PartDesign SubtractiveSphere
Appearance
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| Menu location |
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| Part Design → Subtractive Primitive → Subtractive Sphere |
| Workbenches |
| PartDesign |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| 0.17 |
| See also |
| PartDesign AdditiveSphere |
Description
Inserts a subtractive sphere in the active Body. Its shape is subtracted from the existing solid.
On the left: active body (A) shown in grey and subtractive sphere (B) shown in transparent red; result on the right.
Usage
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
Subtractive Sphere button. Note: the Subtractive Sphere is part of an icon menu labelled Subtractive Primitive. After launching FreeCAD, the Subtractive Box is the one displayed in the toolbar. To get the Sphere, click on the down arrow besides the visible icon and select Subtractive Sphere in the menu.
- Select the Part Design → Subtractive Primitive →
Subtractive Sphere option from the menu.
- Press the
- Set the Primitive Parameters and Attachment.
- Click OK.
- A Sphere feature appears under the active Body.
Options
The Sphere 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 Sphere object. Change to suit your needs.
- DataRadius: Radius of the sphere.
- DataAngle1: (labelled V parameter in the Primitive Parameters) lower truncation of the sphere, parallel to the circular cross section (-90 degrees in a full sphere)
- DataAngle2: (unlabelled in the Primitive Parameters) upper truncation of the sphere, parallel to the circular cross section (90 degrees in a full sphere).
- DataAngle3: (labelled U parameter in the Primitive Parameters) angle of rotation of the cross section (360 degrees in a full sphere).
- 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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