FreeCAD Mirror Tutorial in Part Design Workbench

 Part is created by mirror command. Firstly half of part is created on part design and 2D sketch, then mirror command is used to reflect other half. We can use mirrored to create symmetric drawings as a short way.

Technical drawing is below that used in video tutorial.

Part Design Mirrored command creates a new object (image) which is a reflection of the original object (source). The image object is created behind a mirror plane. The mirror plane may be standard plane (XY, YZ, or XZ), or any plane parallel to a standard plane.

 If you want, you can change planes or direction according to technical drawing or your preference. To use it, just follow simple steps below.

1. Select the object from the Mirroring Panel list.
2. Select a standard Mirror plane from the dropdown menu.
3. Press OK to create mirrored object.

When you watch video tutorial below, You will see how to create part above and mirror in freecad.

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  Freecad is an open source CAD program to create your own designs or drawing in 2D or 3D environment. You can download it, if you want to try. I have different video tutorials to learn how to use freecad.

 This technical drawing can be used in CAD programs to practice.

Part Design video tutorial includes

• Creating constraints and dimensions in FreeCAD
• How to use constrain lock
• Mirroring parts in part design
• Creating additive pipe in FreeCAD
• How to change position of sketch in FreeCAD

 Video tutorial below

How to create sketch without using plane and more

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 FreeCAD Part Design Video Tutorial Technical drawing is below. This time, I create front and top view in drawing.Video contains how to design this part in FreeCAD workbench. If you want to practice, you can watch all steps in video then you can create same drawing.

 Both technical drawings use for same part design tutorial. First one is for how to decide starting plane. Thats why views have no dimensions. Both view can be used according to part.

Drawing contains

• How to decide starting plane in 2D sketch
• Creating datum plane according to technical drawing
• Using 2D sketch constraints relations
• Creating constraints
• Using Isometric View to create a sketch.
• Adding Dimensions
• Using lock constraint
• Creating sketch without external geometry
• Creating pad and pocket in symmetric to plane.
• How to use symmetry button in FreeCAD 2D sketch
• Mirror tool in 2D and 3D sketches
• How to copy in FreeCAD
• Cloning in FreeCAD 2D sketch
• Creating Rib and Support part in FreeCAD

If you want see all these steps, I recommend to watch below video. Subscribe my youtube channel to see more CAD tutorials. I share tutorial videos regularly.

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 FreeCAD Part Design Video Tutorial Technical drawing is below. Video contains how to design this part in FreeCAD workbench. If you want to practice, you can watch all steps in video then you can create same drawing.

 Drawing contains

• Adding plane
• Creating rib
• Using 2D sketch constraints relations
• Adding constraints
• Using Isometric View to create a sketch.
• Adding Dimensions
• Using Mirrored Command
• Creating Chamfers
• Creating pad and pocket in symmetric to plane.

When you watch video below, You will see how to do these in FreeCAD

 

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