modeling-app/docs/kcl/hole.md

title, excerpt, layout

title	excerpt	layout
hole	Use a 2-dimensional sketch to cut a hole in another 2-dimensional sketch.	manual

Use a 2-dimensional sketch to cut a hole in another 2-dimensional sketch.

hole(
  holeSketch: [Sketch],
  sketch: Sketch,
): Sketch

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
holeSketch	[Sketch]		Yes
sketch	Sketch		Yes

Returns

Sketch

Examples

exampleSketch = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
  |> line(end = [0, 5])
  |> line(end = [5, 0])
  |> line(end = [0, -5])
  |> close()
  |> hole(circle(center = [1, 1], radius = .25), %)
  |> hole(circle(center = [1, 4], radius = .25), %)

example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 1)

fn squareHoleSketch() {
  squareSketch = startSketchOn(-XZ)
    |> startProfileAt([-1, -1], %)
    |> line(end = [2, 0])
    |> line(end = [0, 2])
    |> line(end = [-2, 0])
    |> close()
  return squareSketch
}

exampleSketch = startSketchOn(-XZ)
  |> circle(center = [0, 0], radius = 3)
  |> hole(squareHoleSketch(), %)
example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 1)