#File: Ex015_Rotated_Workplanes.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 Ex015_Rotated_Workplanes #If you need to reload the part after making a change, you can use the following lines within the FreeCAD console. #reload(Ex015_Rotated_Workplanes) #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 from cadquery import Vector import Part #Create a rotated workplane and put holes in each corner of a rectangle on that workplane, producing angled holes in the face result = cadquery.Workplane("front").box(4.0,4.0,0.25).faces(">Z").workplane() \ .transformed(offset=Vector(0,-1.5,1.0),rotate=Vector(60,0,0)) \ .rect(1.5,1.5,forConstruction=True).vertices().hole(0.25) #Get a cadquery solid object solid = result.val() #Use the wrapped property of a cadquery primitive to get a FreeCAD solid Part.show(solid.wrapped) #Would like to zoom to fit the part here, but FreeCAD doesn't seem to have that scripting functionality