TechDraw Quadrants

    From FreeCAD Documentation

    TechDraw Quadrants.svg TechDraw Quadrants

    Menu location
    TechDraw → Add Vertices → Add Quadrant Vertices
    Workbenches
    TechDraw
    Default shortcut
    None
    Introduced in version
    0.19
    See also
    TechDraw CosmeticVertex, TechDraw Midpoint

    Description

    The TechDraw Quadrant tool adds three cosmetic vertices along the length of one or more selected edges. The vertices are placed at 25%, 50% and 75% of the length of the edges. For a circular edge this results in cosmetic vertices at 90°, 180° and 270°, in addition to its geometric vertex at 0°.

    TechDraw CosmeticQuadrant Sample.png

    Cosmetic vertices at quadrant points of a circle

    Usage

    1. Select one or more edges in a view. Any edge can be selected, not just circles.
    2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
      • Press the TechDraw Quadrants.svg Add Quadrant Vertices button.
      • Select the TechDraw → Add Vertices → TechDraw Quadrants.svg Add Quadrant Vertices option from the menu.

    Notes

    • The created cosmetic vertices are not parametrically linked to the selected edges.
    • To delete a cosmetic vertex use TechDraw CosmeticEraser.svg TechDraw CosmeticEraser.

    Properties

    Cosmetic vertices have no properties of their own, as they are not document objects. They share color and size settings with regular geometry vertices.

    Scripting

    See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

    Cosmetic vertices are not accessible from macros or the Python console at this time. This snippet will remove all cosmetic vertices from the view.

    v = App.ActiveDocument.View
    v.clearCV()
    App.ActiveDocument.recompute()