TechDraw DetailView

Description
The Detail tool creates a view of small area of an existing view.



Usage

 * Select a view in the page or tree.
 * Press the button to create the detail view.
 * In the appearing task dialog you can define the radius of the view box, the scale and the view position. For the latter you can do this
 * either by changing the coordinates
 * or by pressing the button . In this case the detail origin border is highlighted bold and with the label drag. Click on the border or the label, keep the mouse button pressed and drag it to the position you like. Finally release the mouse to accept the change.

The Detail view can be displayed within a round or square view box. This is controlled by the preferences setting Detail View Outline Shape.

Properties Detail View
See also TechDraw View.

Data

 * : The view on which this Detail view is based.
 * : The center of the Detail view within the.
 * : The size of the area in the that is displayed in the Detail view.
 * : An identifier for the Detail view in the.

Properties Base View
A Detail view inherits all applicable properties of the view specified as. In the properties of this view you can change the appearance of the detail outline:


 * : Clockwise rotation angle of the Detail view.
 * : Line color for the outline shape. Default setting for this is the setting Detail Highlight in the TechDraw preferences.
 * : Line style for the outline shape. Default setting for this is the setting Detail Highlight Style in the TechDraw preferences.

Scripting
TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

The Detail tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following functions: