PartDesign Examples

Introduction
Sometimes you need a hint how powerful a tool is, without too much explanation.

This is a collection of examples that can be achieved with certain tools. For detailed explanations see the tool descriptions and search the web for tutorials.

Pad
PartDesign Pad is a tool to create Pad objects, which are prismatic objects such as extrusion objects, cylinders, cones, cubes, wedges, spheres...

Each object is based on an outline (yellow), that defines the cross-section shape (preferably made with the Sketcher Workbench).

The outline is dragged along a direction (extruded) to provide the object with a thickness or a length. By default it is the normal direction of the plane containing the outline (sketch plane). Optionally the direction can be altered by editing parameters in the properties panel or by selecting a separate straight line (white).

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Additive Pipe
PartDesign Additive pipe is a tool to create AdditivePipe objects such as sweep objects, extrusion objects, rotation objects, cylinders, cones, cubes, pyramids, spheres...

Each object is based on at least two lines (preferably made with the Sketcher Workbench):
 * One outline (yellow), to define the cross-section shape.
 * One path (white), to sweep along.

It is not hard to realize that some objects can be created with other tools too, but would you have guessed how versatile this tool is without these examples?

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Prismatic Objects
Straight Sweep Objects

Corner Transition
A polyline can be used as a path, and the property Transition influences the shapes of the corners.

Transformed needs special attention as it can produce flat areas where the thickness is 0.