Std New

Std Open

Std File Menu

Std New
Menu location
File → New
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
Ctrl+N
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std Open, Std Import

Description

The Std New command creates a new empty document and makes it the active document.

Usage

1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
   • Press the Std New button.
   • Select the File → New option from the menu.
   • Use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+N.

Preferences

• FreeCAD will create a new document at start up if Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Document → CreateNewDoc is set to true. This setting can also be changed in the Preferences Editor.
• Some document properties: the author name(s), company name and license information, can be preset in the Preferences Editor.

Properties

Most properties can also be changed in the dialog box of the Std ProjectInfo command.

• DataComment: Any comment that may apply.
• DataCompany: Company name. Can be preset.
• DataCreated By: Author name. Can be preset.
• DataCreation Date: Automatic date stamp. Not editable.
• DataFile Name: The full path of the file. Blank if the document has not been saved. Not editable.
• DataId: Not implemented yet.
• DataLabel: The name that will appear in the Tree view. By default the name of the document.
• DataLast Modified By: Author name. Can be preset.
• DataLast Modified Date: Automatic date stamp. Not editable.
• DataLicense: License type. Can be preset.
• DataLicense URL: License URL. Can be preset.
• DataShow Hidden: If true, items that have been hidden in the Tree view will be displayed anyway. Hiding items in the tree can be useful when working on larger models.
• DataTip: Not implemented yet.
• DataTip Name: Not implemented yet.
• DataTransient Dir: The transient directory used for recovery data. Not editable.

Std Open

Std File Menu

Std Base

• File: New, Open, Close, Close All, Save, Save As, Save a Copy, Save All, Revert, Import, Export,Merge project, Project information, Print, Print preview, Export PDF, Recent files, Exit

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• Edit: Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Duplicate selection, Refresh, Box selection, Box element selection, Select All, Delete, Send to Python Console, Placement, Transform, Alignment, Toggle Edit mode, Edit mode, Preferences

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• View:
  • Miscellaneous: Create new view, Orthographic view, Perspective view, Fullscreen, Bounding box, Toggle axis cross, Clipping plane, Texture mapping, Toggle navigation/Edit mode, Appearance, Random color, Workbench, Status bar
  • Standard views: Fit all, Fit selection, Isometric, Dimetric, Trimetric, Home, Front, Top, Right, Rear, Bottom, Left, Rotate Left, Rotate Right
  • Freeze display: Save views, Load views, Freeze view, Clear views
  • Draw style: As is, Points, Wireframe, Hidden line, No shading, Shaded, Flat lines
  • Stereo: Stereo red/cyan, Stereo quad buffer, Stereo Interleaved Rows, Stereo Interleaved Columns, Stereo Off, Issue camera position
  • Zoom: Zoom In, Zoom Out, Box zoom
  • Document window: Docked, Undocked, Fullscreen
  • Visibility: Toggle visibility, Show selection, Hide selection, Select visible objects, Toggle all objects, Show all objects, Hide all objects, Toggle selectability, Toggle measurement, Clear measurement
  • Toolbars: File, Edit, Clipboard, Workbench, Macro, View, Structure, Help
  • Panels: Tree view, Property view, Selection view, Tasks, Python console, DAG view, Model, Report view
  • Link navigation: Go to linked object, Go to the deepest linked object, Select all links
  • Tree view actions: Sync view, Sync selection, Sync placement, Pre-selection, Record selection, Single document, Multi document, Collapse/Expand, Initiate dragging, Go to selection, Selection Back, Selection Forward

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• Tools: Edit parameters, Save image, Load image, Scene inspector, Dependency graph, Project utility, Measure distance, Add text document, View turntable, Units calculator, Customize, Addon manager

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• Macro: Macro recording, Macros, Recent macros, Execute macro, Attach to remote debugger, Debug macro, Stop debugging, Step over, Step into, Toggle breakpoint

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• Windows: Next, Previous, Tile, Cascade, Windows

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• Help: Help, FreeCAD Website, Donate, Users documentation, Python scripting documentation, Automatic Python modules documentation, FreeCAD Forum, FreeCAD FAQ, Report a bug, About FreeCAD, What's This

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• Structure and Link: Std Part, Std Group, Make link, Make sub-link, Replace with link, Unlink, Import links, Import all links

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

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• 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

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• Addons: Addon Manager, External workbenches, Scripting and macros

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• Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub