Move face

Move face moves round faces in or out by a distance, so a hole gets bigger or smaller, or a shaft fatter or thinner. Use it on a part you did not model yourself, such as a motor mount bought in as a STEP file, when its holes do not fit the screws or bearing you have. It is in Advanced mode, in the Hole ▾ menu.

It is Move face with Offset in Onshape and SOLIDWORKS, and Offset Face in Fusion. To move a flat face, use Push/Pull.

How to use it#

1. Click the arrow next to Hole, then Move face.
2. Click the inside of a hole, or the side of a shaft. Click more to resize them too; click one again to leave it.
3. Type the Offset: how far the face moves, on the radius. + makes it bigger, − smaller. 0.5 mm makes a Ø6 hole Ø7.
4. Check the line under it (such as Hole Ø6 → Ø7), then click ✓ or press Enter.

Tips#

• A hole made by your own Hole is easier to change there: double-click it in the feature tree.
• To close a hole completely, use Fill hole.

If it does not work#

• Type how far to move the face: + makes the radius bigger, − smaller.
• That would make the hole Ø6 smaller than nothing. Use a smaller offset.
• That face is not round all the way. Move face resizes round holes and shafts.
• A face to move has gone. Edit Move face and click the faces again.