OSE FreeCAD Tutorials: Difference between revisions

From Open Source Ecology
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
=Meta=
=Basics=
Take-home points and learning outcomes of the 2 tutorials below:
*This page lists various [[Video Tutorials]] on how to use [[FreeCAD]]
*by learning to sketch in FreeCAD, you can then create any 3D objects imaginable
*Importing part libraries and working with them is a powerful way to do design work using Part Libraries. This can get the casual user to powerful design capacity using real geometries.


=Introduction=
=By OSE=
After these 2 tutorials, you are ready to work on [[User Contributed Designs]]. Please pause the videos as needed in order to practice the demonstrated lesson, as these tutorials are dense.
==OSE FreeCAD Tutorial 1==
Tutorial 1 Introduces the sketcher workbench in FreeCAD, so you can then create any 3D objects imaginable


=A FreeCAD Manual=
<html><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RwcFg-anVHE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>
[https://www.gitbook.com/book/yorikvanhavre/a-freecad-manual/details The FreeCAD Manual] has a different learning approach than the [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki official FreeCAD documentation wiki] that makes it more suitable for a first contact with FreeCAD.


=Tutorial 1=
==OSE FreeCAD Tutorial 2==
Tutorial 2 Introduces part libraries. Importing parts from libraries and assembling them is a powerful way to do design work. This can get the casual user to powerful design capacity using real geometries.


<html><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RwcFg-anVHE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>
<html><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RLRppdFAtzY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>


=Tutorial 2=
=By Others=
* '''need to find some, for other perspective, tricks, and teachers (some work better for some than others etc)


<html><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RLRppdFAtzY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>
FreeCAD Parametric Quick How To
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMVY3WjdtLY
<html><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NMVY3WjdtLY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>


=Please Comment on How Long it Took You To Learn the Tutorials Above=
FreeCAD Techdraw Engineering Drawing
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMVY3WjdtLY
<html><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w9dxE_ETtjU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>


=Internal Links=
*[[FreeCAD]]
*[[FreeCAD 101]] all of OSE's lessons. The 2 above are a start.
*[[FreeCAD Workbench Python Programming]] - how to make custom workbenches
*[[FreeCAD Workbenches]]


<html><div id="disqus_thread"></div>
=External Links=
<script>
*
/**
* RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT THE SECTION BELOW TO INSERT DYNAMIC VALUES FROM YOUR PLATFORM OR CMS.
* LEARN WHY DEFINING THESE VARIABLES IS IMPORTANT: https://disqus.com/admin/universalcode/#configuration-variables
*/
/*
var disqus_config = function () {
this.page.url = PAGE_URL; // Replace PAGE_URL with your page's canonical URL variable
this.page.identifier = PAGE_IDENTIFIER; // Replace PAGE_IDENTIFIER with your page's unique identifier variable
};
*/
(function() { // DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE
var d = document, s = d.createElement('script');
 
s.src = '//osefreecadinstructionals.disqus.com/embed.js';
 
s.setAttribute('data-timestamp', +new Date());
(d.head || d.body).appendChild(s);
})();
</script>
<noscript>Please enable JavaScript to view the <a href="https://disqus.com/?ref_noscript" rel="nofollow">comments powered by Disqus.</a></noscript></html>
 
 
=FreeCAD Test=
==Purpose==
This exercise tests your ability to:
*download and use library parts in FreeCAD
*rotate, move, and align objects in 3D
*Use the Sketcher in FreeCAD to make features on faces
*Use circular assembly constraints in FreeCAD
*Use RecordMyDesktop to record instructional screen-casts
*Use KdenLive to edit a basic video, adding images and sound
*Upload videos to YouTube
*Embed videos in the wiki
==Test==
*Use the comment box above to tell us how long it took you to learn the tutorials. Please include any suggestions on the videos.
*Download 8-hole square tubing (without rounded corners) from the [[OSE Part Library]].
*Use the tubing to create an x-y-z bolted corner cube.
*Record a video of you building the cube, from the beginning, using [[RecordMyDesktop]].
*When you are done building the cube, create a 1" bolt and nut using the [[Bolt Library in FreeCAD]].
*Insert one bolt through any of the corners, as if you were actually building the cube - using the [[Assembly Workbench]] in FreeCAD.
*Tighten the bolt with the nut (just insert the nut onto the bolt).
*Now take any face of the resulting cube - and using Sketcher on that particular face - write your initials on that face. Pocket those initials so that they are cut into the face.
*Speed up the file to turn it into a 30 second video using [[Kdenlive]]. Add Pling by Jaspertine from the [[Open Source Soundtracks]]
*Upload the video to YouTube and embed in the section below
*At that point - Welcome to the Team, Mr. Opensourcer. You now have the basic skills to manipulate objects in 3D and to begin composing useful parts - including your ability to document your work with videos.
 
==Self-Verifying FreeCAD Exam Videos==
 
Having completed this exercise, you will enable any reviewer to verify your skill set in 30 seconds by viewing a video with your signature (initials on the cube). Here are the results:
 
=Links=
*[[FreeCAD Architecture Tutorial]]
 
[[Category:FreeCAD]]

Latest revision as of 02:51, 3 November 2025

Basics

By OSE

OSE FreeCAD Tutorial 1

Tutorial 1 Introduces the sketcher workbench in FreeCAD, so you can then create any 3D objects imaginable

OSE FreeCAD Tutorial 2

Tutorial 2 Introduces part libraries. Importing parts from libraries and assembling them is a powerful way to do design work. This can get the casual user to powerful design capacity using real geometries.

By Others

  • need to find some, for other perspective, tricks, and teachers (some work better for some than others etc)

FreeCAD Parametric Quick How To

FreeCAD Techdraw Engineering Drawing

Internal Links

External Links

Retrieved from "https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=OSE_FreeCAD_Tutorials&oldid=313606"