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I have tried it, but ages ago. Maybe I'll give it another try. If I remember correctly, apart from clunky workflow it had too much visual clutter for me, espec
by lavela 5y ago
I have tried it, but ages ago. Maybe I'll give it another try.
If I remember correctly, apart from clunky workflow it had too much visual clutter for me, especially when it comes to large drawings. Those visible constraints and anchor points let me loose the overview. I really only need black lines on white background; various thicknesses and hatchings. Using FreeCAD I'm always under the impression, that it's primarily made for smaller but more complex parts and not, say, a larger wood structure with wall details, where you need to take care of both the micro and macro view. I don't need constraints, as the placed lines are already the source of truth; measurements are mainly important while creating the object and for communicating to others while laying out plans, but rarely in between.
Maybe that's just an interface configuration issue though? And I guess the workflow is just something to get used to.
In the end my primary reason for looking for a program that is more drawing-like is to be able to teach people how to draw simple things on paper and then go "here's this program where you can do what you can do on paper, but you can edit it afterwards, align stuff easily and build complexity".
- rlpb 5y ago> Maybe that's just an interface configuration issue though? Maybe. I know there are two types of measurements in FreeCAD Sketches - ones that are actually constraining the design, and ones that you request to be displayed for other purposes. Maybe you could arrange to hide the constraining ones. If that's not already possible, it should be a trivial feature to add.