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| Menu location |
|---|
| Part Design → Additive Primitive → Additive Box |
| Workbenches |
| PartDesign |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| 0.17 |
| See also |
| PartDesign SubtractiveBox |
Description
Inserts a primitive box in the active Body as the first feature, or fuses it to the existing feature(s).
Usage
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
Additive Box button. Note: the Additive Box is part of an icon menu labelled Additive Primitive. After launching FreeCAD, the Additive Box is the one displayed in the toolbar. If a different primitive is displayed, click on the down arrow besides the icon and select Additive Box in the menu.
- Select the Part Design → Additive Primitive →
Additive Box option from the menu.
- Press the
- The task panel opens.
- Set the parameters. introduced in 1.2: If the Show interactive draggers when editing features preference is selected (default), parameters can be adjusted with interactive gizmos in the 3D View.
- Optionally set the Attachment.
- Click OK.
- A Box feature appears under the active Body.
Options
The Box 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 task panel and (introduced in 1.2) the interactive gizmos (if enabled).
- Via the Property View.
Properties
- DataAttachment: defines the attachment mode as well as the Attachment Offset. See Part EditAttachment.
- DataLabel: Label given to the Box object. Change to suit your needs.
- DataLength: the Box's dimension in the X-direction.
- DataWidth: the Box's dimension in the Y-direction.
- DataHeight: the Box's dimension in the Z-direction.
This page is retrieved from https://wiki.freecad.org/PartDesign_AdditiveBox