[Feature request][Part Design] There is no additive equivalent tool for Hole (Stud).

[mno13]

[Feature request][Part Design] There is no additive equivalent tool for Hole (Stud).

[maxwxyz]

what exactly do you mean by stud? An outer thread?

[mno13]

No, thread should have separate "dress-up" tool that works on internal and external cylindrical surfaces. It should add cosmetic (or even have an option for physical representation for 3d printing) thread that could be referenced in drawing. As Freecad doesn't have any thread representation yet, it's separate problem.

I have in mind exact additive equivalent to hole feature. Name could be "Stud" (as threaded rod) or "Boss". "Boss" feature is popular in plastic design, but this tool in other systems is more complicated.

Boss feature example - there often are also tapered walls, and additional holes. Inverse hole could be first step for that:

Below is a practical example for "inverse hole" usage in design. Hydraulic manifold with lot of drilled oil channels. One of design practice is to design all holes in separate ("positive") body, and then boolean cut it from base shape (often raw casting).

[FEA-eng]

Is it something you've seen in other CAD software? IMO this related feature would be more needed: #13536

Your proposal would be to make a tool that would still use a sketched circle like the Hole tool and just allowed to change its diameter without editing the sketch itself ? Otherwise, it sounds pretty much the same as Pad (including optional taper, for instance).

[mno13]

Yes, i would want to edit hole parameters without editing sketch. Hole could also have tapered end (from drill) and have counter-bore or countersunk. On the editing sketch topic: hole tool needs circles, not points for positioning holes which is not so good solution itself. It uses only circle centres (which are itself points) for positioning, so there is useless geometry that "may" be left unconstrained (wrong practice) or circles could be given diameter not corresponding to hole diameter (again, wrong practice).

Tool for boss feature is in every mid-range cad package, solid edge, solidworks, inventor etc,

CATIA have ability to create "positive hole" and use it as tool in boolean op

Looking at my example with hydraulic manifold. When using pads for sketches, it would take at last 2 sketches and 2 pads for single counterbore hole.