Part Box/en

Cylinder

Part

Description

The Part Box command creates a parametric box solid, a rectangular cuboid. In the coordinate system defined by its DataPlacement property, the bottom face of the box lies on the XY-plane with its front left corner at the origin, and its front edge parallel to the X-axis.

Usage

1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
   • Press the Cube button.
   • Select the Part → Primitives → Cube option from the menu.
2. A Box object is created.
3. Optionally change the dimensions and DataPlacement of the box by doing one of the following:
   • Double-click the object in the Tree View:
     1. The Geometric Primitives task panel opens.
     2. Change one or more properties.
     3. The object is dynamically updated in the 3D View.
     4. Press the OK button to close the task panel.
   • Change the properties in the Property View.
   • Change the DataPlacement with the Std TransformManip command.

Example

A Part Box object created with the scripting example below is shown here.

Notes

• A Part Box can also be created with the Part Primitives command. With that command you can specify the dimensions and placement at creation time.

Properties

See also: Property View.

A Part Box object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data

Attachment

The object has the same attachment properties as a Part Part2DObject.

Box

• DataLength (Length): The length of the box. This is the dimension in its X-direction. The default is 10mm.
• DataWidth (Length): The width of the box. This is the dimension in its Y-direction. The default is 10mm.
• DataHeight (Length): The height of the box. This is dimension in its Z-direction. The default is 10mm.

Scripting

See also: Autogenerated API documentation, Part scripting and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

A Part Box can be created with the addObject() method of the document:

box = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Box", "myBox")

• Where "myBox" is the name for the object.
• The function returns the newly created object.

Example:

import FreeCAD as App

doc = App.activeDocument()

box = doc.addObject("Part::Box", "myBox")
box.Length = 4
box.Width = 8
box.Height = 12
box.Placement = App.Placement(App.Vector(1, 2, 3), App.Rotation(75, 60, 30))

doc.recompute()

Cylinder

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