TechDraw FaceCenterLine
Appearance
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| Menu location |
|---|
| TechDraw → Add Lines → Centerline on Face |
| Workbenches |
| TechDraw |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| 0.19 |
| See also |
| TechDraw 2LineCenterLine, TechDraw 2PointCenterLine |
Description[edit | edit source]
The TechDraw FaceCenterLine tool adds a centerline to selected faces.
Centerline added to a face
Usage create[edit | edit source]
- Select one or more faces in a View.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
Centerline on Face button.
- Select the TechDraw → Add Lines →
Centerline on Face option from the menu.
- Press the
- A task panel opens. See Options for more information.
- Press the OK button to confirm.
- A centerline is added at the midpoint of the bounding box of the selected face(s).
Usage edit[edit | edit source]
Any of the centerline tools ( TechDraw FaceCenterLine,
TechDraw 2LineCenterLine and
TechDraw 2PointCenterLine) can be used to edit any centerline.
- Select a centerline.
- Invoke a centerline tool.
- A task panel opens. See Options for more information.
- Press the OK button to confirm.
Options[edit | edit source]
- Orientation:
- Vertical: Forces the centerline vertical. Ignored for 2PointCenterLines.
- Horizontal: Forces the centerline horizontal. Ignored for 2PointCenterLines.
- Aligned: Not available for FaceCenterLines. Forces the centerline to follow the general direction of the selected edges for 2LineCenterLines. Ignored for 2PointCenterLines.
- Style: The linestyle of the centerline.
- Color: The color of the centerline.
- Weight: The width of the centerline.
- Shift horizontal: Moves the centerline left or right of its normal position.
- Shift vertical: Moves the centerline up or down from its normal position.
- Rotate: Rotates the centerline around its midpoint (degrees. + counterclockwise, - clockwise).
- Extend by: Makes the centerline longer by this amount.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- To delete a centerline select it and press Delete. introduced in 1.0
- To change the appearance of a cosmetic line use
TechDraw DecorateLine.
- FaceCenterLines will eventually replace two View properties:
- ViewHoriz Center Line: Show a horizontal centerline through view.
- ViewVert Center Line: Show a vertical centerline through view.
Properties[edit | edit source]
Centerlines have no properties of their own, as they are not document objects.
- Page: New Page, New Page From Template, Update Template Fields, Redraw Page, Print All Pages, Export Page as SVG, Export Page as DXF
- TechDraw Views: New View, Broken View, Section View, Complex Section View, Detail View, Projection Group, Clip Group, Insert SVG, Bitmap Image, Share View, Project Shape
- Views From Other Workbenches: Active View, Draft View, BIM View, Spreadsheet View
- Dimensions: Dimension, Length Dimension, Horizontal Length Dimension, Vertical Length Dimension, Radius Dimension, Diameter Dimension, Angle Dimension, Angle Dimension From 3 Points, Area Annotation, Horizontal Extent Dimension, Vertical Extent Dimension, Repair Dimension References
- Hatching: Image Hatch, Geometric Hatch
- Symbols: Weld Symbol, Surface Finish Symbol, Hole/Shaft Fit
- Stacking: Stack Top, Stack Bottom, Stack Up, Stack Down
- Attributes/Modifications: Select Line Attributes, Cascade Spacing and Delta Distance, Change Line Attributes, Extend Line, Shorten Line, Toggle View Lock, Position Section View, Align Horizontal Chain Dimensions, Align Vertical Chain Dimensions, Align Oblique Chain Dimensions, Cascade Horizontal Dimensions, Cascade Vertical Dimensions, Cascade Oblique Dimensions, Area Annotation, Arc Length Annotation, Customize Format Label
- Centerlines/Threading: Circle Centerlines, Bolt Circle Centerlines, Cosmetic Thread Hole Side View, Cosmetic Thread Hole Bottom View, Cosmetic Thread Bolt Side View, Cosmetic Thread Bolt Bottom View, Cosmetic Intersection Vertices, Offset Vertex, Cosmetic 1 Point Circle, Cosmetic 2 Point Circle, Cosmetic 3 Point Circle, Cosmetic Arc, Cosmetic Parallel Line, Cosmetic Perpendicular Line
- Format/Organize Dimensions Horizontal Chain Dimension, Vertical Chain Dimension, Oblique Chain Dimension, Horizontal Coordinate Dimension, Vertical Coordinate Dimension, Oblique Coordinate Dimension, Horizontal Chamfer Dimension, Vertical Chamfer Dimension, Arc Length Dimension, Insert '⌀' Prefix, Insert '□' Prefix, Insert 'n×' Prefix, Remove Prefix, Increase Decimal Places, Decrease Decimal Places
- Annotations: Text Annotation, Rich Text Annotation, Balloon Annotation, Axonometric Length Dimension
- Add Lines: Leader Line, Centerline on Face, Centerline Between 2 Lines, Centerline Between 2 Points, Cosmetic Line Through 2 points, Edit Line Appearance, Toggle Edge Visibility
- Add Vertices: Cosmetic Vertex, Midpoint Vertices, Quadrant Vertices
- Miscellaneous: Remove Cosmetic Object
- Additional: Line Groups, Templates, Hatching, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, Preferences
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