I needed to make four different designs for these various tables and benches. The materials would be construction grade timbers and plywood (laminated sheet). We discussed some general design ideas and what materials he wanted to use. He started by getting the requirements from the charity director and came back with dimensions. ![]() The scout working on this project knows that I like to design and build things, so he contacted me about the project. The organization didn't have any work tables for sorting clothes or benches for their clients to sit on, while they were waiting outside the door. This scout wanted to help a local charitable organization that gives clothes to needy children around the area. ![]() One of those was helping one of his fellow scouts with his Eagle project. We also end up working together on a lot of projects. He has learned some very good skills and had some awesome adventures. My son is in the Boy Scout program, here in the US. The small script that downloads the other files is here:Ĭopy and paste it into your FreeCAD python console or into the FreeCAD macro editor and run it with the green play button. That looked like a good way to go for my script. I noticed that Yorik had made the dxf import/export part of his Draft workbench into an automatic download with FreeCAD, on the first instance of importing or exporting a DXF file. Things were starting to get a lot larger than my usual one page scripts, so it was time to make a small project out of it.Īs the project got a little larger, I realized that this could be a pain for other folks to use, if I didn't clean it up and make it easy to install. I had added an *.svg file for the icon and split the *.step file in two. This is fine for me to do, at first, when it was just one file to play with, but as the project got larger, it became a pain. When I first started playing with the script, I was copy/pasting it from my editor constantly, trying it out. The Draft and Arch workbenches are pure python, so there are many examples of parametric objects to learn from.Ī few months ago, I created a parametric milling machine vise, by importing *.step files from a well know vise manufacturer and worked them into some python scripting. This makes it nice to create geometric objects similar to what you would find in the Draft workbench- rectangles, polygons, circles, and points are some of the parametric objects that Yorik has created. What this means is you can create objects that change by altering their parameters. In FreeCAD, you can create parametric objects with python scripting. ![]() I promised him that I would show this a long time ago. Same plugin might work in reverse, you might draw a 3D object in freecad or blender, and that object might be replecented in librecad.īecause each program have their pros and cons, and user do know use all programs, so in this sense, might be useful create a workflow between open source programs.This post is for Normand. One plugin exist for connect librecad with freecad and blender, you while are drawing in LibreCAD 1 line, the others 2 programs, freecad and blender, draw exactly the same line at same time, I mean something similar to Xref in AutoCAD, but with different programs, they all keep their independency and complement their works. No exactly, actually plugin are changing to what was, when I talk about plugin for 2 programs, apps, etc, is for just connect the files, not the programs. So you want to turn a good stand-alone programme into a plug-in for other progs, thus making the developers dependent on what happens to those other progs, and limiting their liberty to steer their own project in the direction they want ?
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