PartDesign AdditiveBox

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    PartDesign AdditiveBox.svg PartDesign AdditiveBox

    Menu location
    Part Design → Create an additive primitive → Additive Box
    Workbenches
    PartDesign
    Default shortcut
    None
    Introduced in version
    0.17
    See also
    PartDesign CompPrimitiveAdditive, PartDesign SubtractiveBox

    Description

    Inserts a primitive box in the active Body as the first feature, or fuses it to the existing feature(s).

    PartDesign AdditiveBox example.png

    Usage

    1. Press the PartDesign AdditiveBox.svg Additive Box button. Note: the Additive Box is part of an icon menu labelled Create an additive primitive. After launching FreeCAD, the Additive Box is the one displayed in the toolbar. If a different primitive is displayed, click on the down arrow besides the icon and select Additive 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 EditAttachment.
    • 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.