FreeCAD: How to customize a toolbar?

If you use different workbench's tools, you must switch the workbenches frequently. But you can customize a toolbar and work in a single workbench.

In this article, we will add some Part workbench's tools to Part Design workbench.

1. Switch a workbench to Part Design workbench and select [Tools]-[Customize...] in menu.

   

2. Select [Toolbars] tab in Customize dialog.

   

3. Click New... to create a new toolbar. Set "MyToolbar" as name of the toolbar in this example. You can change the name with Rename... and delete the toolbar with Delete.

   

4. Select "Part" from a combo box on left side. Select a tool that you want to add from list and click → button to add the tool to the new toolbar. You can delete the tool with ← button and change a order of tools with ↑/↓ button.

   

5. Add some tools. In this example, we add Cube, Cylinder, Sphere.

   

6. Click Close to close dialog. The selected tool can be used in Part Design workbench.

   

References

• FreeCAD: Creating a complex shape by connecting the cross-sections (Loft)
• FreeCAD: Extruding a cross-sectional shape along the curve (Sweep)
• FreeCAD: How to hollow out a solid?