TechDraw DetailView
TechDraw DetailView |
Menu location |
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TechDraw → Insert Detail View |
Workbenches |
TechDraw |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
TechDraw View, TechDraw Projection Group |
Description
The Detail tool creates a view of small area of an existing view.
Detail view with circular viewbox of an existing view
Usage
- Select a view in the page or tree.
- Press the Insert Detail View button to create the detail view.
- In the appearing task dialog you can define the radius of the view box, the scale and the view position. For the latter you can do this
- either by changing the coordinates
- or by pressing the button Drag Highlight. In this case the detail origin border is highlighted bold and with the label drag. Click on the border or the label, keep the mouse button pressed and drag it to the position you like. Finally release the mouse to accept the change.
The Detail view can be displayed within a round or square view box. This is controlled by the preferences setting Detail View Outline Shape.
Properties Detail View
See also TechDraw View.
Data
Detail
- DataBase View (
Link
): The view on which this 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 the view specified as DataBase View. In the properties of this view you can change the appearance of the detail outline:
- ViewHighlight Adjust: Clockwise rotation angle of the Detail view.
- ViewHighlight Line Color: Line color for the outline shape. Default setting for this is the setting Detail Highlight in the TechDraw preferences.
- ViewHighlight Line Style: Line style for the outline shape. Default setting for this is the setting Detail Highlight Style in the TechDraw preferences.
Notes
Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
The 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
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
- 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
- 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
- Export: Export Page as SVG, Export Page as DXF
- Additional: Line Groups, Templates, Hatching, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, Preferences
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
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
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- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub