Part Box
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| Menu location |
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| Part → Box |
| Workbenches |
| Part, Complete |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Part CreatePrimitives |
Description
The Box command from the Part Workbench inserts a parametric, rectangular cuboid, geometric primitive into the active document. By default, the Box command will insert a 10x10x10 mm cube, positioned at the origin, with the label "cube". These parameters may be modified after the object has been added.
How to Use
- Click the cube icon
from the Part Workbench. - Alternatively, you can select Part → Primitives → Cube from the menu bar.
Options
- N/A
Properties
Base
- DataPlacement: Specifies the orientation and position of the shape in the 3D space.
- DataLabel: Label given to the object. Change to suit your needs.
Box
- DataLength: The length parameter is the rectangular cuboid's dimension in the x-direction.
- DataWidth: The width parameter is the rectangular cuboid's dimension in the y-direction.
- DataHeight: The height parameter is the rectangular cuboid's dimension in the z-direction.
Scripting
The Box command can by used in macros and from the python console using the following function:
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Box", "myBox")- Where "myBox" is the label for the Box object.
- Returns newly created object of type Box.
You can access and modify attributes of the Box object. For example, you may wish to modify the length, width and height parameters.
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.myBox.length = 25
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.myBox.width = 15
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.myBox.height = 30FreeCAD - Version
Beginning in FreeCAD version 0.14, a Part Box is referred to in the GUI elements as a Cube and the default label is "Cube".