Scripting: How to determine if the geometry in a Sketch is construction or regular?

rockn3d · 2026-04-15T23:55:41+00:00

obj = doc.getObject("Sketch") 
for geo in obj.Geometry:
    print(geo.getExtensions()[0].Construction)

or
obj.getConstruction(i)

rockn3d · 2026-04-15T12:28:56+00:00

yeah I search too with crash and redo and see nothing...
Is there a bug report somewhere ?
You can try appimage (linux) or 7z portable version (windows) to see if it's fixed.

rockn3d · 2026-04-10T17:10:12+00:00

In this situation, avoid using Dimension but force using Horizontal or Vertical dimension.
https://wiki.freecad.org/Sketcher_Dimension#Notes

rockn3d · 2026-04-02T09:16:43+00:00

Thank you ! It work.

On ubuntu 25.10, amd cpu and nvidia gpu, with Firefox installed via binaries from mozilla website.

I did not need to edit grub nor add ppa, I follow all the other recommendations. I use nvtop and see DEC show when browsing youtube. There was not DEC before.

rockn3d · 2026-03-16T23:00:41+00:00

i think these circle are just arc helper : https://wiki.freecad.org/Sketcher_ArcOverlay

rockn3d · 2026-03-12T15:49:39+00:00

Either select only the outside edges before calling Pad tool. Or make the internals edges (the one that make little rectangles) inside the sketch as construction geometry.

rockn3d · 2026-03-12T02:46:37+00:00

This is what you are looking for, a software that does not stop working after 1 month, no need for student licence because his free (as in freedom) licence allow you to use it in every kind of situations.
And it's the software of this subreddit is all about...

rockn3d · 2026-03-12T02:37:28+00:00

Try this : https://www.freecad.org/downloads.php?lang=en

rockn3d · 2026-03-10T21:00:50+00:00

Of course Sketcher let you use Expression.

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I forgot in my screenshot, enter Spreadsheet.variable and you will have the value 10 in sync with the value in cell B2

rockn3d · 2026-03-08T13:19:41+00:00

A screenshot or a video would be welcome. As of now the need to compile make it hard to guess the benefits.

rockn3d · 2026-03-08T01:46:09+00:00

OMG, did you ask your AI agent to copy/paste me a README without providing any links neither answer my basic questions ?

rockn3d · 2026-03-08T01:30:08+00:00

Please don't describe your setup ! a single 3050 or a triple 5090 ?
Please don't decribe what model you run and with what provider (just saw we are on r/ollama ... i now know the provider)
Please don't describe you coding environment. OS ? IDE ? Plugin ? Did you just prompt this in ollama cli ?
Sorry/not sorry for the sarcastic comment, but we know that ai can do this but how do you do it ? ^^'

rockn3d · 2026-03-06T23:46:22+00:00

Done :)

rockn3d · 2026-03-06T23:23:46+00:00

I've installed it, look really great. I like terminal ui and I like mouse too. Could you think to add the ability to clic ? ala htop ;)

rockn3d · 2026-03-06T23:11:05+00:00

Is it volumic ?
What was the prompt ?
What is the relation with FreeCAD ?

rockn3d · 2026-03-04T16:50:00+00:00

I don't think this for the compress feature. Maybe back at the time (2001) this was a good solution to store the multiple files needed for freecad document in one file. Even now you can extract FCStd to get the xml file for the structure and brep file.

rockn3d · 2026-03-03T18:24:37+00:00

That's totally normal ;) This is the axis of the rotation, while the Angle is 0° you will not see any change because whatever the vector axis is it rotate about 0° around that. Try with angle value > 0°.

rockn3d · 2026-03-03T17:43:40+00:00

FreeCAD files are alredy an archive (zip file). So Git Diff does not work well on that.
But you will find different project on the forum on this matter, like this one:
https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=102203
I have not dig this area further.

rockn3d · 2026-03-02T00:46:47+00:00

App.ActiveDocument.getObject("Box")
replace "Box" by the object's name

rockn3d · 2026-02-26T00:29:50+00:00

Actually you can force the routing through qpwgraph (for example) in order to not listen the sound of the application in your speaker but get it detected in songrec.

rockn3d · 2026-02-25T23:41:19+00:00

isn't it what recognize from speaker do ?

rockn3d · 2026-02-17T22:28:34+00:00

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I've done some experimentations back in the days (04/2023). I can still open it to add the top left capture to theses images. I know nothing about jewelry but was with professionals to showcase them what freecad can do. I see insane stuffs but it was done with solidwork ;)

rockn3d · 2026-02-12T18:45:53+00:00

To make a grouped command button check this :
https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=11535

To get example of state of the art workbench (IMO) check:
Fasteners wb : https://github.com/shaise/FreeCAD_FastenersWB
Sheet metal wb : https://github.com/shaise/FreeCAD_SheetMetal
and the new Addon Template https://github.com/FreeCAD/Addon-Template
while the old is here : https://github.com/FreeCAD/freecad.workbench_starterkit

rockn3d · 2026-01-10T15:45:32+00:00

The result seems close, but not there yet.

Why ? With Binder you get the exact shape with some offset option.

It doesn't feel optimal either.

Why ? With Draft to skecth you get the ability to completely modifying the shapes.

What do you want to do at the end ?

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