How to draw a line perpendicular from a point to a face

[ranila]

Ok @chrisb, thanx for clarification.

Thanx too @domad for the hint for the Work Feature *macro*. I found the WF *workbench* some days before, but this seems limited in respect to WF *macro*. But correct me, if I'm wrong.

[-alex-]

is it possible to draw a line perpendicular from a point in 3D to a face or the plane of that face?
Or to put it in other words, is there a corresponding command as "snap perpendicular to an edge in 2D" transformed into 3D as "snap perpendicular to a face or plane"?

You could:
- create a 2D sketch
- map this sketch to the appropriate element(s)
- select the appropriate map mod
Then you'll get a 2D sketch, but 3D oriented.
This is fully parametric, with full associativity.

I can't send any file ATM but here is an exemple about this kind of 2Dto3D sketch :
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 42#p551165

[domad]

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Thanx too @domad for the hint for the Work Feature *macro*. I found the WF *workbench* some days before, but this seems limited in respect to WF *macro*. But correct me, if I'm wrong.

Hello, greetings to the Community!
... yes, however you can install both of them, in any case I prefer to use the classic tools of the "Draft" Wb.

[ranila]

Hi alex, interesting concept!