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TechDraw ClipGroup

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TechDraw ClipGroup

Menu location
TechDraw → TechDraw Views → Clip Group
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description[edit | edit source]

The TechDraw ClipGroup tool creates a clipping window which can contain Views.

Viewport window clipping different existing views

Usage[edit | edit source]

  1. If there are multiple drawing pages in the document: optionally activate the desired page by selecting it in the Tree View.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • Press the Clip Group button.
    • Select the TechDraw → TechDraw Views → Clip Group option from the menu.
  3. If there are multiple drawing pages in the document and you have not yet activated a page, the Page Chooser dialog box opens:
    1. Select the desired page.
    2. Press the OK button.
  4. Views can be dragged and dropped to and from the Clip Group in the Tree View. introduced in 1.0

Properties[edit | edit source]

See also: Property View.

A Clip Group, formally a TechDraw::DrawViewClip object, has the properties that are common to all View types. It also has the following additional properties.

Data[edit | edit source]

Clip Group

  • DataWidth (Length): The width of the clipping window in units
  • DataHeight (Length): The height of the clipping window in units
  • DataShowFrame (Bool): When true, show a frame around the clipping window
  • DataViews (LinkList): The Views contained in the clipping window