Are there any @FreeCAD gurus around here ?
I'm looking for advice/help on how to apply a subtractive pipe to create a groove in a (weirdly) curved surface.
The surface is green in the pictures below.
This is a support for an electronic device and I'm trying to "hide" the power cable by "clipping it" in one of the 3 legs.
Happy to share a FCStd file if needed. #FreeCAD 0.21
@scollado@mfraz74@FreeCAD I finally got a chance to mess with some techniques this morning, and Mark’s suggestion of the CurvesWB is a good one. I used a PipeShell with two circle cross-sections and one of the helical edges as the spine. Then, I did a Boolean cut in the PartWB and applied a fillet to the edges of the channel (optional).
Does this capture what you’re after? There are some considerations for non-circular cross-sections.
@chrishuck@mfraz74@FreeCAD wow nice, that totally looks like what I'm trying to achieve!
I'll definitely have to try out this workbench.
Thanks for the time you put in this and also putting me on track with the solution.
I'll get my hands on the Curves WB as soon as I'm back home 👍🏼
@chrishuck@mfraz74@FreeCAD In case that can be of any use, while this is printing I continued to explore possible solutions with the Subtractive Pipe operation of PartDesign (I'm a bit stubborn), and found out an alternative solution that use a setting that I never fully tested out : Orientation Mode = Auxiliary.
Now I have 2 choices for the next time I have to model this king of feature, nice!
@scollado@mfraz74@FreeCAD So, I presume that worked? I’d like to see a screenshot of the result of the auxiliary orientation mode. My initial thought was to use a Subtractive Pipe in PartDesign, but I couldn’t get it to maintain the orientation correctly. I didn’t try the auxiliary.
@scollado That looks great! I’m going to have to experiment with that Auxiliary orientation feature. It’s way easier than the method I proposed. I prefer keeping my work within one WB when I can. Great work!
@scollado That is super cool, Seb! You’re not spamming me at all. Love seeing stuff people are making with #freecad. Your initial question really tested my modeling skills to try and provide a solution for you. Glad we could all learn something together from your cool project!
@scollado@FreeCAD How did those slots get in there in the first place? It seems to me like you could modify the sketch of the cross section to include the channel you want? Even modifying the sketch that produces the “positive” portions would yield the groove you want.
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