Lesson 01 - What is a Body?
By the end of this lesson you will:
- Understand the basic purpose of a Body.
- Create a Body in Part Design.
- Know why future features belong inside it.
Step 1 - Switch to Part Design
Use the workbench selector to choose Part Design.
Why?Part Design is the workbench normally used for sketch-based parametric parts.
Step 2 - Create a Body
Click Create Body.
Screenshot placeholder: Create Body button
Why?In FreeCAD, a Body represents one manufactured part. The sketches and features you create next will live inside this Body.
Step 3 - Look at the model tree
The model tree should now show a Body.
Coming from SolidWorks or Inventor?Think of the Body as the container that holds the features making up one part.
Summary
You created the container for your first part. Next, we will create a sketch inside it.