PartDesign AdditiveSphere

Menu location
PartDesign AdditiveSphere
Part Design → Additive Primitive → Additive Sphere
Workbenches
PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.17
See also
PartDesign SubtractiveSphere

Description

Inserts a primitive sphere in the active Body as the first feature, or fuses it to the existing feature(s).

There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the Additive Sphere button. Note: the Additive Sphere is part of an icon menu labelled Additive Primitive. After launching FreeCAD, the Additive Box is the one displayed in the toolbar. To get the Sphere, click on the down arrow besides the visible icon and select Additive Sphere in the menu.
- Select the Part Design → Additive Primitive → Additive Sphere option from the menu.
Set the Primitive Parameters and Attachment.
Click OK.
A Sphere feature appears under the active Body.

The Sphere can be edited after its creation in two ways:

Double-clicking it in the Tree View, or by right-clicking and selecting Edit Primitive in the context menu; this brings up the Primitive Parameters.
Via the Property View.

DataAttachment: defines the attachment mode as well as the Attachment Offset. See Part EditAttachment.
DataLabel: Label given to the Sphere object. Change to suit your needs.
DataRadius: Radius of the sphere.
DataAngle1: (labelled V parameter in the Primitive Parameters) lower truncation of the sphere, parallel to the circular cross section (-90 degrees in a full sphere)
DataAngle2: (unlabelled in the Primitive Parameters) upper truncation of the sphere, parallel to the circular cross section (90 degrees in a full sphere).
DataAngle3: (labelled U parameter in the Primitive Parameters) angle of rotation of the cross section (360 degrees in a full sphere).

Structure tools: Part, Group
Helper tools: Create body, Create sketch, Attach sketch, Edit sketch, Validate sketch, Check geometry, Create a shape binder, Create a sub-object(s) shape binder, Create a clone, Create a datum plane, Create a datum line, Create a datum point, Create a local coordinate system

Modeling tools:
- Additive tools: Pad, Revolution, Additive loft, Additive pipe, Additive helix, Additive box, Additive cylinder, Additive sphere, Additive cone, Additive ellipsoid, Additive torus, Additive prism, Additive wedge
- Subtractive tools: Pocket, Hole, Groove, Subtractive loft, Subtractive pipe, Subtractive helix, Subtractive box, Subtractive cylinder, Subtractive sphere, Subtractive cone, Subtractive ellipsoid, Subtractive torus, Subtractive prism, ‎Subtractive wedge
- Boolean: Boolean operation

Dress-up tools: Fillet, Chamfer, Draft, Thickness
Transformation tools: Mirrored, Linear Pattern, Polar Pattern, Create MultiTransform, Scaled

Extras: Sprocket, Involute gear, Shaft design wizard
Context menu: Set tip, Move object to other body, Move object after other object, Appearance, Color per face
Preferences: Preferences, Fine tuning

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