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* [[Image:Design456_3Point.svg|32px]] [[Design456_3Point|Design456 Arc3Points]]: Use this tool to create an Arc from 3 vertices.
* [[Image:Design456_3Point.svg|32px]] [[Design456_3Point|Design456 Arc3Points]]: Use this tool to create an Arc from 3 vertices.
* [[Image:MultiPointsToWireClosed.svg|32px]] [[Design456_MultiPointsToWireClose|MultiPointsToWireClose]]: Use this tool to create a series of lines between points selected in series(closed).
* [[Image:MultiPointsToWireClosed.svg|32px]] [[Design456_MultiPointsToWireClose|MultiPointsToWireClose]]: Use this tool to create a series of lines between points selected in series(closed).

* [[Image:Design456_MultiPointsToWireOpen.svg|32px]] [[Design456_MultiPointsToWireOpen|MultiPointsToWireOpen]]: Use this tool to create a series of lines between points selected in series (open).
* [[Image:Design456_MultiPointsToWireOpen.svg|32px]] [[Design456_MultiPointsToWireOpen|MultiPointsToWireOpen]]: Use this tool to create a series of lines between points selected in series (open).

* [[Image:2D_TrimLine.svg|32px]] [[Design456_2DTrim|Trim a line]]: Use this tool delete a line/wire.
* [[Image:2D_TrimLine.svg|32px]] [[Design456_2DTrim|Trim a line]]: Use this tool delete a line/wire.

* [[Image:2D_ExtendLine.svg|32px]] [[Design456_2DExtend|Extend a line or a wire]]: Use this tool to extend any wire or line .
* [[Image:2D_ExtendLine.svg|32px]] [[Design456_2DExtend|Extend a line or a wire]]: Use this tool to extend any wire or line .


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===Alignment tools===
===Alignment tools===
* [[Image:Part_Magnet.svg|32px]] [[Design456_Magnet|Design456 Magnet]]: Use this tool to extract a face from a 3D object and extrude it.
* [[Image:Part_Magnet.svg|32px]] [[Design456_Magnet|Design456 Magnet]]: Use this tool align an object on the top of another one.
* [[Image:Design456_AlignFlatToPlane.svg|32px]] [[Design456_AlignFlatToPlane|Design456 Align to plane]]: Use this tool to align object(s) on the surface of the plane.





Revision as of 15:59, 11 March 2021

This workbench is under heavy development

Introduction

Design456 External workbench icon

The Design456 workbench is an External workbench that plans to implement a Direct Modeling methodology in FreeCAD. Think 'push and pull geometry' that one finds in CAD suites like SketchUp and Fusion360. The original idea came to live when the developer of Design456 wanted to do the basic tasks which is simple and easy to do in 123D Design. FreeCAD could do the same job but the tools aren't interfaced in that way. This workbench will not keep track of old shapes. It tries to clean up the garbage which might be produced during running under commands. It tries to make the tree as simple as possible. Parameters must be decided during the desired manipulations which cannot be changed later.

Background

Traditionally, FreeCAD employs a Parametric Modeling methodology which is a powerful and scalable approach. It is also has been an industry standard.

Installation

Download the Design456 workbench via the Addon Manager Tools → Addon Manager

References

Tools

2D Drawing and manipulation tools


3D Drawing and manipulation tools

Alignment tools



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