My local resellers don't even show price for alibre design - you are supposed to contact them to request it. What I dislike about atom is it doesn't have scripting support. Oh, speaking of the ultimate scripting. Since Halloween is approaching, I recommend checking BRL CAD as a spooky CAD package(by modern standards). Released in 1983, most recent stable update was this August, however it's still obscure. I like new version of freecad. It crashed so often previously I've switched to blender(as it for 3d printing my models it was fine). Now freecad is so much better: I managed to make 50 exercises from grabcad to test if freecad is defended enough against me clicking what is not supposed to be clicked - surprisingly it went fine. In previous versions I managed to crash and loss progress.
@RoadSideMaker
2 сағат бұрын
Hey, thanks for bringing BRL CAD to my attention. I will check it out. Yes, FreeCAD 1.0 is a big step forward, still some work to be done, but much better. Regarding Atom, Germany reseller website has nice one pager with all the prices listed.
@AM-yk5yd
4 сағат бұрын
Is it possible to "invoke" body with a different varset? For example if we want "boxman" (as snowman) where three boxes of different sizes are arranged on top of each other, do we need to duplicate parts?
@RoadSideMaker
3 сағат бұрын
Sorry if I didn't understand your question fully. VarSet can be outside the body and can be used in expressions by all bodies in the project. If the VarSet is inside one of the bodies, I tested that you can just invoke the VarSet name in the equation editor and get the varset values, no need to invoke specific body sub-objects. Additionally you can have as many VarSet objects as you want. Let me know if I answered your question.
@brucewilliams6292
7 сағат бұрын
Sincerely appreciate the effort that goes to putting these videos together. I didn't even know that FreeCAD had added tolerances to the Techdraw workbench!
@RoadSideMaker
7 сағат бұрын
My pleasure!
@MrLelopes
Күн бұрын
I am a simple man, I see someone pro advising for a subscription software, I downvote it. And Report it as the spam it is.
@RoadSideMaker
Күн бұрын
Alibre is one time purchase for life-time license. With optional version upgrades, if one chooses to. But you do you
@MrLelopes
Күн бұрын
@@RoadSideMaker No price listing on site? "ask for a reseller to contact you". YEah.. being there just shady business models. I know where this is going.
@RoadSideMaker
Күн бұрын
@@MrLelopes No you don't. They have listing on their site if you access it from USA and Canada. Other countries are served through resellers. Guess what? Resellers have pricelists. e.g. Germany alibre.info/alibre-preisliste.html Same goes for other countries.
@hypocritical7379
2 күн бұрын
freecad 1.0 release candidates are out
@RoadSideMaker
2 күн бұрын
Yes, I am using RC1 in the latest video, and very soon after RC2 was released.
@leroycasterline1122
3 күн бұрын
Is there a list of the additional features in the Link Branch of FreeCAD? Are they documented somewhere?
@RoadSideMaker
2 күн бұрын
There are a lot of differences. On FreeCAD forums there is a thread, trying to list differences forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=60681
@leroycasterline1122
3 күн бұрын
Great videos, thank you! Personally, I would prefer longer videos.
@RoadSideMaker
2 күн бұрын
Thank you, noted
@t.mollov566
3 күн бұрын
21:29 FreeCAD have different workbenches, because of that you should choice the best one for it - for example here i think using Part workbench would be more beneficial that part design workbench. 27:20 similar here - user error,
@RoadSideMaker
3 күн бұрын
That is not a user error. That is solver in sketcher recomputing and finding different solution for provided constraints. Maybe part would be more usfull, however I am focusing on classic feature based workflows
@imoldovan
3 күн бұрын
In the last seconds of the video it sure looks like the topo problem is not solved :(
@RoadSideMaker
3 күн бұрын
It was due to holes not being through all. My mistake in the design intent. It did not brake the part and jumped properly in place, when I fixed my mistake. In case of TNP I would have to delete and refilet edges.
@ArveGlendrange
3 күн бұрын
Thumbs up for this lesson.
@RoadSideMaker
3 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@excitedbox5705
4 күн бұрын
Alibre's pricing model is in opposition with their customers and shows that their company philosophy is not an alignment of goals (Ie. Our customers win, then we win) because their pricing is not designed to offer YOU choices of what features do I really need and will pay to have them or do I not need some features and can save a few bucks. Instead, their pricing model removes BASIC, and IMPORTANT features from EVERY Category FORCING you to buy the most expensive version you can afford and not what you need or lose on productivity. It is VERY dangerous to use a vendor like that because those are the ones that will jack up the prices at random to extort more money from their customers once they are locked into the product since retraining a whole company will be more expensive. The way a supplier treats their customers says a lot about a company and when there is a misalignment of goals YOUR business usually suffers.
@LordHog
4 күн бұрын
I am looking to create designs for woodworking. Is FreeCAD or Albre ok for that or is Sketchup a better tool?
@RoadSideMaker
4 күн бұрын
When woodworking is involved, i hear Sketchup and Autocad to be most popular choices. FreeCAD has a dedicated workbench for that, check this fellow youtuber www.youtube.com/@dprojects.woodworking
@AndreMonthy
Күн бұрын
For woodworking try FreeCAD for CAD, EstlCAM for CAM or Vectric (both CAD & CAM). I know FreeCAD has CAM workbench but its not that good right now.
@RoadSideMaker
Күн бұрын
Great suggestions
@LordHog
Күн бұрын
@@AndreMonthythank you for the suggestion
@LordHog
Күн бұрын
@@RoadSideMakerthanks! I will look into these suggestions. Thanks again
@MOOBBreezy
4 күн бұрын
Im absolutely loving this series! I more or less design in a way that "feels right". But this series introduce me to great workflows i could use in designing, and the tools available to do them. Especially the new tools coming in the 1.0 release, though, I might switch back to link branch after this!
@RoadSideMaker
4 күн бұрын
Thank you very much! Glad you find theses series useful!
@MOOBBreezy
4 күн бұрын
Just realized that I used the link branch for so long, I thought the defining geometry tool was a regular feature of free cad. When I tried out 1.0, I thought they just got rid of it 😅 Looks like I'll be moving back to rhe link branch for a while longer 😂
@RoadSideMaker
4 күн бұрын
Yesh, hope FreeCAD 1.0 implements it as well. And allows to offset sketch from projected geometry
@superdau
5 күн бұрын
I've been using FreeCAD for quite some time now (started with some of the 0.18 version I think), so I have "learned" how to work around its quirks (which are getting fewer and fewer) and it might might be easy to talk for me, but you picked one of the most "break prone" ways to model this box. Having to know what not to do is definitely not a sign of a user friendly software though. I put up with that and I now find it quite straight forward and easy (as in also quick) to build "stable" models that are almost 100% parametric (within reason obviously; if you design a parametric 4 sided box, but then add a fifth corner, it's not really the fault of the software). I've models where a single parameters changes tens of parts at once, in position, size or shape, even making additional parts "appear" depending outcomes of calculations. The main reasons for using FreeCAD is that I don't want to depend on the whim of companies, who could decide to change their licensing terms at any point in time. No accounts or cloud needed and if I keep an installer around I could still use the same version in 10 years if I wanted to. FreeCAD's features like CAM and FEM are nothing to scoff at either, considering it is truly free.
@Paulklampeeps
5 күн бұрын
Which is better the freecad 1.0 or freecad link branch? Thanks!
@RoadSideMaker
5 күн бұрын
Tough one. If you asked 0.21 vs Link Branch - no doubt, Link Branch. With 1.0 I love what they did with Sketcher. Smart dimensioning, auto horizontal/ vertical, offset tool. You really feel missing features when going back to Link branch. However same goes for some link branch features not available in 1.0 - why cannot I project defining external geometry? Pad/pocket tools have additional and useful options in Link Branch. Preview for features is much, much better in Link Branch. I would love Reatlthunder to update Link branch with VarSets and Sketcher. Than again there would be no doubt.
@octothorpian_nightmare
5 күн бұрын
Great video, thank you very much! I keep trying to use the Shapebinder and then sketch against that for my clearances but it always ends up a mess of constraints. I haven't tried the new FC release with the offset tool, hoping it includes a single "offset" variable that I can leverage, unless there's a better way? Varset is so much better than the spreadsheet for usability, can't wait to use it in my own stuff.
@RoadSideMaker
5 күн бұрын
Thank you! Offset tool is a great addition. And you can even auto constrain the offset. However, you cannot offset the projected external geometry. That would make it so much easier.
@RoadSideMaker
5 күн бұрын
Experimenting with shorter bite size videos. So splitting the topic in multiple chapters/videos. Let me know if you prefer this type of videos or you are a fan of long and complete videos in one go.
@stuartgibson9755
5 күн бұрын
FreeCAD needs a complete overhaul to make it user friendly like what happend with Blender.
@RoadSideMaker
5 күн бұрын
The overhaul is in progress with v1.0 and hopefully it will not stop there
@excitedbox5705
4 күн бұрын
I wish they would get together with some of the UI/UX forks and join forces to overhaul freeCAD.
@RoadSideMaker
3 күн бұрын
I probably am used to it, but, especially with 1.0, have no problems with the UI
@alexstone691
5 күн бұрын
I used the old freecad for so long, this new version is magic now, so many good improvements
@RoadSideMaker
5 күн бұрын
Yeah, I like the direction it is going
@philclayton5163
5 күн бұрын
Being quite new to freecad I was coming across problems with adaptive and adjustable dimensions for a “one model to rule them all” approach with brackets. This has possibly answered why my models were braking and not acting as expected. I will give the methods used here a try later on. Many thanks for the informative tutorial.
@RoadSideMaker
5 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@henninghoefer
6 күн бұрын
This is a fantastic video: Excellent explanations, very well done. The problem is, it could also be a perfect sales pitch for Fusion or Onshape or Alibre Design or … almost any other CAD system, which all don't need these workarounds! I admire your skills and know-how, but my free time is limited and I simply have no patience to put up with a workflow this bad. To paraphrase Jamie Zawinski: FreeCAD is only free if your time has no value.
@RoadSideMaker
6 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind words! And I sadly must agree that FreeCAD is not yet up to the competition. However it is fine for smaller projects and workbenches like FEM, Gears , Fasteners are fantastic. Still in my toolbox. I really hope that with the help of Ondsel team, these workarounds will be thing of the past.
@klave8511
7 күн бұрын
Solid edge community edition?
@RoadSideMaker
7 күн бұрын
Yeah, why not. Just apply same principles. Do you use it? Does it suit you?
@klave8511
6 күн бұрын
@@RoadSideMaker I would if it had CAM, instead I use Fusion. There are differences in the way things are done but it seems to have everything you can expect for a free package. It becomes difficult to change from one system to another when you’ve learned all the shortcuts and things that work for you. I’ve started using Fusion’s surfaces more of recent and the way it handles step files is really easy, hard to relearn those things.
@RoadSideMaker
6 күн бұрын
I hear a lot that CAM is something Fusion is good at. I found that after getting comfortable with one CAD, moving between CADs becomes much easier.
@henninghoefer
7 күн бұрын
What I learned from this video is that Alibre Atom is kneecapped to the point of uselessness. No center point rectangle... 😢 FreeCADs workflow is death by a thousand papercuts. And yes, I just tried the new 1.0-RC.
@RoadSideMaker
7 күн бұрын
I wouldn't put it that way. One of the best practices of sketching is to create approximate figure without any constraints automatic and then constrain it the way you need. So it is a part of design intent - auto constraint is not always what you want. With Alibre and center rectangle - add two symmetric constraints and you are there. Hardly kneecapped, but you do need to put in more clicks. But that is irrelevant for me if I get stable and reliable models. As I look at it, the price justifies imposed limitations. As for FreeCAD, you get used to it. I still use it and new sketcher in 1.0 is great. So I would use FreeCAD for fast one part designs to print, but Alibre for work where stability is more important.
@Irongrip62
2 күн бұрын
@@RoadSideMaker Frankly gating sketch primitives behind payment is insulting. Another hilarious omission I saw from the pricing list is being able to Boolean operator cut through multiple assemblies with one extrusion. I wouldn't give these people any money for this nickel and diming bullshit on principle alone.
@RoadSideMaker
2 күн бұрын
@@Irongrip62 Could you please let me know, when you find CAD software for 199$ of one time payment with a lifetime license for commercial use. Thank you in advance.
@MisterkeTube
7 күн бұрын
Honestly, both look so unnecessarily complicated compared to Fusion or OnShape. For a simple box like that, why would you need more than a single sketch and some extrudes from that sketch? If you want to make things fancy, you could then add some variables to define the important dimensions of your design, but even with that, I guess it would take you less than 5 minutes to make the entire thing in either of those (arguably commercial) packages. Really, FreeCAD developers should stop digging themselves into their own concepts on how the CAD package should work and take over the concepts from those user-friendly commercial packages. With the latest changes to FreeCAD there finally seems to be some movement in that direction, but there's still a very long way to go ...
@RoadSideMaker
7 күн бұрын
It seems that you are talking about layout sketch and multiple extrudes based on selected profiles in this sketch. Alibre and FreeCAD don't have that (freecad 1.0 does have edge selection as new feature but not profile) profile selection from sketch. They both adhere to practice of one sketch one feature which makes sketches simpler. When you are collaborating, everyone on the team should be able to read sketch easily. With layout sketches that could be more difficult. On top of that, companies that use CAD software have their own rules for modeling all designers have to adhere. So even if the CAD package can do faster modeling, the company rules may forbid the use of that technique. Now this video is not a tutorial on designing a simple box. It can be done much faster in both FreeCAD and Alibre indeed. The point of the video is to demonstrate the Top-Down or In-Context modeling workflow approach. Box is just arbitrary for ease of demonstration.
@MisterkeTube
7 күн бұрын
@@RoadSideMaker This is the exact behavior I also find back in FreeCAD developers: they keep finding arguments to force users into their own mindset rather than making stuff as easy and flexible to use as possible. It's like talking to a brick wall ...
@RoadSideMaker
7 күн бұрын
To each their own. I would suggest not to assume the brick wall and to explore the arguments deeper even if you do not agree with those. There are reasons behind these arguments.
@BeefIngot
5 күн бұрын
I totally feel you here. The sketch thing is makes both of these basically unusable due to how painfully slow it makes things. Hearing continuous copium for poor workflow boils my blood.
@RoadSideMaker
5 күн бұрын
Lets hope it improves
@dougj8186
7 күн бұрын
No, the Alibre license is not forever. Yes, you can open your own designs, but if you don't pay for yearly maintenance you won't be able to open future designs past your build. For example, you can't follow troubleshooting discussions on the forum because you can't open the files. Add in maintenance and Alibre will quickly become costly to use. Further, Alibre Atom, the alternative to FreeCAD, is so dumbed down and gutted of key features, I regret the $150 I paid for it and no longer use it. FreeCAD has a steeper learning curve and is less polished but it has more features.
@RoadSideMaker
7 күн бұрын
I am sorry to hear you had a bad experience with Alibre. However I have to strongly disagree. And oh boy this will be long one. First let me say I am an avid FreeCAD user and will not stop using it despite me having Alibre license. CAD software are tools to achieve desired results and not team sports to root for. I use 3 CADs simultaneously - FreeCAD, Alibre and Design Spark Mechanical (played) and each one does something different for me. Now back to Alibre. You are promised a perpetual/forever license which you get. You are NOT promised - set for life scenario. New versions cost money to develop. It would be required to have huge and endless influx of new users (lets take Atom3d for 150$) to be able to produce future versions. If there is no influx in this scenario, no money to produce new versions, business stops existing as it goes bankrupt. The only software I know that does "set for life" is Davinci Resolve Studio for video editing - you buy once and get all the updates. That is crazy but they offset that by selling hardware that costs tens of thousands dollars. So it is either subscription or perpetual with paid upgrades - I will choose perpetual every time. Now the maintenance is very friendly as well, they do not require you to purchase each subsequent year. Yet again - it is *not* a subscription. Say you have missed 3 years of maintenance and new feature comes out you really want or you really need to open new version files - you only pay for 1 current year of maintenance. And coming from IT field, that is also unheard off. Vendor usually either charges you for each missed year or sets heavy fines. So in this scenario 50$ for Atom if you really need it after 3 years - it is a no brainer. I am active on Alibre forums and it is like the nicest experience I have ever had with the vendor. Alibre team is active there as well. Try that with like Adobe forums. My bug report there has no interaction from the team for like 4 years now. And I pay *monthly* for that software. No Atom is not gutted of key features. It lacks "presets" - the combination of tools that make your workflow faster, like center rectangle. In Atom you will need to use a corner rectangle and 2 symmetry constraints to achieve center rectangle. They have removed "time savers" to differentiate the versions. And thank them for that. There is no alternative for commercial parametric CAD product for 150$ perpetual. I have videos planned in pipeline going through differences between Atom and Design version and then videos showing how you can archive the same results.
@dougj8186
7 күн бұрын
@@RoadSideMaker No "alternative for commercial parametric CAD product for 150$ perpetual"? Fusion 360 for hobby use is free, a fully developed professional CAD program, only missing a couple of things like high speed tool paths. A person would have to be crazy to pay for a CAD program unless they were doing commercial work, and that can be up to $2,000 per year with the hobby license. It's easily on a par with Alibre Design (now called Pro) which is $999. I didn't have a "bad experience" with Alibre Atom. It just lacks too many features. No 3D modeling, no surfacing or thin extrude, no a lot of things, no 3 point arc, no slots, one type of ellipse, etc., etc. It's basic modeling and not worth the money when there are better options available. Solidworks maker version, also $2,000 limit, is less than the cost of Alibre maintenance per year. It is said to be the equivalent of Solidworks full version, online but files can be stored locally.
@RoadSideMaker
7 күн бұрын
Sorry I wasn't clear - there is no alternative for commercial USE parametric CAD product for 150$. So yes, I am using it for commercial purposes. Atom3D has slot, and curved slot as well. They have added it to v28. And Atom3D supports Excel addon, so you have full benefit of global variables. Alibre Design Editions have surfacing, you have thin extrudes, Booleans etc. Now regarding the Fusion (1000$ a year allowance) and Solidworks (2000$ a year allowance) - Lets say you exceed the allowance in any of these products. So what would you do next? Continue using in violation if the agreement or pay for the full version? Migrate your projects elsewhere? Some maths for you - 1000$ in 894 Euro. Fusion base license if 757 Euro. So as soon as you exceed the limit, you should pay 85% of what you have made. And if you count in taxes, you just lost money. And then you pay yearly 757, even if you make less. Because if you don't you are locked out of your projects. Alibre Design has two editions Alibre Design Pro and Alibre Design Expert. Pro is 950$ perpetual and is fully functional - you And yearly maintenance is 360 Euro, compared to 757 Fusion. So Alibre Design Pro is cheaper from year 2. Now Solidworks, yeah. I would suggest to read on user reports on 3D Experience. It just doesn't work. But lets say it works. If you exceed the limit, Solidworks license costs from 4000$ to like 12 000$ with yearly maintenance of ~1500 - 3000$. So again, from price perspective we are talking totally different league.
@dougj8186
7 күн бұрын
@@RoadSideMaker Paying $50 to have the slot function in Atom is throwing good money after bad. If you have Alibre Design there is no reason you'd waste the extra effort required to use Atom, FreecCAD, or any other down-grade program, except to promote your KZitem channel. For actual users all this can be taken with a grain of salt.
@RoadSideMaker
7 күн бұрын
And the great thing is that you do not have to pay 50. Only if you want to. Now FreeCAD is not a downgrade program in any way, shape or form. CAD software is a tool. If it performs the desired action, I use it. My personal toolbox consists of FreeCAD, Alibre, Designspark Mechanical and I am looking into Plasticity lately. Each of those does something different and something better than others.
@LIUXIN
8 күн бұрын
Fusion 360 used to be my favorite until it's not free any more.
@RoadSideMaker
8 күн бұрын
Same here, it is good untill it is not. Went back to FreeCAD and then found Alibre
@EmileMac-fy5mh
9 күн бұрын
F subscriptions, i want to OWN what I pay for. I want to keep my file on my PC!
@RoadSideMaker
9 күн бұрын
Same here :)
@bazejwolinski5131
10 күн бұрын
Hi, you have great content, and thanks to you, I’ve learned a lot.
@RoadSideMaker
10 күн бұрын
Thank you! Glad you like it
@johnschmidt874
10 күн бұрын
How do you rename the variable named length to, for example, along?
@RoadSideMaker
10 күн бұрын
I don't believe you can rename variables. Maybe it will be added in future releases
@johnschmidt874
10 күн бұрын
@@RoadSideMaker In a case where you named the variable wrong, how would you handle it?
@RoadSideMaker
10 күн бұрын
If you catch the mistake right away, just right-click the variable and select Remove. Then create again with proper name. If you find the mistake further in the design process, you could do the same - remove and recreate, however you will need to go through your design and reassign the new variable. Or just leave it as it is 👀
@johnschmidt874
10 күн бұрын
@@RoadSideMaker Sometimes I find some names make more sense than the others later so I should rename them. It seems like solutions you mentioned above are the only ways. I hope there will be renaming variables feature in the future.
@RoadSideMaker
10 күн бұрын
Agree. It is a very new feature, so being somewhat limited is expected, so let's see what future improvements brings.
@Paulklampeeps
11 күн бұрын
Why they didn't include some of the tools/ features from the link branch to 1.0 version?
@RoadSideMaker
11 күн бұрын
The explicit goal for 1.0 is to implement topological naming problem fix. Let's hope that in future these tools are implemented.
@brucewilliams6292
11 күн бұрын
You move at a good pace and you have a good style in your videos. Thanks for producing this.
@RoadSideMaker
11 күн бұрын
Glad you liked them!
@ChidleyEngineering
11 күн бұрын
Wow. These videos are so good.
@RoadSideMaker
11 күн бұрын
Glad you like them! Thank you!
@ChidleyEngineering
11 күн бұрын
VarSet is new to me - I would have used Spreadsheet. VarSet seems cleaner. Thanks!
@dmitryzlotnikov6587
11 күн бұрын
Thank you !
@RoadSideMaker
11 күн бұрын
You're welcome!
@dmitryzlotnikov6587
11 күн бұрын
Thank you !
@RoadSideMaker
11 күн бұрын
You're welcome!
@JasonSheehan-fy3lb
12 күн бұрын
Great vids! I’d love to see someone build a guitar.. like the Austin Shaner fusion 360 vids .. No one has produced a freecad video on this .. people have tried but tbh as a luthier they all fall short .. A shaners fusion videos are pretty much on point with the mechanics and dimensions of the guitar .. I know about the marz guitar workbench but would love to see someone actually do a freecad build .. cheers and thanks again for the great content.. subbed 👍👍🤙
@RoadSideMaker
12 күн бұрын
Thank you! Funny story - in my teens I have tried to build an actual guitar but fell short. Instead built a small replica of Fender Baritone, while trying to adhere to some real life building techniques like gluing two piece head and neck with proper angles.🤟
@GuillaumeJACQUIN
12 күн бұрын
Nice vid again ! Keep going ! Is Ondsel version works like Link Branch ? Thanks for sharing 👍
@RoadSideMaker
12 күн бұрын
Thank you! Ondsel is closely related to FreeCAD 1.0 version. It does include TNP fix from Link branch, just like 1.0 does.
@RoadSideMaker
12 күн бұрын
Hey, thanks for watching my video! Let me know what you think. Are there any topics you would like me to cover in future videos?
@JurriaanPruis
12 күн бұрын
Great video! Great tips to improve my FreeCAD design workflow. Thanks a lot! At 16:35 you mention that you need to create a sketch in order to extend a face. I've done this before by clicking on the face and then using the Pad tool to just pad that face. Does that work here as well?
@RoadSideMaker
12 күн бұрын
@@JurriaanPruis You are right! It works in Link Branch as well. Guess I was to focused on using defining geometry projection tool :)
@JurriaanPruis
12 күн бұрын
A topic that I would be interested in is incorporating text or external (svg) drawings in a design. I always struggle with the Draft workbench 😅
@RoadSideMaker
12 күн бұрын
@@JurriaanPruis Taking a note on that 👍
@Krazydavea
13 күн бұрын
Great Job
@RoadSideMaker
13 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@davidcooper3871
13 күн бұрын
I’m sorry, too tiny for my old eyes.
@RoadSideMaker
13 күн бұрын
Sorry, noted, next videos will have UI much bigger.
@GuillaumeJACQUIN
14 күн бұрын
Nice vid ! Thanks for sharing 👍 You can click with the midle mouse button on part or a face to center the rotation view on it... I've got tryed them all, Plasticity, blender, Ds mechanical, Fusion, Atom Alibre, Onshape, Shaper3D, Sketchup... ! I always return to Freecad, but with a lot of frustration ! I think the 1.0 version is a good perspective for parametric 3D cad... Waiting for yours videos Thanks you
@RoadSideMaker
14 күн бұрын
Thank you for kind words! Looks like we are in the same boat! I use multiple CADs even for the same project to achieve the result I want. New videos are already in the making
@brucewilliams6292
14 күн бұрын
Great video. You do a great job explaining the work process.
@RoadSideMaker
14 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thank you for kind words!
@GuillaumeJACQUIN
15 күн бұрын
Nice video and software comparaison. There is also Sketchup... :)
@RoadSideMaker
14 күн бұрын
Thank you! Greatly appreciated!
@ztfx4683
16 күн бұрын
非常赞。👍👍👍 建议把UI 字体设大 便于学习😁
@RoadSideMaker
16 күн бұрын
Thank you, will do that!
@MrConstantCrash
21 күн бұрын
I would love to switch from Fusion to Alibre, but Alibre is windows only and I, like many am a Mac user.
@RoadSideMaker
21 күн бұрын
Yeah, thats a downside on Alibre part, for sure
@RaviKumarRavi001
21 күн бұрын
A masterpiece class...learned something new...
@RoadSideMaker
21 күн бұрын
Greatly appreciated 👍 Cheers!
@jk3d48
21 күн бұрын
There is also SolveSpace CAD as free OpenSource CAD which is parametric. Also Grid Space OpenSource 3DSlicer/3DMesh modeler and more is very nice.
@RoadSideMaker
21 күн бұрын
@@jk3d48 Yes, the more options, the better!
@Rez441
21 күн бұрын
13:51 oh man, dimensions flipping like that sucks... Nice video for making robust models which don't break. I'll use this as reference when making models like this. BTW, what's the difference between using the new varset feature and the old spreadsheet method? The varset is just faster?
@RoadSideMaker
21 күн бұрын
Hey, glad this is useful. I find VarSet to be faster and more intuitive as you do not need to assign Alias for the value (if you don't want to reference by Cell address like A2), like you do in spreadsheet. As well the spreadsheet can get messy if you organize values in multiple columns.
@RoadSideMaker
21 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching! Remember, best practices for tidy design aren't always the best for reliability-sometimes, it's about finding the right balance. Let me know your thoughts or questions in the comments below. Have you tried the new Variable Set feature in FreeCAD? How does it fit into your workflow? Feel free to share any tips or challenges you've encountered-I’d love to hear about your experiences!
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