, but at a certain angle. | ||||
| Steps To Reproduce | Example (see following pictures): I want to create a circle (cylinder), placed in the center. Then duplicate it. Then move that duplicate 20mm farther, at an angle of 60 degrees, in relation to the north. In the example, we are at the YX plane. Where the Y arrow points, I name it North (0 degrees). Then create another duplicate of the original circle, and place it 20mm away, when measuring at -60 degrees. And then create a third copy of the original circle, and place at 180 degrees, 20mm from the original place. The third picture shows what I want to create. | ||||
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If your version is really 0.12 then you should update to 0.13 or even get the development version. I don't remember how advanced the sketcher module was in 0.12 but that's one way to go. Attached is a file how it can be done. Maybe it would be better to first discuss things in the forum if you are unsure. |
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I had tried with version 0.13, under Wine (in Linux; no 0.13 version for Mageia), but still couldn't find the way. So I see... you can use Sketcher, create some additional lines, necessary for angle constraints, and then toggle them out of construction mode. Different way of thinking, than mine, of "moving things around in 3D". Thanks... and sorry for the trouble. |
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> Different way of thinking, than mine, of "moving things around in 3D". Yes, for this specific case you described this is an alternative way of doing it. A further alternative is to create only the "northern" circle and then use the polar array from the Draft module. This is useful if your original shape is a bit more complex than a simple circle. The good thing with the polar array is that it automatically makes objects symmetric with respect to a given center point. This means you don't have to deal with the distances and the angles. Everything is done automatically. > and sorry for the trouble. Ah no problem. Do you think this feature request can be closed, then? |
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And there is even a third way of doing it. The again only uses sketcher commands but requires 0.13 again. The steps: 1. Create the big circle first and pad it. 2a. Create a new sketch choosing the top plane of the pad 2b. Make the "northern" circle and pocket it. 3. Select the pocket and use the polar pattern feature and choose 3 as the number of elements 4a. Create a new sketch choosing the top plane 4b. Create the inner circle and pocket it I guess this is the most direct way of doing it. |
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Just checked the two other ways you suggested. The third way seems to be the "cleanest". > Do you think this feature request can be closed, then? Yeap. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| 2013-11-07 23:06 | nikospap | New Issue | |
| 2013-11-07 23:09 | nikospap | File Added: place-move_at_an_angle_011b.jpg | |
| 2013-11-07 23:09 | nikospap | File Added: place-move_at_an_angle_012b.jpg | |
| 2013-11-07 23:09 | nikospap | File Added: place-move_at_an_angle_004.png | |
| 2013-11-08 15:42 | wmayer | File Added: 0001299.fcstd | |
| 2013-11-08 15:44 | wmayer | Note Added: 0003871 | |
| 2013-11-09 07:08 | nikospap | Note Added: 0003872 | |
| 2013-11-09 08:53 | wmayer | Note Added: 0003873 | |
| 2013-11-09 09:00 | wmayer | Note Added: 0003874 | |
| 2013-11-09 15:47 | nikospap | Note Added: 0003875 | |
| 2013-11-09 16:54 | wmayer | Status | new => closed |
| 2013-11-09 16:54 | wmayer | Assigned To | => wmayer |
| 2013-11-09 16:54 | wmayer | Resolution | open => no change required |
