Draft Snap Dimensions: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:02, 21 February 2020

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File:Snap WorkingPlane.svg Working plane

Menu location
File:Snap Dimensions.svg Draft Dimensions
Draft → Snap → Dimensions
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Draft Snap, Draft ToggleSnap

Description

This snap mode shows temporary X and Y dimensions between the current point and the last snapped point on screen while snapping

File:Draft Snap Dimension.png

After having snapped a first point, temporary dimensions locate the second point being snapped

Usage

Make sure File:Snap Lock.svg Draft ToggleSnap and File:Snap Dimensions.svg Snap Dimensions are turned on.
Choose a Draft tool to draw a shape.
Click a first point

Limitations

Currently only work in the XY plane

File:Snap Special.svg Special

File:Snap WorkingPlane.svg Working plane

Draft Snap

Draft

Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-spline, Cubic Bézier curve, Bézier curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
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

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, Assembly, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web

Addons: Addon Manager, External workbenches, Scripting and macros

Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub

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+<languages/>
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+<!--T:9-->
+{{Docnav
+|[[Draft Special|Special]]
+|[[Draft WorkingPlane|Working plane]]
+|[[Draft_Snap|Draft Snap]]
+|IconL=Snap_Special.svg
+|IconC=Workbench_Draft.svg
+|IconR=Snap_WorkingPlane.svg
+}}
 <!--T:1-->
+{{GuiCommand
-{{GuiCommand|Name=Draft Dimensions|Workbenches=[[Draft Module|Draft]], [[Arch Module|Arch]]|MenuLocation=Draft → [[Draft Snap|Snap]] → Dimensions|Shortcut=|SeeAlso=}}
+|Name=Draft Dimensions
+|Icon=Snap_Dimensions.svg
+|MenuLocation=Draft → [[Draft Snap|Snap]] → Dimensions
+|Workbenches=[[Draft Module|Draft]], [[Arch Module|Arch]]
+|SeeAlso=[[Draft Snap]], [[Draft ToggleSnap]]
+}}
-===Description=== <!--T:2-->
+== Description == <!--T:2-->
+This snap mode shows temporary X and Y dimensions between the current point and the last snapped point on screen while snapping
-Lets you snap to one of the three lines making up the draft dimension
+</translate>
+[[Image:Draft Snap Dimension.png|400px]]
+<translate>
+<!--T:6-->
+{{Caption|After having snapped a first point, temporary dimensions locate the second point being snapped}}
-===Use=== <!--T:4-->
+== Usage == <!--T:4-->
-#Make sure snap mode is turned on
-#Choose element (for example draft line) to be inserted into the FreeCAD-document
-#Move cursor near draft dimension of the element you wish to attach your element to
-#below on the right side of the cursor the symbol of the snap mode will appear
-#click to attach your element to the selected line of the draft dimension of the target element
+<!--T:7-->
+# Make sure {{Button|[[Image:Snap_Lock.svg|16px]] [[Draft ToggleSnap|Draft ToggleSnap]]}} and {{Button|[[Image:Snap_Dimensions.svg|16px]] [[Draft Dimensions|Snap Dimensions]]}} are turned on.
+# Choose a Draft tool to draw a shape.
+# Click a first point
-===Notes=== <!--T:5-->
+== Limitations == <!--T:12-->
-<br />
-<br />
+<!--T:13-->
+* Currently only work in the XY plane
+<!--T:8-->
+{{Docnav
+|[[Draft Special|Special]]
+|[[Draft WorkingPlane|Working plane]]
+|[[Draft_Snap|Draft Snap]]
+|IconL=Snap_Special.svg
+|IconC=Workbench_Draft.svg
+|IconR=Snap_WorkingPlane.svg
+}}
 </translate>
+{{Draft Tools navi{{#translation:}}}}
+{{Userdocnavi{{#translation:}}}}
 {{clear}}
-<languages/>