PartCraft Try
0.3

PartCraft — parts

Start a part

  1. Pick a plane (click it here or in the history), then Sketch.
  2. Draw with L line, R rectangle, C circle; add dimensions with D and relations from the right panel.
  3. Exit the sketch, then Extrude or Revolve it. Change any number later: the part rebuilds.
  4. Or drop a .partcraft.json or a STEP file here. It opens on this computer; nothing is uploaded.

PartCraft settings

These settings are only for PartCraft, and you can change them only here, in the app.

Turning the view

Left button: drag to turn the part, right or middle drag pans. Middle button: the middle button (the wheel pressed) turns it, Shift + middle or right drag pans, and the left button only picks, so a click never turns the part by accident.

Scrolling

Trackpad: swipe with two fingers to turn the part, hold Shift and swipe to pan, pinch to zoom; in a sketch two fingers pan. Mouse wheel: the wheel zooms at the pointer. "Work it out" treats sideways or fine-grained scrolling as a trackpad.

Sketching

On: a click that snaps to a point or a curve makes it coincident, and nearly level or upright lines become horizontal or vertical. Off: the pointer still snaps, but nothing is tied together until you add relations yourself, so a drag can pull the ends apart.

Corner indicator

The view cube sits at the top right of the 3D view: click a face, edge or corner to look from there, drag it to turn the part. The axis icon is a small X, Y, Z marker at the bottom left. Neither shows while sketching or on the drawing sheet.

Solver threads

Large simulation models solve faster on several threads; small ones stay on one (starting threads costs more than it saves). Automatic uses one thread fewer than the computer has, so the page stays responsive.

Theme

The theme applies to every CadCraft app and the site.

Screen

Browsers allow full screen only after a click or key press, so it starts on your first click in the drawing.

Toolbar

Arrange: drag tools within their group, and drag a group by its name.

Panels

You can also drag a panel's inner edge. Double-click the edge to put it back.

Panels

Drag a panel by its name to dock it left, right or at the bottom, or drop it over the drawing to float it. A new window can go on your other screen. Reset layout puts every panel back where it started.