TechDraw DetailView
Appearance
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| Menu location |
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| TechDraw → TechDraw Views → Detail View |
| Workbenches |
| TechDraw |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| TechDraw View |
Description
The TechDraw DetailView tool creates a view of a small area of an existing view.
Detail view with a circular outline
Usage
- Select a base view for the detail view.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
Detail View button.
- Select the TechDraw → TechDraw Views →
Detail View option from the menu.
- Press the
- A highlight outline is added to the base view, a detail view is added to the page, and a task panel opens.
- For clarity it is best to move the detail view so that it no longer overlaps the base view: hold down the left mouse button on its frame or label and drag it to a new position.
- To change the position of the highlight outline do one of the following:
- Move the outline by dragging:
- Press the Drag Highlight button.
- The outline is marked on the page and a temporary drag label is added.
- Hold down the left mouse button on the outline itself, or on that label, and drag the outline to a new position.
- Move the outline by coordinate input:
- Change the X- and Y-coordinates in the task panel. The coordinates are relative to the center of the base view.
- Move the outline by dragging:
- Optionally change the Radius of the detail view.
- Optionally change the Scale type and Scale factor of the detail view. See TechDraw View for more information.
- Specify a Reference. This label will be displayed near the highlight outline.
- Press the OK button.
Notes
- To edit a detail view double-click it in the Tree View.
- The outlines of detail views can be round or square. This is controlled by the Detail view outline shape preference.
- Forum topic with a good discussion about setting the anchor.
Properties
See also: Property View.
In the properties of the DataBase View you can change the appearance of the detail outline.
A Detail View, formally a TechDraw::DrawViewDetail object, is derived from a Part View, formally a TechDraw::DrawViewPart object, and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:
Data
Appearance
- DataShow Matting (
Bool): Show or hide the matting around the detail view. introduced in 1.0 - DataShow Highlight (
Bool): Show or hide the detail highlight in the source view. introduced in 1.0
Detail
- DataBase View (
Link): The view on which the 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.
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