u/Sol33t303

Hey guys, still learning FreeCAD here, appreciate the help :)

This loop is a result of a revolve operation, with unanticipated result being that the outside of the loop is thicker then the inside, creating a bit of an ugly weak point in the design.

Is there an easy way to do this that doesn't involve doing more manual sketches and pocketing? That feels like a rather ugly and computationally expensive way to do this. I think I recall seeing other CAD packages that could do this. Ideally I'd like the two faces merged into one, but as long as they are parallel it'll work.

I have tried making a groove using the line between the two faces as the reference, but that creates weird artifact. It seems like there should be a good way to do this but my google-fu has been failing me.

Crazy to me that it's not even at least a tie but +7. Would have thought for sure black was winning here.

Does anybody have have any ideas of where I should look and how to avoid this problem in the future? I have been able to figure out if I set "offset to face" for the pocket going to the left face in the screenshots, the object comes back.

I'm currently working on a project with some holes in order to screw a vial set I have into. I generated a test thread to see if I got the size right using the scad file from this project https://www.printables.com/model/94761-nut-job-nut-bolt-washer-and-threaded-rod-factory/files

I used the following options in the scad file under the nut options:

nut_type                    = "normal";//[normal,wingnut]
//Distance between flats for the hex nut
nut_diameter    = 30;
//Height of the nut
nut_height      = 7; 
//Outer diameter of the bolt thread to match (usually set about 1mm larger than bolt diameter to allow easy fit - adjust to personal preferences) 
nut_thread_outer_diameter     = 15.75; 
//Thread step or Pitch (2mm works well for most applications ref. ISO262: M3=0.5,M4=0.7,M5=0.8,M6=1,M8=1.25,M10=1.5)
nut_thread_step    = 1.5;
//Step shape degrees (45 degrees is optimised for most printers ref. ISO262: 30 degrees)
nut_step_shape_degrees = 45;

And the nut fits the bolt on the top of the vial well, but I am having problems translating these options to freecad, the biggest problem being that the hole tool seems to not have any way to set the diameter of the hole. When I print it out what's shown in the above pictures simply comes out too small for the bolt to ever fit into.

The price seems pretty absurd to me considering I think I heard that each head costs around $50 USD? (~70AU).

70x8 = $560. A 300% markup.

Thats way more then the US price which is 800USD I hear?

That doesn't include shipping which is gonna make it more expensive (+300 if I remember from my core one), but thats just australia things.