Index

A

• arrays
  • creating / Create arrays
• ASCII type dxf / Getting ready
• AutoCAD / Getting ready

B

• BoxExample() class
  • about / How it works...

C

• CADCAM programs / Exporting DXF files for other applications (Should know)
• Collada / Importing data (Should know)
• constraints
  • modeling with / Modeling with constraints (Must know), How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • geometric constraints / How it works...
  • dimension constraints / How it works...
  • avoiding / There's more...
  • eliminating / There's more...
  • applying / Apply constraints carefully
  • multiple simple sketches, using / Use multiple simple sketches
  • adding/modifying, Python used / Adding or modifying constraints with Python (Become an expert), How to do it..., How it works...
• CSG
  • about / CSG modeling in the Part workbench (Must know)
• CSG modeling, in Part workbench
  • about / CSG modeling in the Part workbench (Must know), How to do it...
  • working / How it works....
• custom dialog
  • creating, for automating task / Creating a custom dialog to automate a task (Become an expert), How to do it..., How it works...

D

• 2D geometry
  • exporting / How it works...
• 3D object
  • 2D views, creating / Creating a drawing of a part (Should know), How to do it...
• 3D solids
  • creating, Python used / Creating 3D solids with Python (Become an expert), How to do it..., How it works...
• Daily builds
  • about / Daily builds
• default views
  • about / Default views
  • freezing / Freezing and Saving views
  • saving / Freezing and Saving views
• def box(self) function
  • about / How it works...
• DraftSight / Exporting DXF files for other applications (Should know)
• Draftsight / Getting ready
• Draft workbench
  • about / Modeling a simple part with the Draft workbench (Must know)
  • 2D profile, drawing / Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • array, creating / Create arrays
  • drafts and sketches, converting / Converting drafts and sketches
  • using / Getting ready
• drawing
  • creating, in three views / Getting ready, How to do it...
• dwire
  • about / How it works...
• DXF / Importing data (Should know)
• DXF files
  • exporting / Exporting DXF files for other applications (Should know)
• DXF importing
  • about / Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...

E

• edge / How it works...
• external constraints
  • using / Using external constraints (Should know), How to do it..., There's more...
  • about / Using external constraints (Should know)
  • working / How it works...
• extrude and rotate tools
  • about / How it works...

F

• face / How it works...
• FreeCAD
  • about / Getting and installing FreeCAD (Must know)
  • downloading / Getting and installing FreeCAD (Must know)
  • URL / How to do it...
  • for Windows / How to do it...
  • for Linux (Ubuntu) / How to do it...
  • installing / How to do it...
  • for Mac OS X (Lion) / How to do it...
  • features / There's more...
  • installation options / There's more...
  • building, from source / Building from source
  • macro / Recording and editing a macro (Should know)
  • objects, extruding / Rotating and extruding to create parts (Should know), How it works...
  • objects, rotating / Rotating and extruding to create parts (Should know), How it works...
  • dwire / How it works...
  • loft tool / Lofting
  • custom dialog, creating for automating task / Creating a custom dialog to automate a task (Become an expert), How to do it..., How it works...
  • constraints / Modeling with constraints (Must know)
  • external constraints / Using external constraints (Should know)
  • constraints, adding/modifying with Python / Adding or modifying constraints with Python (Become an expert), How to do it..., How it works...
  • data importing / Importing data (Should know), Getting ready
• FreeCAD, building from source
  • prerequisites, meeting / Building from source
  • source code, obtaining / Building from source
  • compiling / Building from source
• FreeCAD interface
  • about / Understanding the FreeCAD interface (Must know)
  • workbenches / Understanding the FreeCAD interface (Must know)
  • launching / Getting ready, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • default views / Default views
  • Python and Report views / Python and Report views

I

• IDF / Importing data (Should know)
• installation options, FreeCAD
  • Daily builds / Daily builds
  • building from source / Building from source
  • third-party builds / Third-party builds

L

• length constraint
  • adding, to line / Add a length constraint to a line
• LibreCAD / Exporting DXF files for other applications (Should know), Getting ready
• loft tool
  • about / Lofting

M

• macro, FreeCAD
  • about / Recording and editing a macro (Should know)
  • recording / Recording and editing a macro (Should know), Getting ready, How to do it...
  • editing / How to do it..., How it works...
  • working / How it works...
  • advantages / Taking advantage of the power of macros
  • python programming language, learning / Learn a bit of Python programming by reading macro scripts

O

• OpenCascade CAD kernel / How it works...
• Orthographic Projection / How it works...

P

• padding
  • about / How it works...
• panning / How to do it...
• part scripting online
  • reference links / Learn more about part scripting online
• Part workbench
  • CSG modeling / CSG modeling in the Part workbench (Must know)
  • using / CSG modeling in the Part workbench (Must know), How to do it...
  • extrude and rotate tools / How it works...
• primitives
  • creating / Create primitives
• PyQt4
  • about / Creating a custom dialog to automate a task (Become an expert)
• PyQt programming
  • reference link / Learn more about Python and PyQt programming
• PySide
  • about / Creating a custom dialog to automate a task (Become an expert)
• Python
  • about / Creating 3D solids with Python (Become an expert)
  • used, for creating 3D solids / Creating 3D solids with Python (Become an expert), How to do it..., How it works...
  • used, for adding/modifying constraints / Adding or modifying constraints with Python (Become an expert), How to do it..., How it works...
• Python and Report views / Python and Report views
• Python console
  • about / Getting ready
  • using / There's more...
• Python programming
  • reference link / Learn more about Python and PyQt programming
• python programming language
  • about / Learn a bit of Python programming by reading macro scripts
  • URL / Learn a bit of Python programming by reading macro scripts

Q

• QCAD / Getting ready
• Qt Designer
  • about / Make things easier by using Qt Designer
  • reference links / Make things easier by using Qt Designer

R

• rotating / How to do it...

S

• shell / How it works...
• simple part
  • modelling, with Draft workbench / Modeling a simple part with the Draft workbench (Must know), How to do it...
• sketch
  • about / Converting drafts and sketches
  • mapping, to face / Mapping a sketch to a face
• solid / How it works...
• STEP / Importing data (Should know)
• STL / Importing data (Should know)
• SVG / Importing data (Should know)
• SVG editable texts / How it works...

T

• third-party builds
  • about / Third-party builds

V

• vertices / How it works...
• VRML / Importing data (Should know)

W

• wire / How it works...
• workbenches
  • about / Understanding the FreeCAD interface (Must know)

Z

• zooming / How to do it...