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| 1 || Checking geometric and mass properties of the model || |
| 1 || Checking geometric and mass properties of the model || |
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* FCInfo macro |
* [[Macro_FCInfo|FCInfo macro]] |
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* Part |
* [[Part_CheckGeometry|Part CheckGeometry]] tool – area, volume, mass, length, COM, moments of inertia, radius of gyration |
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| 2 || Clipping plane that doesn't make the model look like it's hollow || |
| 2 || [[Std_ToggleClipPlane|Clipping plane]] that doesn't make the model look like it's hollow || |
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* changing lighting in part’s view settings to one side (very rough equivalent, problem with multicolored parts) |
* changing lighting in part’s view settings to one side (very rough equivalent, problem with multicolored parts) |
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* Persistent section cut tool - deselect all planes before pressing Close, doesn’t work for intersecting parts in assemblies |
* [[Part_SectionCut|Persistent section cut]] tool - deselect all planes before pressing Close, doesn’t work for intersecting parts in assemblies |
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| 3 || Creation of an axis on the intersection of 2 planes and a plane midway between two faces/points, possibly more variants for datum creation || |
| 3 || Creation of an axis on the intersection of 2 planes and a plane midway between two faces/points, possibly more variants for [[Datum|datum]] creation || |
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* more manual datum creation |
* more manual [[Datum|datum]] creation |
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| 4 || Automated midsurface extraction (for thin-walled parts) || |
| 4 || Automated midsurface extraction (for thin-walled parts) || |
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* [[Draft_Facebinder|Draft Facebinder]] and then [[Draft_Scale|Draft Scale]] to make it actual midsurface |
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| 5 || Projecting (mapping/wrapping) sketches on non-planar (e.g. cylindrical) faces || |
| 5 || Projecting (mapping/wrapping) sketches on non-planar (e.g. cylindrical) faces || |
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* Sketch on Surface tool in |
* [[Curves_SketchOnSurface|Sketch on Surface]] tool in add-on [[Curves_Workbench|Curves Workbench]] |
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| 6 || Support for multiple solids within a body || |
| 6 || Support for multiple solids within a [[PartDesign_Body|body]] || |
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* creating a separate body for each solid |
* creating a separate [[PartDesign_Body|body]] for each solid |
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| 7|| Selecting which part of the sketch to |
| 7|| Selecting which part of the sketch to [[PartDesign_Pad|pad]]|| |
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* no known workarounds |
* no known workarounds |
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| 8|| Fillets and chamfers that can consume adjacent faces/edges || |
| 8|| [[PartDesign_Fillet|Fillets]] and [[PartDesign_Chamfer|chamfers]] that can consume adjacent faces/edges || |
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* making fillets with slightly smaller radius (e.g. 6.4999 instead of 6.5 mm) |
* making [[PartDesign_Fillet|fillets]] with a slightly smaller radius (e.g. 6.4999 instead of 6.5 mm) |
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| 9 || Parametric curves || |
| 9 || Parametric curves || |
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* Macro 3D Parametric Curve |
* [[Macro_3D_Parametric_Curve|Macro 3D Parametric Curve]] |
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| 10 || Cosmetic threads || |
| 10 || Cosmetic threads || |
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* modeling true threads |
* modeling true threads, for holes those can be generated automatically using [[PartDesign_Hole|Hole]] tool |
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| 11 || Partitions (splitting surfaces and volumes with sketches and datum planes while keeping the number of parts unchanged) || |
| 11 || Partitions (splitting surfaces and volumes with sketches and datum planes while keeping the number of parts unchanged) || |
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* [[Part_BooleanFragments|Boolean Fragments]] tool – only splitting surfaces with sketches |
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| 12 || Guide rails for [[PartDesign AdditivePipe|Additive Pipe]] and [[PartDesign_AdditiveLoft|Additive Loft]] or their equivalents in the [[Part_Module|Part Workbench]] || |
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| 12 || Guide rails for sweep and loft || |
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* [[CurvedShapes_Workbench|CurvedShapes]] add-on workbench - [[CurvedShapes_CurvedArray|CurvedArray]] |
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| 13 || Twist for |
| 13 || Twist for [[PartDesign_AdditivePipe|Additive Pipe]] or [[Part_Sweep|Part Sweep]] || |
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* PartDesign AdditiveHelix (pitch=height*360/twist angle) |
* [[PartDesign_AdditiveHelix|PartDesign AdditiveHelix]] (pitch=height*360/twist angle) |
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* [[CurvedShapes_Workbench|CurvedShapes]] add-on workbench - [[CurvedShapes_CurvedArray|CurvedArray]] |
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| 14 || Bending existing parts || |
| 14 || Bending existing parts || |
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| 15 || Pattern along a curve || |
| 15 || Pattern along a curve || |
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* PathArray |
* [[Draft_PathArray|Draft PathArray]] tool |
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| 16 || Cut scope - cut affecting only selected part of the model || |
| 16 || Cut scope - cut tools affecting only selected part of the model || |
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* different order of operations and using boolean cut on extruded bodies |
* different order of operations and using [[Part_Cut|boolean cut]] on extruded bodies |
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| 17 || Merging adjacent faces || |
| 17 || Merging adjacent faces || |
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* no known workaround |
* no known workaround |
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| 18 || Hole tool using points from sketches || |
| 18 || [[PartDesign_Hole|Hole]] tool using points from sketches || |
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* drawing circles for the Hole tool |
* drawing circles for the [[PartDesign_Hole|Hole]] tool |
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| 19 || Datum points from coordinates || |
| 19 || [[PartDesign_Point|Datum points]] from coordinates || |
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* basing datum points on existing geometry |
* basing datum points on existing geometry |
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Revision as of 10:13, 10 March 2022
Introduction
The goal of this article is to list the most important currently missing features in FreeCAD and provide workarounds for them. It can be helpful for new users who can't find a particular functionality in FreeCAD.
Missing features in the Sketcher
No. | Missing feature | Workarounds |
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1 | Auto snapping to objects (midpoints, center points, quadrants, extensions, intersections) |
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2 | Chamfer tool |
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3 | Circular pattern |
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4 | Offset tool |
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5 | Rotate tool |
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6 | Scale tool |
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7 | Adaptive dimension constraint |
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8 | Inputting coordinates and dimensions on go (when drawing an object) |
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9 | Tangency to B-spline edge |
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10 | Checking geometric and mass properties of the sketch (area, center of mass, second moments of area and so on) |
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11 | Possibility to use the results of the External Geometry tool directly for operations on the sketch |
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12 | Projecting multiple edges at once with the External Geometry tool when a face is selected |
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13 | 3D sketches |
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14 | Projection of cut edges when making a sketch on a plane cutting through the model |
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15 | View section tool showing filled cuts (not hollow ones) - directly related to the Clipping plane tool issue |
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Missing features in the Part and Part Design workbenches
No. | Missing feature | Workarounds |
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1 | Checking geometric and mass properties of the model |
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2 | Clipping plane that doesn't make the model look like it's hollow |
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3 | Creation of an axis on the intersection of 2 planes and a plane midway between two faces/points, possibly more variants for datum creation |
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4 | Automated midsurface extraction (for thin-walled parts) |
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5 | Projecting (mapping/wrapping) sketches on non-planar (e.g. cylindrical) faces |
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6 | Support for multiple solids within a body |
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7 | Selecting which part of the sketch to pad |
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8 | Fillets and chamfers that can consume adjacent faces/edges |
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9 | Parametric curves | |
10 | Cosmetic threads |
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11 | Partitions (splitting surfaces and volumes with sketches and datum planes while keeping the number of parts unchanged) |
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12 | Guide rails for Additive Pipe and Additive Loft or their equivalents in the Part Workbench |
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13 | Twist for Additive Pipe or Part Sweep |
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14 | Bending existing parts |
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15 | Pattern along a curve |
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16 | Cut scope - cut tools affecting only selected part of the model |
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17 | Merging adjacent faces |
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18 | Hole tool using points from sketches |
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19 | Datum points from coordinates |
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Missing features in the TechDraw workbench
No. | Missing feature | Workarounds |
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1 | Advanced section views (half, broken out, offset and aligned sections) |
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2 | Surface quality annotations |
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3 | Auto diameter dimension on side views |
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4 | Sketching in drawings |
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5 | Shaded views in drawings |
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Missing features in the FEM workbench
No. | Missing feature | Workarounds |
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1 | Beams with arbitrary cross-section |
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2 | Pressure load on shells, distributed load on beams |
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3 | Support for multiple meshes and thus possibility to define contact between touching (not separated) faces |
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4 | Applying torque to any surface |
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5 | Defining rigid bodies and virtual elements |
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6 | Advanced material models (hyperelasticity, creep and so on) |
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7 | Composite shells |
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8 | Simple creation of node and element sets |
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9 | CalculiX keyword editor |
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General missing features
No. | Missing feature | Workarounds |
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1 | Official assembly module |
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2 | Improved appearance/rendering of 3D models |
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3 | Status bar instructions (“Now pick this …”) for many tools that would benefit from having them (e.g. Sketcher constraints) |
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4 | Consistent selection order - some tools require the user to pick the geometric entity first while others allow selection after enabling the tool |
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5 | More GUI customization options - pie menus, different icon styles and themes and so on |
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6 | Selection filter (picking only faces, edges, points and so on) |
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7 | Assembly module with an option to constrain parts to the origin and to datums |
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8 | Transform tool with an option to move and rotate with respect to edges and global coordinates |
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9 | More texturing options |
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