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FreeCAD Assembly4 and animation the easy way

Adventures in creation 121,117 4 years ago
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In this video we will create an assembly from parts designed in Part Design. I wanted to simulate the assembly as if I had created the parts separately then decided I wanted to create an assembly from them. We show you how to "import" the parts from separate files and use them within the assembly. We also cover the creation of local coordinate systems (LCS) to position everything. Finally we show the simple method of animating the parts within the assembly using variables. ## Affiliate Links: CNC Z-Axis Router Mill Touch Plate: https://amzn.to/30cRLGn 3D Solutech Real Black 3D Printer PLA Filament: https://amzn.to/3kL0wAU Align Carbide, UP Cut Router Bit, 1/4 Inch: https://amzn.to/3qljwHo HQMaster 10-Pack End Mill Milling Cutter: https://amzn.to/3kMWzvq VINCA DCLA-0605 Electronic Digital Vernier: https://amzn.to/30piuj4 Lhcsi 63/37 Tin Lead Solder: https://amzn.to/38q3bv0 Aven 17010 Adjustable Circuit Board Holder: https://amzn.to/30pnHYc SpeTool 5PCS 2 Flutes Square Nose End Mill: https://amzn.to/38nxr9I TWTADE/Red Lamp Self Locking Emergency Stop: https://amzn.to/38nxEK2 SEDY Band Clamp: https://amzn.to/3rx4P5F SanDisk Ultra 32GB microSDHC: https://amzn.to/3s5frsI ## Links: FreeCAD macros https://bitbucket.org/ianj001/freecad/src/master/ Octoprint: https://octoprint.org/ Octoremote: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kabacon.octoremote&hl=en_US Cura: https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura Fusion 360: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/ Fusion 360 API: https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-A92A4B10-3781-4925-94C6-47DA85A4F65A FreeCAD: https://www.freecadweb.org/ Raspberry Pi: https://www.raspberrypi.org/ Blender: https://www.blender.org/ Inkscape: https://www.inkscape.org OBS: https://obsproject.com/ PxKeystrokes: https://github.com/Phaiax/PxKeystrokesForScreencasts/ ## Songs: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan (intro) 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Subscriber News 01:30 Creating the parts in Part Design 04:32 Creating the master sketch 07:26 Creating LCS 11:16 Creating the main body 16:47 Creating the Assembly File 20:08 Importing the bodies into the assembly 22:50 Linking the parts into the assembly model 27:50 Animating the assembly 35:00 Final Thoughts

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