How do I select a body in FreeCAD?

How do you select an object in FreeCAD?

In the tree view items can be selected, or deselected, one at a time, by holding the Ctrl key and clicking with the mouse. A range of items can be selected by clicking on the first item, holding Shift, and clicking on the last item. Selecting a single item will also show its properties in the property editor.

How do I cut my body 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 you move bodies in FreeCAD?

Usage

1. In the Model tree view, right-click on the object to be moved.
2. Select Move object to other body from the list in the context menu.
3. In the Select body dialog, select the Body to move the object to from the drop-down menu.
4. Press OK.

What is a body in FreeCAD?

In FreeCAD the word “Body” is normally used to refer to a PartDesign Body object ( PartDesign::Body class) that is defined by the PartDesign Workbench. This is a container object that can hold 2D sketches and 3D geometrical features to build a solid shape.

How do you select multiple on Freecad?

you can select multiple items by holding strg-key pressed during clicking the objects.

How do I select a face on Freecad?

Re: Simple selection and de-selection (edges, faces)



Shift+select usually selects a whole range, as you can see in the tree when selecting the first element and then while holding shift one of the last items. If you want to select/deselect single items you use the Control key instead of shift (cmd on a mac).

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.

How do you move an object?

Move an object

1. Position the pointer over the object until the pointer changes to the Move pointer . Note: If you’re moving a text box, position the mouse pointer over the boundary of the text box.
2. Drag the object to the new position. To drag the object in a straight line, hold down SHIFT while dragging the object.

What is the difference between part and body?

Part is a container. It can hold many objects that you want to move about as a group. Body is the end result of a chain of PartDesign Features (Pad, Pocket, Revolve, etc). It represents a single solid.