Howto model Bridle Joints in FreeCAD

This tutorial shows how to use FreeCAD to model three variants of the Bridle joint. I demonstrate several different methods for constructing the models with the aim of avoiding the Topological Naming Problem. You can learn more about this in my video: Topological Naming Problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UlnrG-2atk

Contents

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:32 Setting up the spreadsheet and installing the macro
• 03:27 Modeling the common stile
• 10:55 Modeling the corner rail
• 18:50 Assembling the corner bridle joint
• 21:20 Modeling the tee rail
• 26:30 Assembling the tee bridle joint
• 27:25 Modeling the mitre rail
• 31:30 Modeling the mitre stile
• 34:30 Assembling the mitre bridle joint

Workbenches used:

• Spreadsheet
• Sketcher
• Part Design
• A2Plus

Copyright

Glasson Design Studio 2020. All rights reserved.

Writer, Editor, Producer: Geoff Glasson

This video would not have been possible without help from the following people:

• Steven Taylor: https://stinstruments.com.au

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