TechDraw PageDefault
Appearance
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| Menu location |
|---|
| TechDraw → Page → New Page |
| Workbenches |
| TechDraw |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| TechDraw PageTemplate, TechDraw Templates |
Description[edit | edit source]
The TechDraw PageDefault tool creates a new Page object using the the template file specified in the TechDraw Preferences.
Default template that comes with TechDraw: A4_LandscapeTD.svg
Usage[edit | edit source]
- An active document must exist.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
New Page button.
- Select the TechDraw → Page →
New Page option from the menu.
- Press the
Notes[edit | edit source]
- If a Page is marked as "do not keep updated" either through its DataKeep Updated property, through the Toggle Keep Updated option from its window context menu, or by the setting in the Preferences, it will ignore changes in the 3D model. You may notice anomalies (missing geometry, missing Dimension values, etc) in the appearance of the Page. These will correct themselves once the Page is updated with the Redraw Page tool. The Page will have this icon
in the Tree View while updating is suspended. This setting also affects the startup process. If a Page is marked as "do not keep updated" it will not be drawn at program start.
- If the default template is not specified in your user configuration file
user.cfg, the tool will try:
$INSTALL_DIR/Mod/TechDraw/Templates/A4_LandscapeTD.svg
- Where
$INSTALL_DIRis the directory where FreeCAD was installed, for example:
/usr/share/freecad/Mod/TechDraw/Templates/A4_LandscapeTD.svg
Properties[edit | edit source]
Data[edit | edit source]
Base
- DataProjection Type: Default projection type (First or Third Angle) for this Page.
Page
- DataKeep Updated: If false, the Page is not updated with changes to the 3D model. Useful for complicated/slow drawings. See Notes.
- DataTemplate: A link to this Page's Template object.
- DataViews: A list of links to the Views on this Page.
- DataScale: Default scale for Views in this Page.
- DataNext Balloon Index: Auto-numbering for Balloons.
View[edit | edit source]
Grid
- ViewShow Grid: Show a grid over this Page.
- ViewGrid Spacing: Distance between grid lines.
Scripting[edit | edit source]
- 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
- 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, Material, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub