표면 작업대는 간단한 NURBS 표면을 만들고 수정하는 도구를 제공합니다. Face from edges 옵션을 사용하는 경우 이 도구들은
Part Builder 도구와 유사한 기능을 갖지만 해당 도구와 달리 표면 작업대의 도구는 매개 변수적이며 추가 옵션을 제공합니다. 그러나 해당 도구와 달리 표면 작업대의 도구는 파라메트릭하며 추가 옵션을 제공합니다. 이 점에서 이 작업대의 도구는
PartDesignAdditiveLoft 및
PartDesignAdditivePipe과 유사합니다.
Some of the features provided are:
The Surface Workbench intends to create faces with shapes, which is not possible to do with the standard tools in other workbenches.
Surface created with sketches placed in datum planes with the tools of the PartDesign Workbench
The Surface Workbench integrates with other workbenches of FreeCAD. The above example was created from Sketches placed on
PartDesign Datum planes in the
PartDesign Workbench. The design can be fully parametric if all datum planes and sketches are defined accordingly. In most cases it is sufficient to draw a closed sketch to define the boundary of a face, and then use different options to further modify its shape.
The generated surface cannot be placed inside a PartDesign Body. However, the generated surface can be contained inside a
Std Part together with the associated
PartDesign Body that holds the datum planes and sketches. The non-parametric
Part Builder tool can then be used in order to create a shell and finally a solid.