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Preface
Writer (4.2)
Calc (4.1)
Impress (4.2)
Base (4.0)
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Here's a short screencast showing how to create a cylinder with a grid of holes in it.
I'm using the following features in FreeCAD:
- Part View
- Create and place cylinders
- Shape actions on shapes (difference in this case)
- Fillet (you also have chamfer)
- Draft View
- Array toolArray tool
- Polar array (circular)
- Orthogonal array (linear)
- Array toolArray tool
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One of the great new features in Inkscape, is the possibility to use libraries. There are a few nice libraries already available on installation, but obviously what you would want, is to add your own libraries.
So here's the folder where you can add your own libraries:
- Linux: ~/.config/Inkscape/symbols/
- Windows: C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\symbols
- Mac OS: (don't have a Mac... you tell me)
Subcategories
FreeCAD
With the rise of 3D printing, there has been a great increase of software that will gladly help you out to create your own designs. Google created Sketchup, Autodesk even has its own toolchain that will allow you to design and print objects. Often, these applications have a set of limitations - be it legal (not for commercial use) or functional (some features are not available, e.g. limited export functionality).
Are you looking for software that is free to use, without restrictions... then you're bound to end up finding FreeCAD. This great application is free and open source, yet currently very actively developed and user friendly. Furthermore, next from running it on Windows or Mac OS, the software unleashes it full potential when running under Linux.
Looking for help? Maybe in your design process, or maybe you're looking for a new feature? The forum has a vibrant community and the development environment is tailored to do magic if you know some basic Python programming... you can easily create your custom extensions...
I'm not an engineer or hardware developer myself, but can really enjoy the strenghts of this great application.
Inkscape
With displays increasingly getting higher and higher in resolution, having rasor sharp images is a must. While photos have to participate in the megapixel race, there's a lot of artwork out there that gets a much better effect if it gets stored vectorially.
I love Inkscape because it allows me to use multiple layers and easily create and place objects together. Fairly simple objects (like f.e. safety icons) are small in size, no matter what the dimensions of an image are.
A nice feature I love to use, is the option to import from PDF and then extract certain details.