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Why am I unable to create this pocket in 1.1beta like shown in this tutorial? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 months ago by nieceandtows@programming.dev to c/freecad@lemmy.ml

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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

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[–] WbrJr@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] leemstradamus@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Did you ever get it figured out?

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 2 points 2 months 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.

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 points 2 months 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.