Howto model Through Dovetails in FreeCAD

This tutorial shows how to use FreeCAD to model through dovetail joinery used in fine furniture and other applications. This tutorial is intended for furniture makers and wood workers who want an alternative to SketchUp for designing furniture, boxes, etc.

I will demonstrate a method for modelling through dovetails by creating a tail board containing the dovetails, and a pin board containing the pins.

In this tutorial you will learn how to design the parts, learn more about FreeCAD's constraint system, how to assemble the parts, and finally how to animate the joinery to show how it comes together.

Workbenches used:

- Sketcher
- Part Design
- Assembly 2
- Exploded Assembly

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About FreeCAD

FreeCAD is a parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters.

FreeCAD is open-source and highly customizable, scriptable and extensible.

FreeCAD is multiplatfom (Windows, Mac and Linux), and reads and writes many open file formats such as STEP, IGES, STL, SVG, DXF, OBJ, IFC, DAE and many others.

(From FreeCAD website)

FreeCAD website: https://www.freecadweb.org/

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Credits

Writer, Editor, Producer: Geoff Glasson

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Introduction Music

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