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FreeCAD for Beginners #3 Offset Sketches and Datum Planes

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This video demonstrates at a beginner level, how to create offset sketches and datum planes. It explains why you would use one over the other and helps to avoid the topological naming issue. If there are other things you would like to see in a beginner video, please leave a comment below. ##Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/AdventuresinCreation ## 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 3D Solutech Real Red 3D Printer PLA: https://amzn.to/39bY2al 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 Hariier 2018 TEVO Tornado 3D Printer: https://amzn.to/3d1eEm7 USB Microphone, TONOR: https://amzn.to/3cf2dns Raspberry Pi 4 8GB: https://amzn.to/2Qzv5yD Arduino UNO R3: https://amzn.to/3tTrJox Countersink Drill Bit Kit: https://amzn.to/2NO2THe Elmer's Glue Sticks: https://amzn.to/2ObvHti ## 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 02:50 Opening the second file from part 2 07:00 Creating the first sketch 08:33 Creating the first offset 11:57 Creating the second offset 14:08 Creating a datum plane 16:00 Creating the sketch on a datum plane 17:11 Creating a second sketch on the datum plane 18:45 Explaining why you would use a datum plane 20:00 How to build a complex model 20:26 Final Thoughts

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