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Revision as of 08:05, 18 March 2021
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Draft Rectangle |
Menu location |
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Drafting → Rectangle |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
R E |
Introduced in version |
0.7 |
See also |
None |
Description
The Draft Rectangle command creates a rectangle by picking two points. It uses the Draft Linestyle set on the Draft Tray.
Rectangle defined by the two corner points
Usage
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Draft Rectangle button.
- Select the Drafting → Rectangle option from the menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: R then E.
- Click the first corner point in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the Enter point button.
- Click the opposite corner point in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the Enter point button. This point must not be constrained to the X, Y, or Z axis, or the resulting rectangle will be malformed.
Options
- To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press Enter between each X, Y and Z component. You can press the Enter point button when you have the desired values to insert the point.
- Press R or click the checkbox to toggle relative mode. If relative mode is on, the coordinates of the second point are relative to the first one; if not, they are absolute, taken from the origin (0,0,0).
- Press T or click the checkbox to toggle continue mode. If continue mode is on, the Rectangle command will restart after you give the second point, allowing you to draw another rectangle without pressing the command button again.
- Press L or click the checkbox to toggle filled mode. If filled mode is on, the rectangle will create a filled face (DataMake Face
true
); if not, the rectangle will not make a face (DataMake Facefalse
). - Hold Ctrl while drawing to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
- Press Esc or the Close button to abort the current command.
Notes
- A Draft Rectangle can be edited with the Draft Edit command.
Properties
Data
- DataLength: specifies the length of the shape in the X axis direction.
- DataHeight: specifies the height of the shape in the Y axis direction.
- DataChamfer Size: specifies the diagonal length of the 45° chamfer at each corner of the rectangle.
- DataFillet Radius: specifies the radius of the 90° fillet at each corner of the rectangle.
- DataRows: specifies the number of equal-sized rows in which the original shape is divided; by default, 1 row.
- DataColumns: specifies the number of equal-sized columns in which the original shape is divided; by default, 1 column.
- DataMake Face: specifies if the shape makes a face or not. If it is
true
a face is created, otherwise only the perimeter is considered part of the object.
View
- ViewPattern: specifies a Draft Pattern with which to fill the face of the shape. This property only works if DataMake Face is
true
, and if ViewDisplay Mode is "Flat Lines". - ViewPattern Size: specifies the size of the Draft Pattern.
- ViewTexture Image: specifies the path to an image file to be mapped on the face of the shape. The image will be appear distorted if its proportions do not match the rectangle. Blanking this property will remove the image.
Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
To create a Draft Rectangle use the make_rectangle
method (introduced in version 0.19) of the Draft module. This method replaces the deprecated makeRectangle
method.
rectangle = make_rectangle(length, height, placement=None, face=None, support=None)
- Creates a
rectangle
object withlength
in the X direction andheight
in the Y direction, with units in millimeters. - If
placement
isNone
the shape is created at the origin and the length will be parallel to the X axis. - If
face
isTrue
, the shape will make a face, that is, it will appear filled.
Example:
import FreeCAD as App
import Draft
doc = App.newDocument()
rectangle1 = Draft.make_rectangle(4000, 1000)
rectangle2 = Draft.make_rectangle(1000, 4000)
zaxis = App.Vector(0, 0, 1)
p3 = App.Vector(1000, 1000, 0)
place3 = App.Placement(p3, App.Rotation(zaxis, 45))
rectangle3 = Draft.make_rectangle(3500, 250, placement=place3)
doc.recompute()
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
- 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
- Workbenches: Std Base, Assembly, BIM, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub