TechDraw DetailView

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TechDraw DetailView

Menu location
TechDraw → Insert Detail View
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Insert View, Insert Projection Group

Description

The Detail tool creates a view of small area of an existing view.

Square window showing a detail of an existing view

Usage

  1. Select a part view in the 3D window or tree.
  2. If you have multiple drawing pages in your document, you will also need to select the desired page in the tree.
  3. Press the Insert Detail View button to create the section view.
  4. select the created view in the tree and change its properties DataAnchor Point, DataRadius and/or DataScale to adjust the position, size and magnification of the base view area that should be displayed in the detail view.

The detail view can be displayed within a round or square viewbox. This is controlled by the preferences setting Detail View Outline Shape.

Properties

  • DataBaseView: The part view on which this ViewDetail is based.
  • DataAnchor: The center of the detail view within the BaseView.
  • DataRadius: Control the size of the displayed area.
  • DataScale: Magnification level.
  • DataReference: An identifier to indicate the area of the BaseView being displayed.

Note: Detail inherits all applicable View properties.

Scripting

See also: TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

The New Detail tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:

Detail = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawViewDetail','Detail')
...TBA

Notes