TechDraw Dimension Horizontal Extent
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| Menu location |
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| TechDraw → Dimension Horizontal Extent |
| Workbenches |
| TechDraw |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
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| See also |
| TechDraw Dimension Length, TechDraw Dimension Vertical Extent |
Description
The Dimension Horizontal Extent tool adds a linear dimension to a View. The dimension extends from the left most point on the selected objects to the right most point. A CosmeticVertex will be placed at each point.
Horizontal Extent dimension of BSpline Face
How to use
- Select a View or a collection of Edges in a View.
- Press the
Dimension Horizontal Extent button - A dimension will be added to the View. The dimension may be dragged to the desired position.
Limitations
Dimension objects are vulnerable to "topological naming" issues. See the information in the 
TechDraw Dimension Length tool for more information.
Properties
This object has the same properties as the TechDraw Dimension Length tool. See that tool for details. Exceptions noted.
Data
- DataMeasureType: True - based on 3D geometry or "Projected" - based on the drawing. Not normally manipulated directly by the end user. Not yet implemented for Dimension Horizontal Extent.
Scripting
See also: TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
The Dimension Horizontal Extent tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:
selection = [(view1, 'Edge1'), (view1, 'Edge2')] #or [] for all hExtentDim = TechDraw.Dimension.makeExtentDim(selection, HORIZONTAL) rc = page.addView(hExtentDim)
TechDraw 
- Pages: Insert Default Page, Insert Page using Template, Redraw Page
- Views: Insert View, Insert Active View, Insert Projection Group, Insert Section View, Insert Detail View, Insert Draft Workbench Object, Insert Arch Workbench Object, Insert Spreadsheet View
- Clips: Insert Clip Group, Add View to Clip Group, Remove View from Clip Group
- Dimensions: New Length, New Horizontal, New Vertical, New Radius, New Diameter, New Angle, New Angle3Pt, New Links, New Balloon
- Decorations: Hatch Face using Image File, Apply Geometric Hatch to Face, Insert SVG Symbol, Insert Bitmap Image, Turn View Frames On/Off
- Annotations: Insert Annotation, Add Leaderline to View, Insert Rich Text Annotation, Add Cosmetic Vertex, Add Midpoint Vertices, Add Quadrant Vertices, Add Centerline to Face(s), Add Centerline between 2 Lines, Add Centerline between 2 Points, Remove Cosmetic Object, Change Appearance of Line(s), Show/Hide Invisible Edges, Add Welding Information to Leader
- Import/Export: Export Page as SVG, Export Page as DXF
- Additional: Preferences; Hatching, LineGroup, Templates; TechDraw API, TechDrawGui API
User documentation 
- Installation: Linux/Unix, Windows, Mac, Docker, AppImage; Getting started
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Workbenches, Preferences, Document structure, Interface Customization, Properties, Mouse Model; Tutorials, Video tutorials
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- Scripting: Introduction to Python, FreeCAD scripting tutorial, FreeCAD Scripting Basics, How to install macros, Gui Command, Units Modules: Builtin modules, Workbench creation, Installing more workbenches Meshes: Mesh Scripting, Mesh Module Parts: The Part Module, Topological data scripting, PythonOCC, Mesh to Part Coin scenegraph: The Coin/Inventor scenegraph, Pivy Qt interface: PySide, Using the FreeCAD GUI, Dialog creation Parametric objects: Scripted objects Other: Code snippets, Line drawing function, Embedding FreeCAD, FreeCAD vector math library, Power users hub, Python, Macros, FreeCAD Scripting Basics, Topological data scripting
