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* adding cosmetic threads on the [[TechDraw_Workbench#Centerlines_and_threading|TechDraw]] page |
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* modeling true threads, for holes those can be generated automatically using [[PartDesign_Hole|Hole]] tool |
* modeling true threads, for holes those can be generated automatically using [[PartDesign_Hole|Hole]] tool |
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Revision as of 19:23, 12 June 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 an object | |
15 | View section tool showing filled cuts |
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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 | Displaying center of mass of the model (part or assembly) | |
3 | Clipping plane that doesn't make the model look like it's hollow |
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4 | 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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5 | Automated midsurface extraction (for thin-walled parts) |
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6 | Projecting (mapping/wrapping) sketches on non-planar (e.g. cylindrical) faces |
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7 | Support for multiple solids within a body |
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8 | Selecting which part of the sketch to pad |
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9 | Fillets and chamfers that can consume adjacent faces/edges |
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10 | Variable radius for the PartDesign Fillet tool |
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11 | Parametric curves | |
12 | Cosmetic threads | |
13 | Partitions (splitting surfaces and volumes with sketches and datum planes while keeping the number of parts unchanged) |
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14 | Guide rails for Additive Pipe and Additive Loft or their equivalents in the Part Workbench |
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15 | Twist for Additive Pipe or Part Sweep |
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16 | Bending existing parts |
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17 | Pattern along a curve |
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18 | Cut scope - cut tools affecting only selected part of the model |
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19 | Merging adjacent faces |
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20 | Hole tool using points from sketches |
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21 | Datum points from coordinates |
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22 | A tool for automatic creation of ribs |
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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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6 | Ordinate dimensions |
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7 | Broken (interrupted) views |
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8 | Excluding ribs from hatching |
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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 | |
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 workbench |
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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 workbench 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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10 | View normal to a face | |
11 | Highlighting only individual PartDesign feature of the model when the corresponding operation in the Tree view is selected |
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12 | Selecting individual PartDesign feature in the Tree view upon clicking on the corresponding face |
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13 | Freeform modeling |
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14 | Assembly component generators and calculators for: bolted and riveted connections, shafts, splines, keys, cams, gears (spur, bevel, worm), bearings, springs, belts and chains, pins, o-rings |
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