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Revision as of 09:28, 3 September 2021

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Slope

Shape2DView

Draft

Menu location
Draft FlipDimension
Modification → Flip dimension
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

The Draft FlipDimension command rotates the dimension text of selected Draft Dimensions 180° around the dimension line. It can be used to correct dimensions whose text appears mirrored. The command does not work properly for angular dimensions.

Usage

Select one or more Draft Dimensions.
There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Draft FlipDimension button.
- Select the Modification → Flip dimension option from the menu.

Notes

Draft Dimensions also have a DataFlip Text property. When set to true the text is rotated 180° around the normal direction. This can be combined with the effect of this command.

Scripting

To flip a Draft Dimension invert its Normal property.

Example:

import FreeCAD as App
import Draft

doc = App.newDocument()

p1 = App.Vector(0, 0, 0)
p2 = App.Vector(1000, 0, 0)
p3 = App.Vector(500, 300, 0)
dimension = Draft.make_dimension(p1, p2, p3)
dimension.ViewObject.FontSize = 200

dimension.Normal = dimension.Normal.negative()
doc.recompute()

Slope

Shape2DView

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

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Addons: Addon Manager, External workbenches, Scripting and macros

Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub

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 ==Description==
-This tool flips the [[Draft_Dimension|Draft Dimension]] text around the dimension line. It can be done to adjust the appearance of the dimension.
+The [[Image:Draft_FlipDimension.svg|24px]] '''Draft FlipDimension''' command rotates the dimension text of selected [[Draft_Dimension|Draft Dimensions]] 180° around the dimension line. It can be used to correct dimensions whose text appears mirrored. The command does not work properly for angular dimensions.
 ==Usage==
-# Select a [[Draft_Dimension|Draft Dimension]] object.
+# Select one or more [[Draft_Dimension|Draft Dimensions]].
+# There are several ways to invoke the command:
-# Go to the menu {{MenuCommand|Draft → Utilities → [[Image:Draft_FlipDimension.png|16px]] [[Draft_FlipDimension|Flip Dimension]]}}.
+#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_FlipDimension.svg|16px]] [[Draft_FlipDimension|Draft FlipDimension]]}} button.
+#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Modification → [[Image:Draft_FlipDimension.svg|16px]] Flip dimension}} option from the menu.
+==Notes==
-What this tool does internally is to invert the normal direction of the dimension, which is used to position the text.
+* [[Draft_Dimension|Draft Dimensions]] also have a {{PropertyData|Flip Text}} property. When set to {{TRUE}} the text is rotated 180° around the normal direction. This can be combined with the effect of this command.
+==Scripting==
+See also: [https://freecad.github.io/SourceDoc/ Autogenerated API documentation] and [[FreeCAD Scripting Basics|FreeCAD Scripting Basics]].
+To flip a [[Draft_Dimension|Draft Dimension]] invert its {{incode|Normal}} property.
+Example:
+{{Code|code=
+import FreeCAD as App
+import Draft
+doc = App.newDocument()
+p1 = App.Vector(0, 0, 0)
+p2 = App.Vector(1000, 0, 0)
+p3 = App.Vector(500, 300, 0)
+dimension = Draft.make_dimension(p1, p2, p3)
+dimension.ViewObject.FontSize = 200
+dimension.Normal = dimension.Normal.negative()
+doc.recompute()
+}}
-[[Draft_Dimension|Draft Dimensions]] also have a {{PropertyData|Flip Text}} property which, when it is {{TRUE}}, rotates the text by 180 degrees around the normal direction. By combining these two features, flipping the normal direction and flipping the text, you are able to make the text appear correctly in all possible situations.
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