FreeCAD [how-to] : solid modeling with the power of Python /: solid modeling with the power of Python. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brad Collette, Daniel Falck ; [foreword by Yorik van Havre].
• Other Names: Collette, Brad; Falck, Daniel
• Contents: FreeCAD [How-to]; FreeCAD [How-to]; Credits; Foreword; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Downloading the example code; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. FreeCAD [How-to]; Getting and installing FreeCAD (Must know); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; There's more ... ; Daily builds; Building from source; Third-party builds. Understanding the FreeCAD interface (Must know)Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Default views; Freezing and Saving views; Python and Report views; CSG modeling in the Part workbench (Must know); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Create primitives; Why doesn't my part look right?; Recording and editing a macro (Should know); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Taking advantage of the power of macros; Learn a bit of Python programming by reading macro scripts. Modeling a simple part with the Draft workbench (Must know)Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Create arrays; Converting drafts and sketches; Rotating and extruding to create parts (Should know); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Lofting; Creating 3D solids with Python (Become an expert); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Learn more about part scripting online; Creating a custom dialog to automate a task (Become an expert); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... Learn more about Python and PyQt programmingMake things easier by using Qt Designer; Modeling with constraints (Must know); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Apply constraints carefully; Use multiple simple sketches; Using external constraints (Should know); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Mapping a sketch to a face; Adding or modifying constraints with Python (Become an expert); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Add a length constraint to a line; Creating a drawing of a part (Should know). Getting readyHow to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Export a PDF file from your drawing; Exporting DXF files for other applications (Should know); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; Importing data (Should know); Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ...
• Publisher Details: Birmingham : Packt Pub
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (55 pages :), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 003.3; COMPUTERS -- General; Computer simulation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Python (Computer program language) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Animations; AutoCAD; Computer graphics; SCIENCE -- System Theory; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Operations Research; Computer simulation; Python (Computer program language); Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849518871; 1849518874
• Related ISBNs: 9781849518864
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