Part JoinEmbed
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| Menu location |
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| Part -> Join -> Embed Object |
| Workbenches |
| Part |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| None |
Description
Embed tool embeds a walled object (e.g., a pipe) into another walled object.
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How to use
- Select the base object first, then the object to be embedded.
- Invoke the Part_JoinEmbed command
Properties
Base
- DataBase: Reference to base object (the one the other object is to be embedded into)
- DataTool: Reference to tool object (the object to be embedded)
- DataMode: The mode of operation, equals 'Embed' (Changing that will transform the tool into another Part_JoinXXX). The value of 'bypass' can be used to temporarily disable the long computations (a compound of Base and Tool will be created, which is a fast operation).
- DataRefine: Sets whether to apply Refine operation or not, to the final shape.
Example
- Create a pipe by applying thickness to a cylinder:
- Create another, smaller diameter pipe, and place it so that it pierces the wall of the first pipe:
- Select the first pipe, then the second pipe (order of selection is important), and click the 'Embed object' option from the Join tools dropdown toolbar button.
- Use some cross-section tool (Clipping plane, Arch Section Plane, Arch Cut Plane) to reveal internals.
Scripting
The Join tools can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:
JoinFeatures.makePartJoinFeature(name = 'Embed', mode = 'Embed')
- Creates an empty Embed feature (or other Join feature, depending on mode passed). The properties Base and Tool must be assigned explicitly, afterwards.
- Returns the newly created object.
Example:
import JoinFeatures
j = JoinFeatures.makePartJoinFeature(name = 'Connect', mode = 'Connect' )
j.Base = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()[0]
j.Tool = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()[1]
Version
The tool was introduced in FreeCAD v0.16.5069