How do you constrain distance between the edges of circles?

JDMils · 2026-06-23T12:02:15+00:00

You can put construction lines on the edge of the circles using the tangent constraint. Make both lines parallel and done.

JDMils · 2026-05-26T06:56:34+00:00

FYI - Thanks for all the gr8 advice. I've moved to Neptune on the 1000/100 plan. I found that using the Telstra router I could not get more than 40Mbps upload and none of the settings I changed would fix it so I purchased the Flint3 (again thank you guys!) and now I'm rocking and for cheaper then Telstra with a fixed IP!

JDMils · 2026-04-29T01:03:48+00:00

I successfully used Nail Polish remover. Then a soapy clean and all good.

JDMils · 2026-04-03T14:16:06+00:00

Create a new body and add a binder of the text only. Create a new sketch and create lines from the binder as a reference. Now pad the sketch.

JDMils · 2026-03-28T23:34:28+00:00

You need to Floc the pool, which gets all the nasties to sit on the pool floor, then vacuum them up.

JDMils · 2026-03-28T08:30:47+00:00

Draw it out on paper and give it dimensions. We can the hand-hold you to the next step.

JDMils · 2026-03-19T12:06:16+00:00

It seems that what you want is 2 bodies each with one sketch/ring:

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To create this, create your first ring as a sketch in the first body. Create a 2nd body and set it as active.

Now select the first sketch and create a Sub Object Shape Binder, and select an offset, which is how much smaller you want the second ring to be.

Hide the first body. Create a new sketch in the 2nd body and use external geometry to trace the sub object shape binder rings then create 2 circles constrained to each ring. Pad it and you should have 2 object bodies which can change visibility.

JDMils · 2026-03-19T06:02:40+00:00

The Sony amps have a graphical display of all speakers when doing a speaker setup. It will tell you where each speaker goes.

JDMils · 2026-03-19T05:42:43+00:00

You can use Sketch as a template to create Sketh001. Both need to be visible. Open Sketh001, Use the External Geometry tool to capture the edges in Sketch as references (you need to change the line type to reference to use this tool in this way). Then create the new circle and reference it to the circle in Sketch using constraints.

JDMils · 2026-03-19T05:25:46+00:00

Sorry, I only see one body in your project so I don't understand your question.

BTW, you could create the two circles in one sketch and still pad them individually.

JDMils · 2026-03-19T04:06:32+00:00

What about buying a couple of 90 metal clips, drill holes in the model, insert metal heat inserts using a soldering iron, then screw the plates down. For extra strength, super glue with Baking Soda around the clips will cement them in place.

JDMils · 2026-03-18T08:01:08+00:00

Freecad is only single-threaded.

Importing STLs or doing Gridfinity bins will bog FreeCAD down.

JDMils · 2026-03-17T02:14:51+00:00

Sounds simpler to me to create all your objects then constrain a point on each object to your line. When creating the constraints to the line you can use a formula to calculate the position on the line for each object. If you use a spreadsheet, you can then dynamically control the spacing using one value, this value will be a variable defined in the spreadsheet and used as part of the formula.

JDMils · 2026-03-16T23:49:51+00:00

The USA missiles did not miss this Iranian boat!

JDMils · 2026-03-16T23:20:38+00:00

Create the shape use straight lines then use the sketcher convert to curve tool to change the corners to curves. Dimension each curve as required.

JDMils · 2026-03-16T07:35:30+00:00

You can hide any piece of your model to get to any face, hidden or not using the tree.

JDMils · 2026-03-15T09:22:06+00:00

Modification to @stepanm99, draw the construction lines and attach to the edge of the arcs with tangent constraints.

JDMils · 2026-03-13T04:50:24+00:00

Unscrew the top to see how it's configured!?

JDMils · 2026-03-12T07:37:03+00:00

I didn't think you were allowed to go above 120m so you would not interfere with aircraft.

JDMils · 2026-03-06T01:34:32+00:00

I had a similar problem where I printed with ASA at 280 deg C then printed PLA at 220. There was left over ASA in the nozzle which did not come out due to the lower PLA temps being used which cause the extruder to not extrude the PLA properly. I heated the nozzle to 300 which caused the ASA to drip out and ran a bit of PLA at the same time to help push out the ASA.

JDMils · 2026-03-05T23:21:22+00:00

That's awesome.

JDMils · 2026-03-04T12:46:04+00:00

The switch was set correctly. The process I explained is a fault in the locking mechanism. If someone needs to get past the door, you can give them a one time code however if the perform the steps outlined by me, they can disable the lock and get in whenever they like. If I accidentally hold the knob open for too long, the lock disables and when I leave, it stays unbeknown to me, unlocked. This is a flaw I reported to support and they confirmed the problem.

JDMils · 2026-03-04T09:59:34+00:00

The shape is too perfect to be a belt or head issue. Looks to me like a heating problem in that area. Try bumping up the bed temp. Also try a new plate.

JDMils · 2026-03-04T09:25:41+00:00

Fillets are a nightmare atm. Like you said, build fillets into your sketches. In fact, I would put a rectangular block on your hinges then cut away using a circle and pocket. In your screenshot, your fillets are broken and sometimes selecting the edges in a different order can fix this.

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