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Freecad no active body If there is no active Body, then one is created and the sketch is added to it. Read the FreeCAD code of conduct! 3 posts • Page 1 of 1. You need to add the CTRL key to select a sketch from another body. Press the OK button to finish. Bugreport ↳ Help on using FreeCAD; ↳ Python scripting and macros; ↳ Install / Compile; ↳ Packaging; ↳ Open discussion; ↳ Announcements & Features; ↳ Users Showcase; Thank you so much jmaustpc. Maybe because you don't have an active part? Double-click a part in the tree on the left. The reason may be that: the active Body does not contain a base shape, so there is no material to be removed; or the selected sketch does not belong to the active body. I can toggle the Body between Active and Inactive and that does not change the colour of the Body icon. Top. In FreeCAD the word "Body" is normally used to refer to a PartDesign Body object (PartDesign::Body class) that is defined by the PartDesign Workbench. Or right click on the existing Body feature (if there already is one or more of them and you would like to use one) and make it active. I tried downgrading the part in the Draft workbench and then converting to sketches, but there are curved surfaces in there so no luck that route. 'No active body' problem Post by Andymac » Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:13 pm Hi folks. With the sketch I want selected I click pad and it changes my active part to the one that was inactive before. And it doesn't work if I place it in new body. Parts do nothing but provide a grouping. Could it be that the You need to first make the slim piece body active. Post by scorp08 » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:08 pm . IMPORTANT: Please click here and read this first, before asking for help Active body problem. e. In effect they touch only on one thin line, which is the definition of a non-manifold, or in other words an object with zero thickness. Can anybody point me out to what is wrong? Hello, I have a few projects made with a previous version of FreeCAD. - Select the object and create a new body - or drag the object into an existing body. 1 the Active Body Required dialog will open and prompt you to activate one. getObject('Body011'))" enables me to make a body an active body. UPDATE By creating a Part I have collected the cylinder and the prism in one place. Just drag'n'drop your sketch in the body in the treeview. Post by poserge » Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:02 am. org to our main GitHub repository. Recompute failed! Please check report view. Read the FreeCAD code of conduct! 4 posts • Page 1 of 1. Fix bug# 2533 - Loft works even with no active body. This Mantis repository is in read-only mode and will be retained for reference as long as it is useful. I have read many posts, but I cannot come up with a solution. You will have to change the external geometry references as well to reference the BaseFeature and not the object outside of From FreeCAD Documentation. Post by sliptonic » Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:11 am. 17-dev version of FreeCAD, have a look at Help --> About FreeCAD, at the bottom of the Credits tab. Clicking 'Yes' Currently if no active body is present and one uses body sketches for a loft it works and the loft is placed outside of the body. * fasteners. Open file Dear FreeCAD team/community, Hope everybody is doing well. There is no "body" at all. You have mixed Part workbench and Part Design workbench. Check the tasks tab, if you have an open task then other things are disabled. What does? I don't know the answer about different parts, but CC definitely works for different bodies. FreeCAD Information: Activities I am trying to use FreeCad and I get this message. Don't try to switch to PD WB. But before I can start creating anythinay I get a warning stating 'No active Body' We had this ibehavior initially but it was decided to remove it, as it was very confusing and non-freecad like. Because of this, if I press OK without selecting anything, it still creates a new body (the 0th row option). Use “part design” instead of “sketcher” and it will force you to do it correctly. hedgehog Posts: 17 Joined: Sun Apr 09, 2017 5:39 am. It seems to me that Fusion should be the right body, but there is no way of making that the active body. I understand that "Gui. Cant switch active body. All new bugs must be submitted there. Why do I get this message and how can I avoid it when starting the design of a part from a sketch when try to apply fillet or chamfer from selected edge as show in the screenshot below? Thanks in advance! I am using FreeCad 0. HoWil Veteran Posts: 1277 Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2015 7:31 pm Location: Austria. I'm pretty sure the bold text indicates the last feature in the tree. YosypC opened this issue May 9, 2023 · 2 comments Closed 2 tasks done [code] OS: Windows 10 Version Post here for help on using FreeCAD's graphical user interface (GUI). The active body is always highlighted with a purple color. 2 OK I've solved the problem of the active body by making a new body using the base feature . A comment on a youtube video struck a bell with me. I created three sketches showing my project from three perspectives and now trying to extrude it to create a 3D model out of them. So the state of the active body is not stored. Freecad 0. setActiveObject('pdbody',App. chrisb FreeCAD Guru Posts: 54592 Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:14 am. 04. Bugreport ↳ Help on using FreeCAD; ↳ Python scripting and macros; ↳ Install / Compile; ↳ Packaging; ↳ Open discussion; ↳ Announcements & Features; ↳ Users Showcase; - Select the object and create a new body - or drag the object into an existing body. Is there an existing issue for this? Opening a document with an empty body and part design box then trying to do a multitransform prompts to migrate from a legacy PartDesign. Create body with 2 sketches Body is a new feature added to Part Design workbench in FreeCAD 0. ickby wrote: Something to think about in general: It would be nice if we could think of a way to check this stuff by unit tests. You will have to change the external geometry references as well to reference the BaseFeature and not the object outside of I am trying to use FreeCad and I get this message. Can someone explain to me why the face isn't the body, or even the cube isn't the body? and how I would properly do this tutorial with a current version of freecad? (I want to see the face while creating the dots on the dice). Hi, FreeCAD Guru Posts: 3478 Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:46 pm Location: Columbia, Missouri. Mam problem z wyskakującym komunikatem No active Body (In order to use PartDesign you need an active Body object in the document. 1. Post by chrisb » Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:22 pm. Dekonstruierer Posts: 45 Joined: Sat Jun 24, 2017 8:12 am. If you used the sketch menu in Part Design this problem would not have occured as a Body is automatically created to contain your Part Design Object. I need to add a fillet to my objects, but it keeps saying "no active body". 2 I Reinstalled version 0. FreeCAD Information: Activities wmayer. Is there an existing issue for this? * BOLTSFC. Switch to the So I've recreated this on Mac and Windows versions of FreeCAD. leumasmac Posts: 1 Joined: Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:07 pm. Respect the FreeCAD code of conduct! 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. Thanks in Thank you so much jmaustpc. See PartDesign Body for more information about this type of object. You will have to change the external geometry references as well to reference the BaseFeature and not the object outside of You should no longer mix deliberately Part and PartDesign functions. 19. Select an edge, face or body from an active body. Normally, when you switch to Part Design workbench and click the new sketch icon, if there is a active Body, the sketch is created in the Body. ActiveView. FreeCAD says 'select and edge, face or body from an active body'. Hi, Post here for help on using FreeCAD's graphical user interface (GUI). After cutting out some voids (boxes, holes, pockets), I wish to add a circular pad to one end of the screw (the one far from the origin). Thank you so much jmaustpc. Clicking 'Yes' it will create a new part and body for the element. Translate this page. If I undo the tapered variable-radius fillet that I added using the Donchik wrote: ↑ Fri Oct 29, 2021 8:58 am I can add a new body to the part, but this appears unreasonable as it leads to additional non-functional features in the feature tree. I made sure to activate the body before I created this plane. Steps To Reproduce: 1. Unit tests is something I also did not do very often in the past, but more and more I have the feeling to fix bugs that have worked before, but without unit test regression testing this is hard to say. The Chamfer parameters task panel opens. But wouldn't it make sense to offer "Make selected plane's body active?" For me that's the default. For the joy of all I attached the part in question. Hole feature can't find active body Post by leumasmac » Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:28 pm I've reviewed a couple of tutorials on how to make holes by creating a sketch of a circle and constraining it to a face but the drawing just saves and the hole doesn't show, I made 3 successful holes but maybe the issue is the fourth holes placement. You will need to insert the Body feature first. readdy. * Help 1. Select object must belong to the active body. 19, 24291 GIT and created a simple part in the Part workbench. EDIT : looks like the tab stays open a Hello, I have a few projects made with a previous version of FreeCAD. Definitely a training issue. I can double click it but that doesn't help. just joined this forum as recently got freecad and am struggling to make it work for me. I've tried restarting freecad a few times and deleting the new part and starting over with no luck. In the 0. It is intended to make life slightly easier by replacing the dialog box, telling the user there is no active body, with another containing a combo-box with present bodies to make active. They have no functional meaning. No tags attached. com/Details?d=2799&a=11&f=443&l=0In order to use PartDesign you need an active Body object in the document. But when I do, the tool fails with the following error: "The selected geometry does not belong to the active Body. I had to just recreate my sketch in a new sketch that was attached to a body. Activating a Body automatically switches to the PartDesign Workbench. 0002533: Loft works even with no active body: Description: all PartDesign features should only work when an active body is available where they are added to. This offers to create dependent copy (shapebinder) of that face in the second body and then mapps the sketch to it. In most cases the use of "parts" in the Part Design WB is a waste of time. Selecting the sketch as shapebinder is the safest way. the axis has for example the typeid line, normally one would try to compare with an object, but did not find an easy and obvious way to get hold of an object without adding it to a document, which kind of defeats the purpose of object comparison Solved: https://www. " My model currently has two bodies. no body is marked bold, so I cannot se the active body. I can also not seem to be able to nest Parts, creating a new part puts it on top of tree, and dragging a part over an existing part does show red icon for not allowed. One is the actual sheet Introduction. I am however struggling with the issue of a part not finding an "Active Body" I am working in V0. add a prism inside the body But when I move the cylinder inside the Body it becomes. If you have a legacy document with PartDesign object without Body use the transfer Hi patriram, and welcome! In Part Design you probably wouldn't Fillet the Body container itself; instead you would Fillet something inside the Body container. With the second body active I selected the exit face of the holes in the first body and then pressed Create sketch. Active body problem. This page is a translated version of the page PartDesign Mirrored and the translation is 25% complete. On Feb 7, 2022, the FreeCAD project migrated all issues from this site at tracker. You are experienced, so it should go rather fast. Al light blue background behind the Body text in the history tree indicates the Body which is active. But I did not do it. You can then pad it and continue. You will have to change the external geometry references as well to reference the BaseFeature and not the object outside of The document loads, but no active body is set. In the video I was toggling between part and part design workbenches as needed, but I have been using the part and body tools interchangeably, thinking they were the same thing (they differ only in color), and was losing my mind about why this worked sometimes and not In Part Design the sketch has to be in the active body. This PR also fixes other PartDesign features as well. Make independent copy (recommended) Fix bug# 2533 - Loft works even with no active body. Consider using a Shap Hello, I have a few projects made with a previous version of FreeCAD. Go to top. It can easily be confused with selection. A PartDesign Body is the base element to create solids shapes with the PartDesign Workbench. Despite this I pursued this option but then discovered that datums and sketches created with this superfluous feature would not recognise the original features created under the parts workbench. I have been using Autocad LT for 20 years, but never used a 3D bejant wrote: ↑ Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:24 am Hi timesenemy, and welcome! The Part Design WB only works with solids, and your . You will have to change the external geometry references as well to reference the BaseFeature and not the object outside of It looks like if you're editing parts created in the Part workbench, you can only use the Part chamfer, and not the Part Design chamfer. You do this by double-clicking its name in the tree browser so that it becomes bold. I run the application on Windows 10 using a laptop bought a month ago. ActiveDocument. Personally, I never ever use them. Usage. stl is a mesh. If you already have a Body, click it in the history tree to make it active. But my freecad complains that there is no body. Top 1- Create new document 2- Create a part 3- Create a body 4- Create a sketch and give it volume 5- On one side of the pad, create a new sketch. 0. Veteran Posts: 48978 Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:14 am. SketchBased features using sketches made on datum planes should be allowed. add a cylinder inside the body 3. When I use the function "Migrate" in the Part I haven’t found a way to move my sketch to an active body to pad it. 18 so I have a folder already on my machine called C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0. Forum rules a Sketch on one of the elements, i. From my understanding, once I've fused the bodies together, the resulting shape is You should no longer mix deliberately Part and PartDesign functions. But i did not yet have time to do this. I doubt even most FreeCAD regulars are aware that Aleph Objects financed development of what is now called the TechDraw workbench, and I believe they recently provided a donation to another FreeCAD developer. If you do not want those references cancel the command. if someone knows how to filter a body coord system in a reliable way other than regex on the label, feel free to share. In the video I was toggling between part and part design workbenches as needed, but I have been using the part and body tools interchangeably, thinking they were the same thing (they differ only in color), and was losing my mind about why this worked sometimes and not When I save the document in this state, close it and then reopen it, I get no active body at all. IMHO FreeCAD should allow both philosophies. " I've tried various sources to find out how to set the resulting fusion as an active body, but I can't quite figure out how to do that. This makes perfect intuitive sense, as the face is the body. Re: no active body. Forum rules May be I can copy body and mirror it, and then boolean 2 bodies? In 0. Ok. Please make one active (double click) or create one. Just got going with FreeCAD too so I'm really leaning heavily toward the PEBKAC side OS: Windows 10 Word size of OS: 64-bit Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit Version: 0. In any case, using the spacebar does not change the colour of the Body icon. 2017-09-15 19:59 administrator ~0010129 Must have been fixed at some point. net/Notes/details/2116error message:Cannot use selected object. Do you have the Dependency Graph set up for your installation? Selected object must belong to the active body" Post by chrisb » Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:41 pm If you want to reposition the solid, you can either change the Placement of the gear with right mouse menue in the Data tab and "Show all" or Post here for help on using FreeCAD's graphical user interface (GUI). 3 LTS Word size of OS - Select the object and create a new body - or drag the object into an existing body. Bugreport ↳ Help on using FreeCAD; ↳ Python scripting and macros; ↳ Install / Compile; ↳ Packaging; ↳ Open discussion; ↳ Announcements & Features; ↳ Users Showcase; The reason may be that: • the active Body does not contain a base shape, so there is no material to be removed; • the selected sketch does not belong to the active Body. That's fine if you use any other workbench afterwards but PartDesign. 17 11129(Git) How to modify cut between object from sketch and object from part (for example: how to make a fillet or chamfer in PDWB)? There is an warning if I try: "Selection is not in Active Body ! Select an edge, face or body from an active body". Is it possible to add a button into this dialog next to 'OK' stating 'I want to create a new body which is also set active' and create an active body accordingly? This would help saving much time and streamline the creation process of bodies and part-features. In the video I was toggling between part and part design workbenches as needed, but I have been using the part and body tools interchangeably, thinking they were the same thing (they differ only in color), and was losing my mind about why this worked sometimes and not Post here for help on using FreeCAD's graphical user interface (GUI). When double cikcing a body it asserts. This is a unit test that seems to be broken because of this: PartDesignTransformed. Also if you have more then one Body in document and recalculate all bodies at once, there is no active Body. Post by hedgehog » Sun Apr 09, 2017 5:50 am. But there is no further visual indication and Ok. An assert doesn't happen any more. When I want to create a shape binder and want to select edges and faces, I cannot select any. * lattice2 1. ı want to add pocket on the selected support ( In the picture) with the skecth002. I would give it a try but the file is no longer available. Then to work in the body, if not already done, activate it by double-clicking on it or RMB -> Toggle active body. Hi, If I try to combine the two "bodies" using the boolean fuse tool, the "boolean parameters" field fills with everything except "Body", and the "Add body" and "remove body" buttons do nothing. Closed 2 tasks done. 17-dev, you can actually select more than one feature for a transformation feature. A Sketcher Lecture with in-depth information is available Read the FreeCAD code of conduct! 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. Veteran Posts: 52169 Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:14 am. When entering sketch editing mode the part becomes invisible, but if I close the edit of the No, because the cylinder sits on top of the Body/Revolution and its bottom face is tangent to it. If you create the sketch with the sketcher WB, then create a Body, you will need to drag the sketch inside the body in the tree view. create a a body 2. If no features were selected the Select Hi, I have started to learn python and have created some macros. OK to open a bug report?-----OS: Windows 10 (10. I have worked with FreeCAD a number of years and I recently made an upgrade from v 0. So inside a Body, features should be strictly sequential, with each feature building upon the preceding features. Hi, I use a threaded rod from the fasteners workbench as the base body for a part. Post here for help on using FreeCAD's graphical user interface (GUI). " My hole is drawn That is not how you tell if a Body is active. A Sketcher Lecture with in-depth information is available in English , auf Deutsch , Post here for help on using FreeCAD's graphical user interface (GUI). The error is telling you you're trying to sketch on a body that is not the active body. Since you have worked completely in the Part WB, just stay there. After double clicking a Body, click on some other item in the tree and you will see the difference. A Sketcher Lecture with in-depth information is available Never try to access from Part WB anything in a Body at a finer level than the Body itself. In the video I was toggling between part and part design workbenches as needed, but I have been using the part and body tools interchangeably, thinking they were the same thing (they differ only in color), and was losing my mind about why this worked sometimes and not It is intended to make life slightly easier by replacing the dialog box, telling the user there is no active body, with another containing a combo-box with present bodies to make active. . Beyond that you can select the part and create a new body. Read the FreeCAD code of conduct! 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. The Body provides an Origin object which includes local X, Y, and Z axes, and standard planes. No active Body. The tree shouldn't collapse that much. "The requested feature cannot be created. 18 The zip file doesn't contain a BIN or LIB folder, but C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0. freecad. I'm confused. If you are trying to use a command that requires an active Body. This will provide the part as BaseFeature in the PartDesign body. The model will likely be messed at that point. Sketches should be able to be drawn on any surface of the body. The basic concept is: You have an active body, and inside of that body you have geometric primitives such as a cube, and you have features such as Pad and Solved in: https://codedocu. scorp08 Posts: 13 Joined: Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:11 am. Hi, Just drag'n'drop your sketch in the body in the treeview. Can anybody point me out to what is wrong? Post here for help on using FreeCAD's graphical user interface (GUI). FreeCAD Info No, because the cylinder sits on top of the Body/Revolution and its bottom face is tangent to it. 16131 (Git) So, thing is, that was what I was using, but as suggested I switched to a listview. I think you want me to copy the files from the downloaded zip and overwrite files contained in C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0. You will have to change the external geometry references as well to reference the BaseFeature and not the object outside of Post here for help on using FreeCAD's graphical user interface (GUI). Can anybody point me out to what is wrong? On Feb 7, 2022, the FreeCAD project migrated all issues from this site at tracker. How to fix the "active body" error in Part Design in FreeCAD jestem nowym użytkownikiem forum i dopiero zaczynam przygotę z FreeCAD. This is what I'm doing: So have I done something wrong here? If not, then should I make an in/dependent copy or create a cross-reference? Thanks! OS: Manjaro Most of the time, I can't even get the forming tool to enable. So I created a body and when I click "Pad", I get the following error: Post here for help on using FreeCAD's graphical user interface (GUI). I see that you CAN drag a solid into an active body, but that just creates something called a Thank you so much jmaustpc. What FreeCAD is saying is factually not true as the selected geometry is most certainly part of the active body. Please Hole feature can't find active body Post by leumasmac » Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:28 pm I've reviewed a couple of tutorials on how to make holes by creating a sketch of a circle and constraining it to a face but the drawing just saves and the hole doesn't show, I made 3 successful holes but maybe the issue is the fourth holes placement. Trying to go back to PD WB after using the Part WB is tricky. From FreeCAD Documentation. OS: Ubuntu 20. If I press "OK" anyway, I get several dozen "duplicate child item" warnings and the "Boolean" entity emerges with a bunch of duplicates. This is a container object that can hold 2D sketches and 3D geometrical features to build a solid shape. But before I can start creating anythinay I get a warning stating 'No active Body' (btw: Body should be lowercase ). Issue History Date Modified Username Field - Select the object and create a new body - or drag the object into an existing body. Post by drmacro » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:31 pm . * fcgear. If there is a single Body it will be activated automatically. An active body will also be shown in bold text. I haven't seen another way to I'm a very beginner in FreeCAD. From my understanding, once I've fused the bodies together, the resulting shape is all PartDesign features should only work when an active body is available where they are added to. Post by scorp08 » Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:04 am. Problems with the Active Body highlight color. I'm an experienced CAD user (Catia V4/5, SDRC, Pro-e) but just starting out with FreeCAD. Post by Andymac » Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:13 pm. Contents move to sidebar hide. Instead, after doing File > New and Importing your . Dialog wrote:You selected geometries which are not part of the active body. Please define how to handle those selections. Still, when I switch to Part Design WB and try to add fillets, I get the same message that it is not active body. It shows both as active but it's trying to put the pad in the previous part I was working on. Create body with 2 sketches that can be used for a loft 2. It will then prompt to ask for a body. getDocument('CNC_01'). 22133 (Git) Build type: Release Branch: master Hash Fix bug# 2533 - Loft works even with no active body. This is mostly a one-way trip. 18 on my Mac, and 0. Select an edge, face, or body from an active body” However, I am selecting two edges from the active body. I can make Fin or Block the active body, but I still get the same message. Only a single Body can be active at a time. Read the FreeCAD code of conduct! 5 posts • Page 1 of 1. the model shown in the 3D view will go back to the preview for the active transformation feature. Other languages: Deutsch; English; Türkçe; español; français; italiano; polski; If there is no active Body, and there are two or more Bodies in the document, the Active Body Required dialog will open and prompt you to activate one. Now there is an equivalent function currentRow(), but the problem is the default for that is 0 when nothing is selected (as opposed to -1 for the combobox). The problem: Assume I create a new part in PART WB, let's say a Cube. Rule number 3. Hi folks. EDIT : looks like the tab stays open a long time in my browser before I post On this FreeCAD Documentation the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 0) Word size of OS: 64-bit Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit Version: 0. "Select an Edge, Face or Body from an Active Body"???. Might be something the creators may want to look at. Full version info But before I can start creating anythinay I get a warning stating 'No active Body' We had this ibehavior initially but it was decided to remove it, as it was very confusing and non-freecad like. * WebTools. These How to fix the "active body" error in Part Design in FreeCAD. 17. 18? I can assure you I checked the action of the Space Bar. 20. In the video I was toggling between part and part design workbenches as needed, but I have been using the part and body tools interchangeably, thinking they were the same thing (they differ only in color), and was losing my mind about why this worked sometimes and not Body is active and is only body in file. However, it seems that the body ceases to be a body after a boolean cut operation. Clearly, the tapered variable-radius fillet that I added using the Part workbench is messing things up. Do one of IMHO FreeCAD should allow both philosophies. If there is no active Body, and there are two or more Bodies in the document, the Active Body Required dialog will open and prompt you to activate one. Andymac Posts: 6 Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:04 pm 'No active body' problem. 18 does. Another problem in the file. the lid, by selecting the lid and then create new sketch, results in a message: 'No active body: In order to use PartDesign you need an active Body object in the document. Please make one active (double click) or create An active body will also be shown in bold text. 18 on the PC, I feel like this must be user error, but it feels like a bug. 0. Currently if no active body is present and one uses body sketches for a loft it works and the loft is placed outside of the body. Forum rules and Helpful information. When a Body is active, it should have a light purple highlight. Unless you were thinking about two separate Bodies? Basically this is a welded part. So now I have to OK then find the body (which is not always directly possible") then alter the active body and finally after again finding the plane where I wanted to attach the new sketch do that. I think the way to go is to auto insert a body if the tools cant find one. The end goal is to keep the (array of) parts with the PCBA body, that helps in maintaining the design. 3. I have been using Autocad LT for 20 years, but never used a 3D Read the FreeCAD code of conduct! 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. 16 to latest version of v 0. In short, the problem is that you started from the Sketcher workbench, and created your sketch from there. Edit a chamfer. But how can I find out by program which body is currently the active body? But before I can start creating anythinay I get a warning stating 'No active Body' We had this ibehavior initially but it was decided to remove it, as it was very confusing and non-freecad like. I would recommend to work through the PartDesign Tutorials in the wiki. If you want to reuse the sketch you can edit it's attachment, by clicking the three-dots-button at the right of the MapMode property. Beginning. Subproject (s) affected? I need to add a fillet to my objects, but it keeps saying "no active body". The body label shall display bold when it is active. stl, change to the Part WB (not Part Design) Dear FreeCAD members, I have a very strange problem and need some urgent help. I do not seem to be able to add any objetct to a part, whenever i pick additive object it gets putt in the active body, can not seem to deactivate active body. To activate or de-activate a Body: Double click on it on the tree view, or; Open the context menu (right click) and select Toggle active body. a "base feature" and I cannot no more modify his radius or height. See Options for more information. Save file and close it 3. The original body should remain, and the resulting shape should be editable. When I use the function "Migrate" in the Part Design, it tells me that there is nothing to migrate. I hope I didn't detract from the thread. The basic concept is: You have an active body, and inside of that body you have geometric primitives such as a cube, and you have features such as Pad and Opening a document with an empty body and part design box then trying to do a multitransform prompts to migrate from a legacy PartDesign. Selected object must belong to the active body" but sketch is already inside #9526. now all is left is how do I create the fillet for the tail I'm so stuck please help!!!!! You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. 18. Re: FreeCAD claims selected geometry is not part of active body. It can contain sketches, datum objects, and PartDesign Features that help in building a single contiguous solid. A similar issue is mentioned in an old bug report issue #4288 from March 2020. So far, all has been going well, and I'm impressed by the features that FreeCAD supports. wjiip noom xwlagrua lhy uzveqxmg teqkinr ziaq xqie mneor eze