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TheYang@lemmy.world 6 months agoLearn how their parametric references. On the one hand it’s a bit annoying when you can’t click something to use as a reference.
On the other hand being able to use any length as a reference is really nice.
Named dimensions can be referenced for example by:
Constraints.MainStrutLength*1.25+20mm
Or a pad dimension with
Pad017.Length2 (from memory)
Or a dimension in a sketch in a pad:
Pad018.Sketch018.Constraints.SecondaryStrutLength4
u_tamtam@programming.dev 6 months ago
You mean, that? youtu.be/x7_KgeLOcKY?feature=shared
TheYang@lemmy.world 6 months ago
No, I meant even easier, In a single (more complex) sketch, I can’t just reference another dimension by clicking on it (as far as I know at least)
u_tamtam@programming.dev 6 months ago
Oh, I think I understand. I generally select a bunch of things and use wiki.freecad.org/Sketcher_ConstrainEqual and never thought of selecting the dimensions directly. That sounds like a good idea/convenience indeed :)
TheYang@lemmy.world 6 months ago
yeah that works, but if you want a+20mm or a*1.5 etc, doesn’t work so well.