PartDesign SubtractiveCone

PartDesign SubtractiveCone
Menu location
Part Design → Subtractive Primitive → Subtractive Cone
Workbenches
PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.17
See also
PartDesign AdditiveCone

Description

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

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

Usage

1. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
   • Press the Subtractive Cone button. Note: the Subtractive Cone is part of an icon menu labelled Subtractive Primitive. After launching FreeCAD, the Subtractive Box is the one displayed in the toolbar. To get to the Cone, click on the down arrow besides the visible icon and select Subtractive Cone in the menu.
   • Select the Part Design → Subtractive Primitive → Subtractive Cone option from the menu.
2. Set the Primitive Parameters (for a complete cone, set one of the radii to zero) and the Attachment.
3. Click OK.
4. A Cone feature appears under the active Body.

Options

The Cone 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.

Operation

Sets the boolean operation used to combine the cone with the base solid. introduced in 26.3

• Subtraction (default): the cone removes its volume from the base solid, as in previous versions.
• Common: the cone keeps only the volume shared between itself and the base solid, discarding everything else.

Properties

• DataAttachment: defines the attachment mode as well as the Attachment Offset. See Part EditAttachment.
• DataOperation (Enumeration): sets the boolean operation used to combine the feature with the base solid (Subtraction, Common), see Options. introduced in 26.3
• DataLabel: label given to the Cone object. Change to suit your needs.
• DataRadius1: the radius value at the cone's base.
• DataRadius2: the radius value at the cone's top. A non-zero value creates a truncated cone.
• DataHeight: the height of the cone along its axis.
• DataAngle: angle of rotation of the cross section (360 degrees in a full cone).