PartDesign SubtractiveSphere

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PartDesign SubtractiveSphere

Menu location
Part Design → Create a subtractive primitive → Subtractive Sphere
Workbenches
PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
PartDesign CompPrimitiveSubtractive

Description

Inserts a subtractive sphere in the active Body. Its shape is subtracted from the existing solid.

introduced in version 0.17

On the left: active body (A) shown in grey and subtractive sphere (B) shown in transparent red; result on the right.

How to use

  1. Press the Subtractive Sphere button. Note: the Subtractive Sphere is part of an icon menu labelled Create an additive 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.
  2. Set the Primitive parameters and Attachment.
  3. Click OK.
  4. 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 Model tree, or by right-clicking and selecting Edit primitive in the contextual menu; this brings up the Primitive parameters.
  • Via the Property editor.

Properties

To be added