How do I hide a part in FreeCAD?

How do you toggle visibility in FreeCAD?

There are several ways to invoke the command:

1. Select the View → Toggle visibility option from the menu.
2. Select the View → Visibility → Toggle visibility option from the menu.
3. Select the. Toggle visibility option from the Tree view context menu. …
4. Select the. …
5. Use the keyboard shortcut: Space.

How do I cut a section in FreeCAD?

Usage

1. Press the. Cut button in the Part toolbar.
2. Use the Part → Boolean → Cut entry from the Part menu.

How do I hide axis in FreeCAD?

The axes still cannot be hidden, but you can rotate 3D view even in Sketcher while holding the ALT key (OPTION on macOS). Then you can select the lines lying behind the axes.

How do you get a body in Freecad?

Usage

1. Press the Body button. An empty Body is created and automatically becomes active.
2. Now you can press New sketch to create a sketch in the Body that can be used with Pad.
3. Alternatively, add a primitive PartDesign Feature, for example, Additive box.

How do I ungroup in Freecad?

Select the Utilities →



Select Ungroup to move the objects out of the group(s) they are in. Select the group you want to move the objects to.

How do you make a pocket on Freecad?

Usage

1. Select the sketch or face to be pocketed. introduced in version 0.20: Alternatively you can select several sketches or faces.
2. Press the Pocket button.
3. Set the Pocket parameters, see the Options below.
4. Click OK.

Can you modify an STL file in FreeCAD?

Start FreeCAD and create a new document with File > New, In the menu select File > Import and navigate to the mesh file you want to modify. FreeCAD can open STL, OBJ, and AST mesh files.

How do I modify a STL in FreeCAD?

Step 1: Open STL file and convert it to solid model

1. Open FreeCAD and create a new document by clicking on File > New.
2. Click File > Import and select the object you want to modify. …
3. Change your workbench to Part.
4. Select the imported object in the Model window. …
5. Now click on Part > Create shape from mesh.

How do you refine a shape in FreeCAD?

Usage

1. Select an object that you wish to clean and copy.
2. Go to the menu Part → Create a copy → Refine shape.
3. A cleaned, independent copy of the original object is created; the original object is hidden.