FreeCAD_assembly3 VS Glimpse

If the general python API isn't enough the assembly3 docs have an interesting example which might give you some ideas for moving objects along within their constraints.

I think Realthunder's branch may have midpoint constrain you're looking for (https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/issues/51).

Also if you use this fork of freecad: https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/releases its much better at letting you attach sketches to faces without it borking things.

Take a look: https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/wiki/Topological-Naming-Algorithm

FreeCAD is still in development and you may have a mismatch of versions. Try .17, .18, .19, and .20 dev versions and try to find the one that doesn't show empty sketches. It may have even been made with the RealThunder branch.

Fusion 360 is probably the best choice to start. It's free and easy to use. But there are quiet heavy limitations as autodesk changed their licenses. I recently switchend from fusion to freeCAD and I'm pretty happy with it. I highly recommend Linkstage3, a freeCAD fork by a guy called realthunder. https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/releases

If you haven't already, take a look at Realthunders Linkstage branch. That's the one I usually use, although it can lead to adapting design practices that are not ideal.

FreeCAD fork linkstage3 supports expressions for patterns which I imagine would allow you to do this.

glimpse fork have already died :`( https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse/wiki/Development-Priorities

Remember the fork of GIMP because people were offended by the name?

https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse

https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/a-project-on-hiatus/

> What if the name of the software was CripplePhoto

Argumentum ad absurdum.

> I mean, no professional uses Gimp for photo editing

Perhaps because the lack of CMYK, the limited architecture for plugin, or the outdated UI have more to do than the name?

If the name was the real bottleneck for adoption, you can be sure that you'd see someone creating a fork with different branding and being widely successful. Oh, wait. It has been tried already! [0]

[0] https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse

There is a bunch of folks who forked Gimp because they find the name offensive. Since they still have to refer to it they use euphemisms (such a "upstream") or call it "GNU Imp".

Glimps is a good one. It has pressure sensitivity support for drawing tablets. If you want something closer to Illustrator, Inkscape is your best shot.

They're named by committee. No committee would have come up with "GIMP" (also forked as "Glimpse").

I've been enjoying the Glimpse fork a lot more these days.

(cc u/krapht) check out glimpse! it’s a fork of GIMP that’s a bit more modern. also an nx version coming soon which will be geared toward beginners