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RECORD: CHAT-0187
TOPIC: FreeCAD Bullseye Pad Tutorial
IMPORTED: 2026.05.14

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: Im having a hard time drawing closed profiles that I can create pads with in freecad when I draw them I think they are continuous and connected but I always have issues can you walk me through a tutorial on how I would draw something like a bullseye and extrude it using pad

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1. Im having a hard time drawing closed profiles that I can create pads with in freecad when I draw them I think they are continuous and connected but I always have issues can you walk me through a tutorial on how I would draw something like a bullseye and extrude it using pad

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1. Here’s the “bullseye” method in FreeCAD that’ll teach you closed profiles, avoiding open sketch headaches, and successful Pad every time. A bullseye is perfect because it uses: - Outer circle - Inner circle - Fully closed geometry - Easy to test pad + pocket. FREECAD CLOSED PROFILE TUTORIAL (Bullseye / Target) GOAL: Create: - Large outer circle - Smaller inner circle - Pad the ring - Pad or Pocket center. PART 1 — START CLEAN 1) Open Part Design Top dropdown: Start Workbench → Part Design. 2) Create New Body Click: Create Body This is critical — if you sketch outside a Body, things get weird.. 3) Create New Sketch Choose: XY Plane (top view). PART 2 — DRAWING PERFECT CLOSED CIRCLES 4) Draw Outer Circle Use: Ci…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- Outer circle
- Inner circle
- Fully closed geometry
- Easy to test pad + pocket
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- Large outer circle
- Smaller inner circle
- Pad the ring
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