TechDraw DetailView

ComplexSection

DraftView

TechDraw

TechDraw DetailView
Menu location
TechDraw → TechDraw Views → Insert Detail View
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
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See also
TechDraw View, TechDraw ProjectionGroup

Description

The TechDraw DetailView tool creates a view of a small area of an existing view.

Detail view with a circular outline

Usage

1. Select a base view for the detail view.
2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
   • Press the Insert Detail View button.
   • Select the TechDraw → TechDraw Views → Insert Detail View option from the menu.
3. A highlight outline is added to the base view, a detail view is added to the page, and a task panel opens.
4. For clarity it is best to move the detail view so that it no longer overlaps the base view: hold down the left mouse button on its frame or label and drag it to a new position.
5. To change the position of the highlight outline do one of the following:
   • Move the outline by dragging:
     1. Press the Drag Highlight button.
     2. The outline is marked on the page and a temporary drag label is added.
     3. Hold down the left mouse button on the outline itself, or on that label, and drag the outline to a new position.
   • Move the outline by coordinate input:
     1. Change the X and Y coordinates in the task panel. The coordinates are relative to the center of the base view.
6. Optionally change the Radius of the detail view.
7. Optionally change the Scale Type and Scale Factor of the detail view. See TechDraw View for more information.
8. Specify a Reference label. This label will be displayed near the highlight outline.
9. Press the OK button.

Notes

• To edit a detail view double-click it in the Tree view.
• The outlines of detail views can be round or square. This is controlled by the Detail View Outline Shape preference.
• Forum topic with a good discussion about setting the anchor.

Properties Detail View

See also TechDraw View.

Data

Detail

• DataBase View (Link): The view on which the detail view is based.
• DataAnchor Point (Vector): The center of the detail view within the DataBase View.
• DataRadius (Float): The size of the area in the DataBase View that is displayed in the detail view.
• DataReference (String): An identifier for the detail view in the DataBase View.

Properties Base View

A detail view inherits all applicable properties of its DataBase View. In the properties of that view you can change the appearance of the detail outline:

View

Hightlight

• ViewHighlight Adjust (Float): See TechDraw View
• ViewHighlight Line Color (Color): Idem.
• ViewHighlight Line Style (Enumeration): Idem.

ComplexSection

DraftView

TechDraw

TechDraw

• Pages: Insert Default Page, Insert Page using Template, Redraw Page, Print All Pages
• Views: Insert View, Insert Active View, Insert Projection Group, Insert Section View, Insert Complex Section View, Insert Detail View, Insert Draft Workbench Object, Insert Arch Workbench Object, Insert Spreadsheet View, Insert Clip Group, Share View, Project Shape
• Stacking: Move view to top of stack, Move view to bottom of stack, Move view up one level, Move view down one level

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• Decorations: Hatch Face using Image File, Apply Geometric Hatch to Face, Insert SVG Symbol, Insert Bitmap Image, Turn View Frames On/Off
• Dimensions: Insert Length Dimension, Insert Horizontal Dimension, Insert Vertical Dimension, Insert Radius Dimension, Insert Diameter Dimension, Insert Angle Dimension, Insert 3-Point Angle Dimension, Insert Horizontal Extent Dimension, Insert Vertical Extent Dimension, Link Dimension to 3D Geometry, Insert Balloon Annotation, Insert Axonometric Length Dimension, Insert Landmark Dimension, Adjust Geometric References of Dimension
• Annotations: Insert Annotation, Add Leaderline to View, Insert Rich Text Annotation, Add Cosmetic Vertex, Add Midpoint Vertices, Add Quadrant Vertices, Add Centerline to Faces, Add Centerline between 2 Lines, Add Centerline between 2 Points, Add Cosmetic Line Through 2 points, Add Cosmetic Circle, Change Appearance of Lines, Show/Hide Invisible Edges, Add Welding Information to Leader, Add Surface Finish Symbol, Add Hole or Shaft Tolerances

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• Extensions:
  • Attributes and modifications: Select Line Attributes, Cascade Spacing and Delta Distance, Change Line Attributes, Extend Line, Shorten Line, Lock/Unlock View, Position Section View, Position Horizontal Chain Dimensions, Position Vertical Chain Dimensions, Position Oblique Chain Dimensions, Cascade Horizontal Dimensions, Cascade Vertical Dimensions, Cascade Oblique Dimensions, Calculate the area of selected faces, Calculate the arc length of selected edges, Customize format label
  • Centerlines and threading: Add Circle Centerlines, Add Bolt Circle Centerlines, Add Cosmetic Thread Hole Side View, Add Cosmetic Thread Hole Bottom View, Add Cosmetic Thread Bolt Side View, Add Cosmetic Thread Bolt Bottom View, Add Cosmetic Intersection Vertex(es), Add an offset vertex, Add Cosmetic Circle, Add Cosmetic Arc, Add Cosmetic Circle 3 Points, Add Cosmetic Parallel Line, Add Cosmetic Perpendicular Line
  • Dimensions: Create Horizontal Chain Dimensions, Create Vertical Chain Dimensions, Create Oblique Chain Dimensions, Create Horizontal Coordinate Dimensions, Create Vertical Coordinate Dimensions, Create Oblique Coordinate Dimensions, Create Horizontal Chamfer Dimension, Create Vertical Chamfer Dimension, Create Arc Length Dimension, Insert '⌀' Prefix, Insert '〼' Prefix, Remove Prefix, Increase Decimal Places, Decrease Decimal Places

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• Export: Export Page as SVG, Export Page as DXF
• Additional: Line Groups, Templates, Hatching, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, Preferences

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• 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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