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Part MakeFace‏‎ creates a [[Part_Plane|plane]] in a custom shape. The shape is defined by a closed sketch contour.
Part MakeFace‏‎ creates a [[Part_Plane|plane]] in a custom shape. The shape is defined by a closed sketch contour.

It is possible to nest closed contours, for example to have circles inside a polygon. In this case the face will be created between the contours like in this example:

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{{Caption|Example of a face created from a nested set of contours.}}


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Revision as of 17:36, 21 March 2021

Part MakeFace‏‎

Menu location
Part → Make face from wires
Workbenches
Part
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.19
See also
None

Description

Part MakeFace‏‎ creates a plane in a custom shape. The shape is defined by a closed sketch contour.

It is possible to nest closed contours, for example to have circles inside a polygon. In this case the face will be created between the contours like in this example:

Example of a face created from a nested set of contours.

Usage

  1. Select a sketch defining at least one closed wire (sketch elements that form a closed path like e.g. polygons)
  2. Press the Part MakeFace button