Lesson 2: 2D and 3D Design

2D and 3D Design

Comparing 2D and 3D Drawings

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Examples of 2D shapes

Examples of 3D shapes

In engineering, 2D and 3D shapes refer to the number of dimensions that a shape or an object has

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Introduction to FreeCAD

Lesson 2: 2D and 3D Design

Workbenches

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Transforming 2D Shapes into 3D Models

Padding creates a 3D shape with constant thickness from a 2D shape, while extrusion creates a 3D shape with variable thickness from a 2D shape by stretching it along an axis

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Creating a 2D Shape

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Creating a new document and Selecting the "Part Design" workbench

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Creating a Body

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Planes

There is a plane called the user-defined plane that is created by the user and allows you to create a reference surface at any location and orientation within the 3D space vector.

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Let's take a look at some examples to achieve a better understanding of planes in FreeCAD

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choose a plane

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The Grid

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Sketcher Workbench

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create a rectangle

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Object Constraints

Degrees of Freedom (DoF)

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constrain horizontal distance

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make the sides equal

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Fully constrained shape

A fully constrained square indicates that the shape is ready to be used as a base for further operations, like creating a 3D shape by extrusion or using it as a reference for other shapes or

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The Model tab

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Creating a 3D Shape

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Creating a 3D shape

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3D Views

The Navigation Cube can be helpful when working on a complex model and you need to see it from different perspectives to make adjustments or check for errors.

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Read the sentences and tick True or False 2D drawings are used to convey information about a design in a precise and clear way

Explain the purpose and use of the Constrain coincident tool

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Choose the correct answer below Which tool can be used to constrain a corner of a square to the intersection of the axes

Explain the difference between the "Constrain coincident" and "Constrain point onto object" tools.

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Explain the purpose of the "Constrain horizontal distance" and "Constrain vertical distance" tools.

Describe the process of creating a 3D shape using the padding technique.

Use the Create line tool to create a line of unit length 100 and fully constrain it

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Create a fully constrained rectangle with long sides with lengths of 80 mm and short sides with lengths of 20 mm. Then use the Pad tool to pad the rectangle to have a height of 30 mm.