PartDesign SubtractiveBox

PartDesign SubtractiveBox
Menu location
Part Design → Create a subtractive primitive → Subtractive box
Workbenches
PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
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See also
PartDesign CompPrimitiveSubtractive

Description

Inserts a subtractive box in the active Body. Its shape is subtracted from the existing solid.

introduced in version 0.17

On the left: active body (A) shown in grey and subtractive box (B) shown in transparent red; result on the right.

How to use

1. Press the Subtractive Box button. Note: the Subtractive Box is part of an icon menu labelled Create a subtractive primitive. After launching FreeCAD, the Subtractive Box is the one displayed in the toolbar. If a different primitive is displayed, click on the down arrow besides the icon and select Subtractive Box in the menu.
2. Set the Primitive parameters and Attachment.
3. Click OK.
4. A Box feature appears under the active Body.

Options

The Box can be edited after its creation in two ways:

• Double-clicking it in the Model tree, or by right-clicking and selecting Edit primitive in the contextual menu; this brings up the Primitive parameters.
• Via the Property editor.

Properties

• DataAttachment: defines the attachment mode as well as the Attachment Offset. See Part Attachment.
• DataLabel: Label given to the Box object. Change to suit your needs.
• DataLength: the Box's dimension in the X-direction.
• DataWidth: the Box's dimension in the Y-direction.
• DataHeight: the Box's dimension in the Z-direction.