PartDesign SubtractiveBox

Menu location
PartDesign SubtractiveBox
Part Design → Subtractive Primitive → Subtractive Box
Workbenches
PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.17
See also
PartDesign CompPrimitiveSubtractive, PartDesign AdditiveBox

Description

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

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

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

The Box 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 Box object. Change to suit your needs.
DataLength: the Box's dimension in the X-direction.
DataWidth: the Box's dimension in the Y-direction.
DataHeight: the Box's dimension in the Z-direction.

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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