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'''Basic Orthographic Drawing- English'''

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||  Time
|| Narration
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|| 0:00
|| Welcome to the tutorial on '''Basic Orthographic Drawing.'''
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|| In this tutorial, we will learn to, 
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|| Set user preference 
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|| Draw 2D objects with '''Draft workbench''' 
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|| Draw a line 
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|| Use snap tools 
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|| Snap a line to the end point of a line 
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|| About Draft modification tools and 
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|| Move and copy an object 
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|| To record this tutorial, I am using 
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|| '''Windows 11 '''OS and '''FreeCAD version 0.21.1''' 
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|| To follow this tutorial, 
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|| Learners must be familiar with the '''FreeCAD''' interface. 
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|| For pre-requisite tutorials, please visit this site. 
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|| I have opened the '''FreeCAD''' interface. 
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|| To create a new exercise, click on '''File''', '''New'''. 
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|| The '''Workbench '''option on the top shows '''start'''. 
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|| In the menu option on top, select '''Draft workbench'''. 
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|| The interface menu options change. 
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|| Go to '''View '''then '''Toolbars''' in the menu. 
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|| Make sure that all the tool bar options are enabled in the list. 
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|| If any option is not enabled click on the left side to enable it as seen. 
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|| '''Macro''' option allows the user to write and install own features. 
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|| All menu buttons may not be seen on the top as in the video. 
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|| If so, drag and rearrange them to make them visible for future use. 
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|| Now click on '''Edit''', '''Preferences'''. 
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|| '''Preferences''' window opens. 
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|| Go to the '''General''' tab. 
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|| Ensure that the styles are appropriately selected . 
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|| Now choose the '''units tab'''. 
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|| From here you can change the unit system that you desire. 
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|| For the '''unit system''', I will choose '''Standard'''. 
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|| I will keep the '''number of decimals''' as 2. 
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|| You may change this later on. 
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|| Next, click on the '''Draft''' option on the left side panel. 
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|| In the '''General setting''' tab, make sure the default working plane is selected. 
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|| I will select '''XY top'''. 
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|| We can also select this view using the '''gizmo''' on the interface as seen here. 
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|| Internal precision level can be changed based on user preference. 
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|| I will leave it as is for now. 
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|| Now go to '''Grid and snapping''' tab. 
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|| I will uncheck the '''Grid''' options as seen here for ease of drawing later on. 
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|| Click on '''Apply''' to accept the changes and then on '''OK''' to close the window. 
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|| Now click on '''View''', then on '''Panels'''. 
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|| Make sure '''Report View''' and '''Combo view''' are checked or selected. 
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|| Stepwise procedure and any bugs will be shown here by '''FreeCAD'''. 
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|| '''Model''' shows the tools used during drawing. 
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|| The '''Property View''' window shows the properties of the object that can be changed. 
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|| Click on the '''cube''' or the gizmo icon as seen. 
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|| The drop down prompts the user to make 2D, 3D or another selection. 
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|| Select '''orthographic''' or '''isometric''' as desired. 
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|| '''Orthographic''' gives 2D drawing and '''isometric''' is projection of 3D drawing. 
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|| For now I will select '''Orthographic'''. 
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|| I will also select the top view. 
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|| These can also be accessed from the View menu on the top. 
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|| First click on the '''Snap ortho''' tool. 
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|| When the snap tool is enabled the icon background changes to cyan color. 
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|| Now let’s draw a Line on the canvas. 
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|| Snap tools aid the user in selecting specific points on an object. 
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|| They can be start point, end point, mid point, intersection or perpendicular. 
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|| Make sure that the '''Lock icon''' is disabled. 
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|| Now the '''Report view panel''' prompts the user to pick the first point. 
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|| The options in the '''Draft creation tools '''can be used to choose '''Line'''. 
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|| Notice the changes on the panels on the left side when we click on the line tool. 
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|| Left click on the canvas, hold and drag to draw a line as desired. 
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|| Click again to end the line. 
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|| You can change the length of the line from the task tab in the '''Combo''' '''View''' panel. 
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|| At this time notice the coordinates on '''Combo View''' changes. 
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|| Since this is a horizontal line, only x coordinate changes. 
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|| The exact dimension of the line can also be specified here. 
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|| You may pause the video and do the following. 
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|| Add another line by giving x coordinate dimension as 100 mm. 
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|| Notice a blue small + sign, which indicates that the '''snap ortho''' is on. 
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|| It aids in drawing a horizontal or vertical line. 
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|| Let’s draw another line which will snap to the end of the first line. 
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|| Next enable the '''Endpoint''' and '''Midpoint''' icons in snap tools. 
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|| Now place the cursor close to the end of the first line. 
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|| Notice the white dot at the end of the line. 
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|| Now the snap tool will snap the new line to this point. 
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|| To save the file, click on '''File''', '''Save'''. 
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|| Now the two line objects can be seen in the list. 
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|| To select an object click on it and notice the green outline. 
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|| We can also select an object from the '''Combo View'''. 
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|| Next, we will use '''Draft modification tools'''. 
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|| To move the object, first click on the 4 direction arrow. 
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|| Many parameters can be tracked during the move in the '''combo view''' panel. 
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|| First click on the object and move the mouse to the new location. 
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|| Left click again to the desired location, to move the object. 
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|| To make a copy of an object, first select it. 
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|| Click on the check box for '''Copy'''. 
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|| Notice the duplicated object name appears on the '''combo view panel'''. 
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|| The new object is superimposed on the parent and is indistinguishable. 
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|| Now select it and click on the '''Move''' tool. 
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|| Then, place the cursor on the object and move it to the desired location. 
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|| Save your work as needed. 
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|| Use '''File''', '''Exit''' to close '''FreeCAD'''. 
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|| Now let's summarize. 
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|| In this tutorial, we, 
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|| Set user preferences before starting to draw 
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|| Used '''Draft''' workbench to draw a line 
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|| Used '''snap tools''' to snap a second line to it’s endpoint and 
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|| Moved and copied an object 
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|| For assignment activity, please do the following. 
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|| Draw a rectangle 
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|| Draw a square with a side of 30 mm 
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|| Next let’s construct concentric circles with the following steps. 
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|| Draw a circle 
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|| Click on '''Snap Center (ON)''' 
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|| Click on '''Point icon''' in '''Draft creation tools''' 
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|| Move cursor close to the circle and notice the center point appear 
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|| Then left click to form the next circle 
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|| Choose the circle icon again 
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|| Move the cursor on canvas and resize the 2nd circle 
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