Draft SetStyle
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Menu location |
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Utilities → Set style |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
S S |
Introduced in version |
0.19 |
See also |
Draft AnnotationStyleEditor, Draft ApplyStyle |
Description
The Draft SetStyle command sets the default style for new objects.
The Style settings task panel
Usage
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the
button in the Draft Tray. Depending on the current style settings this button can look different.
- Select the Utilities →
Set style option from the menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: S then S.
- Press the
- The Style settings task panel opens. See Options for more information.
- Optionally change one or more settings.
- Press the OK button to save the settings.
- The button in the Draft Tray is updated.
Options
- From the dropdown list at the top of the task panel an exiting style preset can be selected.
- Press the
button to save the current style settings as a preset.
- In the Shapes section the following settings can be specified:
- Shape color.
- Transparency.
- Line color.
- Line width.
- Point color. introduced in version 0.22
- Point size. introduced in version 0.22
- Draw style.
- Display mode.
- The settings in the Annotations section apply to Draft Texts, Draft Dimensions and Draft Labels. The following settings can be specified (see Draft Text for details):
- Text color.
- Font name.
- Font size. This is in fact the default line height, the letters are smaller.
- Line spacing. Not used for dimensions.
- In the Dimensions section the following settings can be specified (see Draft Dimension for details):
- Line and arrow color. introduced in version 0.22
- Line width. introduced in version 0.22
- Arrow type.
- Arrow size.
- Show unit.
- Unit override.
- Dim overshoot. introduced in version 0.21
- Ext lines. introduced in version 0.21
- Ext overshoot. introduced in version 0.21
- Text spacing.
- Press the
Selected button to apply the settings to selected objects or groups. Objects can be selected while the task panel is open.
- Press the
Annotations button to apply the settings to all Draft Texts, Draft Dimensions and Draft Labels in the current document. introduced in version 0.21
- Press the Cancel button to finish the command without saving the settings.
Notes
- The settings in the Shapes section, except Draw style and Display mode, are not only used for Draft objects, but also for objects created with other workbenches.
- All settings, except Draw style and Display mode, can also be changed in the preferences. See PartDesign Preferences and Draft Preferences.
- Styles are saved in a file with a fixed name: StylePresets.json which is stored in FreeCAD's user Draft folder:
- On Linux it is usually /home/<username>/.local/share/FreeCAD/Draft/.
- On Windows it is %APPDATA%\FreeCAD\Draft\, which is usually C:\Users\<username>\Appdata\Roaming\FreeCAD\Draft\.
- On macOS it is usually /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/FreeCAD/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 WorkingPlane, 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, Toggle continue mode, 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
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state

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