Part Box

Description
The Part Box command creates a parametric box solid, a rectangular cuboid. In the coordinate system defined by its property, the bottom face of the box lies on the XY plane with its front left corner at the origin, and its front edge parallel to the X axis.



Usage

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

Example


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

Properties
See also: Property editor.

A Part Box 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 length of the box. This is the dimension in its X direction. The default is.
 * : The width of the box. This is the dimension in its Y direction. The default is.
 * : The height of the box. This is dimension in its Z direction. The default is.

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

A Part Box can be created with the method of the document:


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

Example: