Creating a face from two rectangles (one inside another)

[arcol]

This bugs me a lot.
I'm unable to create a face when one rectangle is inside another.

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It just create a face for the bigger rectangle (Draft's upgrade tool).

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Is it possible? Boolean operations (Part wb) is not working either.
If I convert the two Dwires into sketch, then I'm still unable to make a face (with Draft upgrade tool).

Freecad file attached, but I don't think it is necessary...

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[clintonsam75]

Go to the part workbench and click the icon labeled advanced utility to create shapes. Select face from edges. Select one edge by left clicking on it, then hold down the ctrl key and left click on the remaining three edges. then click create.

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[arcol]

Go to the part workbench and click the icon labeled advanced utility to create shapes. Select face from edges. Select one edge by left clicking on it, then hold down the ctrl key and left click on the remaining three edges. then click create.

I want the other way around. So like a "wall".
(you created a face for the smaller rectangle.)

With this tool, I can only create a small rectangle face, and a big rectangle face, not the substraction of the two.

This is how I want:

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[rockn]

Hi arcol,
To make what you want, make two Draft rectangle, set the Make Face property to true to both of them.
Select both the bigger and the smaller rectangle in this order and press the Draft Downgrade button.

[arcol]

Hi arcol,
To make what you want, make two Draft rectangle, set the Make Face property to true to both of them.
Select both the bigger and the smaller rectangle in this order and press the Draft Downgrade button.

It is working with Draft Rectangle only. (but working!, thank you).

But if I start from a sketch. Convert the sketch to Draft object, then the sketch rectangle gets converted to DWire.
The above mini-tutorial does not work for DWire.

I'm wondering why there is a Draft rectangle limitation?
If there is a limitation, how could I convert a DWire to a Draft Rectangle if it meets the rectangle criteria (4 corners, 90 degrees at corners)?

[rockn]

As soon as you get faces (with Draft Upgrade or Property) you can use Draft Downgrade to make a cut from two shapes.

[arcol]

Dunno, how I could not figure it out myself.

Applying Upgrade tool to each of them, then selecting the bigger face,
then the smaller face and clicking on the downgrade tool, makes the desired effect.

[quick61]

Hi arcol,
To make what you want, make two Draft rectangle, set the Make Face property to true to both of them.
Select both the bigger and the smaller rectangle in this order and press the Draft Downgrade button.

It is working with Draft Rectangle only. (but working!, thank you).

But if I start from a sketch. Convert the sketch to Draft object, then the sketch rectangle gets converted to DWire.
The above mini-tutorial does not work for DWire.

I'm wondering why there is a Draft rectangle limitation?
If there is a limitation, how could I convert a DWire to a Draft Rectangle if it meets the rectangle criteria (4 corners, 90 degrees at corners)?

You are absolutely correct. When you convert a Sketch to Draft and it creates the DWire, they will not make a face. Setting Face to true seems to be broken in this case. Strangely, it works just fine when the Draft > DWire tool it's self is used, but the DWire from a conversion fails. I though all these issues were fixed, but evidently not.

issue #2166

Mark