https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzf1yP6HUmY

I’m getting errors trying to create a pocket (2:25) because one of the edges of the inner rectangle is right on top of the outer rectangle, and I can’t select just the inner rectangle

  • WbrJr@lemmy.ml
    2·
    2 months ago

    If i understand you correctly, I suppose you come from another cad program. In freecad you can’t select a shape of a drawing to extrude or pocket. Each operation like pad needs its own, simple sketch to extrude.

    Here is the workflow:

    • create scetch
    • create rectangle (70*100) in it
    • exit sketch
    • select sketch and click pad, make it 30mm
    • close and click the top face, create new sketch
    • in the sketch create a rectangle
    • get the top edge with the transfer tool
    • make the 3 sides 10mm spaced from the border
    • make the last side of the rectangle vertical to the right side of the imported line (select the point at the end)
    • exit sketch
    • select the sketch and select pocket
    • make it 10mm or so
    • exit, select the face and then click draft
    • angle it the way you want

    Should be done

    I don’t know if that helps or what your error is exactly, if you need more help please be more specific what you did and what did not work and what you expected to happen

    • nieceandtowsOP
      1·
      2 months ago

      Thanks for the details. Freecad is the first modeling software I’ve tried. I was just struggling because I followed the exact same steps from the video, but I can’t make a pocket. I’ll try your steps and see if it works.

        • nieceandtowsOP
          2·
          1 month ago

          No, I need to get back to it. I figured out how to do my original thing for which I was doing this tutorial in the first place, so didn’t go back to figure this one out.

        • nieceandtowsOP
          2·
          1 month ago

          I tried it again, and for whatever reason it’s working now. May be I did something subtly wrong the previous time

          • leemstradamus@leminal.space
            2·
            1 month ago

            I had those types of issues when I first started. I’m not much farther in my progression but I’ve at least made some stuff that I’ve printed.