TechDraw New Pick

This command exists up to version 0.18. Starting from version 0.19 it is replaced by TechDraw_PageTemplate

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TechDraw New Pick
Menu location
TechDraw → New Pick
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
TechDraw New Default, 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

1. Press the New Pick 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 TechDraw New Default to programmatically change the editable text fields in a page template.

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TechDraw

TechDraw

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• 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

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• Import/Export: Export Page as SVG, Export Page as DXF
• Additional: Preferences; Hatching, LineGroup, Templates; TechDraw API, TechDrawGui API

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