#File: Ex019_Counter_Sunk_Holes.py #To use this example file, you need to first follow the "Using CadQuery From Inside FreeCAD" #instructions here: https://github.com/dcowden/cadquery#installing----using-cadquery-from-inside-freecad #You run this example by typing the following in the FreeCAD python console, making sure to change #the path to this example, and the name of the example appropriately. #import sys #sys.path.append('/home/user/Downloads/cadquery/examples/FreeCAD') #import Ex019_Counter_Sunk_Holes #If you need to reload the part after making a change, you can use the following lines within the FreeCAD console. #reload(Ex019_Counter_Sunk_Holes) #You'll need to delete the original shape that was created, and the new shape should be named sequentially # (Shape001, etc). #You can also tie these blocks of code to macros, buttons, and keybindings in FreeCAD for quicker access. #You can get a more information on this example at # http://parametricparts.com/docs/examples.html#an-extruded-prismatic-solid import cadquery import Part #Create a plate with 4 counter-sunk holes in it result = cadquery.Workplane(cadquery.Plane.XY()).box(4, 2, 0.5).faces(">Z").workplane() \ .rect(3.5, 1.5, forConstruction=True)\ .vertices().cskHole(0.125, 0.25, 82.0, depth=None) #Boiler plate code to render our solid in FreeCAD's GUI Part.show(result.toFreecad())