* 01/30/2018

  Notes on running tutorial

  --> cd ~/Desktop/fcad

  --> FREECAD

  --> set workbench to "Start"
      Scroll down and "Load an FEM example analysis"

      Right_Click on "A Mechanical Analysis" in the tree area
      and hit "Activate" (This is important. You'll see the Results
      icon light up)

      Click the results (rainbowish colored icon) in the Main Menu bar
      then click Y-displacement

      Use the slider to show bending

      Close the results
      Purge the results (main menu bar)
      
      Important : REACTIVATE the analysis
      Double_Click on "Solve Calculix" in tree (opens Tasks Tab)
      Click write .inp file
      Click Run_Calculix
      Close the Task Tab
      Click the Results Icon in Main Menu bar


  


* 01/30/2018

  I seemed to have some problems with FEM meshing, and getting
  error messages that freecad was compiled without NETGEN

  I didn't delete freecad, but I downloaded the AppImage
  from www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Download

  I then just renamed this binary FREECAD and made it executable
  and put it into my ../bin directory

  I can now call this version with "FREECAD"

* 01/19/2018

  To see fonts on a Linux system

  fc-list

  Now you can use any of those fonts in the Font Name field

  Font Name : Comic Sans MS

  Font Name : Liberation Mono

  Font Name : Liberation Mono:style=Bold






* 01/18/2018

  First install calculix

  sudo apt-cache search calculix

  install calculix-ccx calculix-ccx-doc calculix-ccx-test
  install calculix-cgx calculix-cgx-examples

  install freecad

  (
    I was missing some example files 

    Had to get the .tar.gz file from 

    https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases

    I then untar it, find the "examples" directory

    sudo cp -r examples /usr/lib/freecad/data
  )

  Follow tutorials

    https://freecadweb.org/wiki/Getting_started

    https://freecadweb.org/wiki/Workbenches

    --> The_FEM_workbench --> Tutorials_(FEM_CalculiX_Cantelever_3D)