PartDesign SubtractiveWedge

Menu location
PartDesign SubtractiveWedge
Part Design → Subtractive Primitive → Subtractive Wedge
Workbenches
PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.17
See also
PartDesign CompPrimitiveSubtractive, PartDesign AdditiveWedge

Description

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

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

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

The Wedge 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.

Using the default placement, the below inputs are:

Wedges can be used to create pyramids by setting DataX2 min/max and DataZ2 min/max each so that min = max.

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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