TechDraw PageTemplate
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| Menu location |
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| TechDraw → Insert Page using Template |
| Workbenches |
| TechDraw |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| TechDraw Default Page, TechDraw Templates |
Description
The New Pick tool creates a new Page object using the template file selected from a dialog.
The starting directory for the dialog can be specified in the TechDraw Preferences.
One of the templates that comes with TechDraw: A4 ISO 7200_Pep, page in landscape orientation, with editable text fields
Usage
- Press the
Insert Page using Template button
Properties
- DataProjection Type: Default projection type (First or Third Angle) for this Page.
- DataScale: Default scale for Views in this Page.
Scripting
See also: TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
The New Pick tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:
templateFileSpec = QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self.baseWidget,
dialogCaption,
dialogDir,
dialogFilter)
page = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawPage','Page')
template = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawSVGTemplate','Template')
template.Template = templateFileSpec
page.Template = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Template
- Creates a new Page in the current document
Editable text fields
See also: TechDraw Templates for more information on creating templates.
See the information in Insert Default Page to programmatically change the editable text fields in a page template.
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
- Decorations: Hatch Face using Image File, Apply Geometric Hatch to Face, Insert SVG Symbol, Insert Bitmap Image, Turn View Frames On/Off
- Dimensions: Insert Length Dimension, Insert Horizontal Dimension, Insert Vertical Dimension, Insert Radius Dimension, Insert Diameter Dimension, Insert Angle Dimension, Insert 3-Point Angle Dimension, Insert Horizontal Extent Dimension, Insert Vertical Extent Dimension, Link Dimension to 3D Geometry, Insert Balloon Annotation, Insert Landmark Dimension
- Annotations: Insert Annotation, Add Leaderline to View, Insert Rich Text Annotation, Add Cosmetic Vertex, Add Midpoint Vertices, Add Quadrant Vertices, Add Centerline to Faces, Add Centerline between 2 Lines, Add Centerline between 2 Points, Add Cosmetic Line Through 2 points, Remove Cosmetic Object, Change Appearance of Lines, Show/Hide Invisible Edges, Add Welding Information to Leader
- Extensions: Draw circle centerlines, Cosmetic thread hole side view, Cosmetic thread bolt side view, Cosmetic thread hole bottom view, Cosmetic thread bolt bottom view
- Export: Export Page as SVG, Export Page as DXF
- Additional: LineGroup, Templates, Hatching, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, Preferences
User documentation
- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base, Arch, Draft, FEM, Image, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Path, Points, Raytracing, Reverse Engineering, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web
- Deprecated or unmaintained workbenches: Complete, Drawing, Robot
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub
