PartDesign SubtractiveCone
Appearance
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| Menu location |
|---|
| Part Design → Subtractive Primitive → Subtractive Cone |
| Workbenches |
| PartDesign |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| 0.17 |
| See also |
| PartDesign AdditiveCone |
Description
Inserts a subtractive cone in the active Body. Its shape is subtracted from the existing solid.

On the left: active body (A) shown in grey and subtractive cone (B) shown in transparent red; result on the right.
Usage
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
Subtractive Cone button. Note: the Subtractive Cone is part of an icon menu labelled Subtractive Primitive. After launching FreeCAD, the Subtractive Box is the one displayed in the toolbar. To get to the Cone, click on the down arrow besides the visible icon and select Subtractive Cone in the menu.
- Select the Part Design → Subtractive Primitive →
Subtractive Cone option from the menu.
- Press the
- Set the Primitive Parameters (for a complete cone, set one of the radii to zero) and the Attachment.
- Click OK.
- A Cone feature appears under the active Body.
Options
The Cone can be edited after its creation in two ways:
- Double-clicking it in the Tree View, or by right-clicking and selecting Edit Primitive in the context menu; this brings up the Primitive Parameters.
- Via the Property View.
Properties
- DataAttachment: defines the attachment mode as well as the Attachment Offset. See Part EditAttachment.
- DataLabel: label given to the Cone object. Change to suit your needs.
- DataRadius1: the radius value at the cone's base.
- DataRadius2: the radius value at the cone's top. A non-zero value creates a truncated cone.
- DataHeight: the height of the cone along its axis.
- DataAngle: angle of rotation of the cross section (360 degrees in a full cone).
- Helper tools: New Body, New Sketch, Attach Sketch, Edit Sketch, Validate Sketch, Check Geometry, Sub-Shape Binder, Clone
- Modeling tools:
- Additive tools: Pad, Revolution, Additive Loft, Additive Pipe, Additive Helix, Additive Box, Additive Cylinder, Additive Sphere, Additive Cone, Additive Ellipsoid, Additive Torus, Additive Prism, Additive Wedge
- Subtractive tools: Pocket, Hole, Groove, Subtractive Loft, Subtractive Pipe, Subtractive Helix, Subtractive Box, Subtractive Cylinder, Subtractive Sphere, Subtractive Cone, Subtractive Ellipsoid, Subtractive Torus, Subtractive Prism, Subtractive Wedge
- Boolean: Boolean Operation
- Dress-up tools: Fillet, Chamfer, Draft, Thickness
- Transformation tools: Mirror, Linear Pattern, Polar Pattern, Multi-Transform, Scale
- Additional tools: Shape Binder, Involute Gear, Sprocket, Shaft Design Wizard
- Context menu: Suppressed, Set Tip, Move Object To…, Move Feature After…
- Preferences: Preferences, Fine tuning
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