From af83b6883eb0afae7d82aaaefc6a3991429c0a70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: theo-vt <theo.veilleux.trinh@proton.me>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:27:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] PartDesign: Hole: fallback to getProfileNormal when a
 non-cylindrical surface is used

---
 src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp
index 41365ee29e..7c2e3d5fc3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp
@@ -2266,12 +2266,10 @@ Base::Vector3d Hole::guessNormalDirection(const TopoShape& profileshape) const
     // the middle of the face
     if (profileshape.hasSubShape(TopAbs_FACE)) {
         BRepAdaptor_Surface sf(TopoDS::Face(profileshape.getSubShape(TopAbs_FACE, 1)));
-
-        if (sf.GetType() != GeomAbs_Cylinder) {
-            throw Base::Exception("Cannot create hole from non cylindrical face");
+        
+        if (sf.GetType() == GeomAbs_Cylinder) {
+            return Base::convertTo<Base::Vector3d>(sf.Cylinder().Axis().Direction());
         }
-
-        return Base::convertTo<Base::Vector3d>(sf.Cylinder().Axis().Direction());
     }
 
     return getProfileNormal();