Part Builder

Part Builder
Menu location
Part → Shape builder...
Workbenches
Part
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Part Primitives

Description

The Part Builder command creates more complex shapes from various geometric primitives.

Usage

1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
   • Press the Shape builder... button.
   • Select the Part → Shape builder... option from the menu.
2. The Create shape task panel opens.
3. Select the shape creation mode and optionally press the Box selection... button to use box selection instead of picking geometrical entities one by one:
   • Edge from vertices
     1. Select two vertices in the 3D view.
   • Wire from edges
     1. Select connected edges in the 3D view.
     2. Optionally check Planar for a planar wire.
   • Face from vertices
     1. Select vertices bounding the face in the 3D view.
     2. Optionally check Planar for a planar face.
   • Face from edges
     1. Select edges enclosing the face in the 3D view.
     2. Optionally check Planar for a planar face.
   • Shell from faces
     1. Select faces in the 3D view.
     2. Optionally check Refine shape to refine the shape.
     3. Optionally check All faces to include all faces in shell.
   • Solid from shell
     1. Select a shell in the 3D view.
     2. Optionally check Refine shape to refine the shape.
4. Press the Create button.
5. The object is created.
6. Optionally create additional objects.
7. Press the Close button to close the task panel and finish the command.

Examples

Edge from two vertices

Wire from edges

Face from vertices

Face from edges

Notes

A possible workflow to create a solid from a wireframe could be:

• Draw a wireframe-model of your shape using the tools in the Draft Workbench (for example line and wire).
• Create all faces with "face from edges".
• Create a "shell from faces".
• Create a "solid from shell".