I recently downloaded Freecad, the Layers dropdown in BIM not working. I mean there is no layers dropdown icon shown in front of the layer. And moreover if I drag any item on the layer it doesn't go under that layer. Grouping the items like in the group isn't possible with the layers. I tried resetting nothing works. Which version are you using.
Does the layer function works in the a2plus work bench? Can you toggle it on or off? Its very ineterresting. In my old job i was making assembly drawings with some context and all the context was in blue in the 2d drawing.
I have no experience with a2plus workbench, so I cannot tell. You could give it a try, I guess it could work as Layers is part of Draft and BIM workbenches, which are default workbenches in FreeCAD.
For sure you can group thing together in FreeCAD. I would say the closest thing to block as I know it from AutoCAD is the Compound tool. But other tools can be used such as Group, Part, Link.... there are many options as is usual in FreeCAD :)
@@FCBlounge I have also found that it doesn't work well with mirrored objects either... the mirrored object picks up the layer properties but base object doesn't..
@@sp7067 It depends, all of these objects behave in a different way. But if you create a Compound and create clones from the original compound, than yes, it takes over the properties of the Layer.
@@sp7067 Yes, mirrored objects behave this way. There is a discussion on how these should be handled, it was reported to GitHub: github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues/16725
Nice ! Tanks. It's becoming better every day. It seems to be a funny mix of Qgis, Revit and others drawing programs :)
Yes, there are lot of tools under the FreeCAD umbrella :)
I recently downloaded Freecad, the Layers dropdown in BIM not working. I mean there is no layers dropdown icon shown in front of the layer. And moreover if I drag any item on the layer it doesn't go under that layer. Grouping the items like in the group isn't possible with the layers. I tried resetting nothing works. Which version are you using.
The version used in the video is FreeCAD 1.0. All the shown functionality should work.
@@FCBlounge Sir if you want I can capture the video and share it with you. Can I have your email id.
@@osst-opensourcesoftwaretut4512 It is better to post your problem and the video on FreeCAD forum: forum.freecad.org/index.php
Does the layer function works in the a2plus work bench? Can you toggle it on or off? Its very ineterresting. In my old job i was making assembly drawings with some context and all the context was in blue in the 2d drawing.
I have no experience with a2plus workbench, so I cannot tell. You could give it a try, I guess it could work as Layers is part of Draft and BIM workbenches, which are default workbenches in FreeCAD.
Can you create blocks with freecad?
For sure you can group thing together in FreeCAD. I would say the closest thing to block as I know it from AutoCAD is the Compound tool. But other tools can be used such as Group, Part, Link.... there are many options as is usual in FreeCAD :)
@@FCBlounge But would they pick up layer properties?
@@FCBlounge I have also found that it doesn't work well with mirrored objects either... the mirrored object picks up the layer properties but base object doesn't..
@@sp7067 It depends, all of these objects behave in a different way. But if you create a Compound and create clones from the original compound, than yes, it takes over the properties of the Layer.
@@sp7067 Yes, mirrored objects behave this way. There is a discussion on how these should be handled, it was reported to GitHub: github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues/16725
I wish fusion 360 had layers