Part Tube

Description
The Part Tube command creates a parametric tube solid. In the coordinate system defined by its property, the bottom face of the tube lies on the XY plane with its center at the origin.



Usage

 * 1) There are several ways to invoke the command:
 * 2) * Press the button.
 * 3) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 4) The  task panel opens and a preview of the tube is displayed in the 3D view.
 * 5) Specify the, the  and the.
 * 6) The preview is dynamically updated.
 * 7) Press the  button.
 * 8) The tube is created.
 * 9) Optionally change the dimensions and  of the tube by doing one of the following:
 * 10) * Change the dimensions by double-click the object in the Tree view to reopen the task panel. See above.
 * 11) * Change the properties in the Property editor.
 * 12) * Change the with the [[Image:Std_TransformManip.svg|16px]] Std TransformManip command.

Example


A Part Tube object created with the scripting example below is shown here.

Properties
See also: Property editor.

A Part Tube object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data
The object has the same attachment properties as a Part Part2DObject.


 * : The height of the tube. The default is.
 * : The inner radius of the tube. Must be smaller than . Can be . The default is.
 * : The outer radius of the tube. Must be larger than . The default is.

Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation, Part scripting and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

A Part Tube can be created with the method  of the Shapes module:


 * Where is the name for the object.
 * The function returns the newly created object.

Example: