Draft AddConstruction: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:04, 25 November 2021

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SelectGroup

ToggleDisplayMode

Draft

Menu location
Draft AddConstruction
Utilities → Add to Construction group
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.17
See also
Draft ToggleConstructionMode, Draft AddToGroup

Description

The Draft AddConstruction command moves objects to the Draft construction group. It also applies the construction geometry color to the objects.

Bug in version 0.19

In FreeCAD version 0.19 this command and the Draft ToggleConstructionMode command will typically use different groups. To avoid this change the Construction group name in the preferences to Draft_Construction: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → General settings → Construction Geometry → Construction group name. In version 0.20 the Construction group name is used for the label of the construction group, the name of the group is always Draft_Construction.

Usage

Select one or more objects.
There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Draft AddConstruction button.
- Select the Utilities → Add to Construction group option from the menu.
If it does not exist the construction group is created first.
The objects are moved to the construction group and their color properties are changed.

Notes

Objects can also be moved to the construction group by drag and dropping them on the group in the Tree view, or by using the Draft AddToGroup command. But in both cases the construction geometry color is not applied.
For more information about organizing your model see Document structure and Arch tutorial.

SelectGroup

ToggleDisplayMode

Draft

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Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation styles, Annotation scale
Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar array, Circular array, Path array, Path link array, Point array, Point link array, Edit, Subelement highlight, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Wire to B-spline, Draft to sketch, Set slope, Flip dimension, Shape 2D view

Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
Snapping: Snap lock, Snap endpoint, Snap midpoint, Snap center, Snap angle, Snap intersection, Snap perpendicular, Snap extension, Snap parallel, Snap special, Snap near, Snap ortho, Snap grid, Snap working plane, Snap dimensions, Toggle grid

Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Show snap toolbar
Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
Context menu:
- Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state

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 The [[Image:Draft_AddConstruction.svg|24px]] '''Draft AddConstruction''' command moves objects to the [[Draft_ToggleConstructionMode|Draft construction group]]. It also applies the [[Draft_ToggleConstructionMode#Preferences|construction geometry color]] to the objects.
-==Bug in version 0.19==
+==Bug in version 0.19== <!--T:11-->
+<!--T:12-->
 In FreeCAD version 0.19 this command and the [[Draft_ToggleConstructionMode|Draft ToggleConstructionMode]] command will typically use different groups. To avoid this change the {{MenuCommand|Construction group name}} in the preferences to {{Value|Draft_Construction}}: {{MenuCommand|Edit → Preferences... → Draft → General settings → Construction Geometry → Construction group name}}. In version 0.20 the {{MenuCommand|Construction group name}} is used for the label of the construction group, the name of the group is always {{Value|Draft_Construction}}.
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-# If it does not exist the construction group is created.
+# If it does not exist the construction group is created first.
 # The objects are moved to the construction group and their color properties are changed.
-==Notes==
+==Notes== <!--T:13-->
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+* Objects can also be moved to the construction group by drag and dropping them on the group in the [[Tree_view|Tree view]], or by using the [[Draft_AddToGroup|Draft AddToGroup]] command. But in both cases the [[Draft_ToggleConstructionMode#Preferences|construction geometry color]] is not applied.
-It's also possible to add objects using {{Button|[[Image:Draft_AddToGroup.svg|16px]] [[Draft_AddToGroup|Draft AddToGroup]]}} to a {{Button|[[Image:Std_Group.svg|16px]] [[Std_Group|Std Group]]}}.
+* For more information about organizing your model see [[Document_structure|Document structure]] and [[Arch_tutorial#Organizing_your_model|Arch tutorial]].
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