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==Options==
==Options==


* Select objects you want to put on the drawing sheet. The tool will work best with flat 2D objects from the [[Draft Module|Draft]] or [[Sketcher Module|Sketcher]] modules.
* Select objects you want to put on the drawing sheet. The tool will work best with flat 2D objects from the [[Draft Module|Draft]] or [[Sketcher Workbench|Sketcher]] modules.
* If the selected object is an [[Arch SectionPlane]], this tool will create an additional view of that section plane.
* If the selected object is an [[Arch SectionPlane]], this tool will create an additional view of that section plane.
* In the same selection, add the page object you want to draw your objects to. If there is no existing page, a new one will be created. If you didn't select a page but there is at least one in the document, the first found one will be used to draw to.
* In the same selection, add the page object you want to draw your objects to. If there is no existing page, a new one will be created. If you didn't select a page but there is at least one in the document, the first found one will be used to draw to.

Revision as of 15:40, 22 August 2012

Draft_Drawing

Menu location
Drafting -> Drawing
Workbenches
Draft
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

This tool allows you to put selected objects on a svg Drawing sheet. If no sheet exists in the document, a default one will be created.

How to use

  1. Select the objects you wish to put on a drawing sheet
  2. Press the Draft Drawing button

Options

  • Select objects you want to put on the drawing sheet. The tool will work best with flat 2D objects from the Draft or Sketcher modules.
  • If the selected object is an Arch SectionPlane, this tool will create an additional view of that section plane.
  • In the same selection, add the page object you want to draw your objects to. If there is no existing page, a new one will be created. If you didn't select a page but there is at least one in the document, the first found one will be used to draw to.
  • If you selected an existing sheet, and the objects in the selection that are already on that sheet (for ex. for a "Rectangle" object there is already a "ViewRectangle" object on the sheet), they will be substitued. This allows you to simply select all the objects and send them to an existing page, which will simply be updated.

Properties

  • DataFill Style: For closed shapes, allows to specify one of the Default Draft fill styles, or use the shape color.
  • DataFont Size: Allows you to specify the font size of texts and dimensions.
  • DataLine Width: Allows you to specify the line width of viewed objects.

Scripting

The Draft Drawing tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:

makeDrawingView (object,page): adds a view of the given object to the given page. Returns the created view object.

Example:

import FreeCAD,Draft
obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject
page = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Page
Draft.makeDrawingView(obj,page)
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