

You then have two ways you could make the holes: if they’re all the same size, you can draw circles of any size and use the “hole” tool, which lets you pick hole sizes (and things like countersink/counterbore) for standard fastener sizes. Then, create a sketch for the holes and set its position on the Z axis equal to the height of the box. If the holes do not go through the entire body, you can use the box primitive that Part Design offers (NOT the one in Part: a lot of people overlook the primitives in Part Design). If the holes go through the entire body, you can do it with a single sketch: create a body, add a sketch to it, draw your rectangle and circles in the sketch, and pad the sketch. I think it should be removed from FreeCAD. It’s basically obsolete except no one wants to admit that for some reason. But it really isn't very forgiving if you make mistakes. When it comes time to make the pocket, select the pad again and then space bar again to bring it back, select your holes sketch again and under tasks you can make the pocket.ĭid not mean for that to be that long, sorry. Make sure to select the second sketch again before continuing. Then you can select the first pad and press space bar to make it invisible. This will make lines for you to follow to make your life easier. When you start your second sketch, you can click the little icon that looks like a box with a corkscrew stuck in it and select the edges of your rectangle. There are some tricks that will help you. Then when you close it pad will be one of your options.Īfter you've padded it, click create sketch in the part design workbench, make your holes and fully constrain them, then when you close your sketch click the "pocket" option and then play around with it until they look the way you want. R/flossCAD (for r/CAD refugees) r/LibreCAD r/OpenSCAD r/SolveSpace r/SweetHome3d r/opensourceĮasy way is to start in the part design workbench, under tasks in the floating menu click "create body" then "create sketch" make your rectangle and fully constrain it. Participate on the forums Showcase your best work Support FreeCADįreeCAD Team ( LiberaPay | ( Patreon | Libera ) Arch core-dev kkremitzki ( Patreon | Libera ) Debian/Ubuntu Packaging & Dev-Ops ( PP | Patreon | Libera ) Building Assembl圓 sliptonic ( Flattr ) Path WB contributor Related LinksįreeCAD Thingiverse Group Related Subreddits Squash bugs + Contribute requested features Side-by-side comparison with Fusion360 Side-by-side comparison with Solidworks Transitioning from Solidworks Side-by-side comparison with Onshape Official Linksīugtracker ( link) Please follow guidelinesįosstodon ( link) IRC, Gitter, and Matrix Contributeĭocumentation via the wiki ( request access)īugtracker triage (+ test Pull Requests/patches) Quick-start Tutorial: What is Parametric Design Quick-start Tutorial: Make a Laser Cut Box Sketcher Workbench for Beginners Parametric Design using the Spreadsheet WB The Sheet Metal Workbench Learn FreeCAD for CNC Compared with other CAD Solutions Revolution operation results are as follows.A FOSS Parametric 3D CAD + Python API Want to Learn FreeCAD, Where to start?

Rotation axis can be selected from followings. Enter angle of rotation on the dialog and click OK. Select the created sketch model tree and execute Revolution to execute rotation extruding. Apply constraints to the sketchĬlick Close on Task tab to exit sketch editing mode. In this operation, we use Horizonal constraint, Vertical constraint, Vertical Distance constraint, Horizontal Distance constraint, Equal Length constraint and other constraints.

Select each segment of line and apply constraints as shown in following figure. Applies Coincident constraint to the end points Select two end points and select Coincident constraint in toolbar to connnect the lines. Select Polyline in toolbar and draw a "H" shape on the sketch plane as shown in the following figure. Select New Sketch in toolbar and select XY plane as sketch plane on the dialog. Create new document and switch workbench to Part Design workbench.
