Part Tube
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Part Tube |
Menu location |
---|
Part → Primitives → Create tube |
Workbenches |
Part |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
0.19 |
See also |
Part CreatePrimitives |
Description
The Part Tube command creates a parametric tube solid. In the coordinate system defined by its DataPlacement property, the bottom face of the tube lies on the XY plane with its center at the origin.
Usage
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Part Tube button.
- Select the Part → Primitives → Create tube option from the menu.
- The Tube task panel opens and a preview of the tube is displayed in the 3D view.
- Specify the Outer radius, the Inner radius and the Height.
- The preview is dynamically updated.
- Press the OK button.
- The tube is created.
- Optionally change the dimensions and DataPlacement of the tube by doing one of the following:
- Change the dimensions by double-click the object in the Tree view to reopen the Tube task panel. See above.
- Change the properties in the Property editor.
- Change the DataPlacement with the 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
Attachment
The object has the same attachment properties as a Part Part2DObject.
Tube
- DataHeight (
Length
): The height of the tube. The default is10mm
. - DataInner Radius (
Length
): The inner radius of the tube. Must be smaller than DataOuter Radius. Can be0
. The default is2mm
. - DataOuter Radius (
Length
): The outer radius of the tube. Must be larger than DataInner Radius. The default is5mm
.
Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation, Part scripting and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
A Part Tube can be created with the addTube()
method (introduced in version 0.20) of the Shapes module:
tube = Shapes.addTube(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument, "myTube")
- Where
"myTube"
is the name for the object. - The function returns the newly created object.
Example:
import FreeCAD as App
from BasicShapes import Shapes
doc = App.activeDocument()
tube = Shapes.addTube(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument, "myTube")
tube.Height = 20
tube.InnerRadius = 2
tube.OuterRadius = 3
tube.Placement = App.Placement(App.Vector(2, 4, 5), App.Rotation(60, 60, 30))
doc.recompute()
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