TechDraw SectionView

Description
The TechDraw SectionView tool inserts a cross-section view based on an existing part view.



Usage

 * 1) Select a part view in the 3D view or Tree view.
 * 2) There are several ways to invoke the tool:
 * 3) * Press the button.
 * 4) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 5) A task panel opens which will help calculate the various properties. Reasonable values for the view Direction are calculated, but these can be changed.



Properties Section View
See also TechDraw View.

Data

 * : Fuse the source shapes before performing the section cut.
 * : Additionally trim the resulting shape after the section cut to remove any unwanted pieces.


 * : Appearance of the cut surface. Options:
 * : Hides the cut surface, only the outline will be displayed.
 * : Colors the cut surface using the setting of Cut Surface Color in the TechDraw preferences.
 * : Hatches the section cut using a hatch
 * : Hatches the section cut using a geometric hatch
 * : Full path to SVG hatch pattern file.
 * : Full path to PAT pattern file.
 * : Full path to the included SVG hatch pattern file.
 * : Full path to the included PAT pattern file.
 * : Name of the PAT pattern to use.
 * : Hatch pattern size adjustment.


 * : The identifier for this section.
 * : The view on which this section is based.
 * : A vector describing the direction normal to the cutting plane.
 * : A vector describing a point on the cutting plane. Typically the centroid of the original part.
 * : The direction in the Base View for this section. Options:, , , or.

View

 * : Solid color for surface highlight. Used if is set to.
 * : Show/hide the cut surface.


 * : The color of the Geometric hath pattern.
 * : The color of the Svg hatch pattern.
 * : Hatch the cut surface.
 * : Line weight of the Geometric hatch pattern.

Properties Base View
A Section view inherits all applicable properties of the view specified as. In the properties of this view you can change the appearance of the section line:


 * : The section line color.
 * : The section line style.

The default settings for these parameters are set via the settings Section Line and Section Line Style in the TechDraw preferences.

Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

A SectionView can be created with macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:

Examples
For some more information about section views and some use cases, have a look at: TechDraw section examples.