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FreeCAD for Beginners - Design a Marble Maze

Make With Tech (MakeWithTech) via YouTube

Overview

Learn to design a marble maze in FreeCAD while enhancing your modeling skills in this 41-minute tutorial. Explore essential FreeCAD toolbars, master parametric design techniques, and utilize the Spreadsheet Workbench for efficient sketching. Practice extruding and padding sketches, troubleshoot common errors like broken faces, and apply the Line Trim Tool. Create a base for your maze, use pockets to cut objects, and understand attachment positioning. Fine-tune your design by adjusting parameters and constraining circles. Conclude by adding holes to the base, completing your functional marble maze project.

Syllabus

Introduction
FreeCAD Toolbars
FreeCAD Toolbars Parametric Design
FreeCAD Toolbars Spreadsheet Workbench
Sketching with Spreadsheets
Extruding/Padding a Sketch
FreeCAD Toolbars Broken Face Error
Correcting Broken Face
FreeCAD Toolbars Line Trim Tool
Adding a Base
Pockets to Cut Objects
FreeCAD Toolbars Attachment Position
Adjusting Parameters
FreeCAD Toolbars Constraining Circles
Holes in Base

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