Trouble extruding on an angled plane

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boxman555
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Trouble extruding on an angled plane

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OS: Mac OS X
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.16.6706 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: tag: 0.16.6706
Hash: f86a4e411ff7848dea98d7242f43b7774bee8fa0
Python version: 2.7.11
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 3.1.3
OCC version: 6.8.0.oce-0.17

I am trying to put a hole in this bracket, and I'm worried I may have made a mistake. I was able to sketch the hole I need on the bracket but I can't figure out how to get an extrusion and then subtract to make a hole. Forgive me for I am new to this program. I need the extrusion to be squared up to that plane, but as you can see in the picture it will only go in the X Y or Z direction, whereas I need it to go somewhere in between.

I am assuming maybe there is a way to change the normal direction of the plane? When I extrude, I haven't been able to figure out a way to have it be perpendicular to the sketches plane.
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Re: Trouble extruding on an angled plane

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Welcome to the forum

If you want something like this
you dryw the sketches onto the faces and create pockets
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I have at the moment only 0.17 installed, here is my demo file.
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boxman555
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Re: Trouble extruding on an angled plane

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I'm not having any luck with the pockets... It doesn't show up. Maybe I am screwing something up with how the faces were made? I drew the profile of the bracket and then extruded it. Not sure if that matters. I am able to make a pad in the Part Design workbench, but when I try to make one and then subtract it to get the hole, I have no luck...
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Re: Trouble extruding on an angled plane

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boxman555 wrote:I am able to make a pad in the Part Design workbench, but when I try to make one and then subtract it to get the hole, I have no luck...
See the video

you make first your base shape (for fast I do a pad),
then the sketch and a pocket

https://youtu.be/NPJbBechpPk
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Re: Trouble extruding on an angled plane

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Got it, ok thank you so much! I'm still trying to get comfortable with the software so I appreciate it!!!
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