Draft Edit

Description
The Draft Edit command puts selected objects in Draft Edit mode. In this mode the properties of objects can be edited graphically. Typically nodes can be moved and in some cases context menu options can be selected. The command can handle most Draft objects, but also some other objects. See Supported objects. Supported Draft objects can also be put in Draft Edit mode with the Std Edit command.



Usage
See also: Draft Snap and Draft Constrain.


 * 1) Optionally select one or more objects. Note that although multiple objects can be in Draft Edit mode, objects can only be edited one at a time.
 * 2) There are several ways to invoke the command:
 * 3) * If you have not yet selected an object: double-click an object in the Tree view. This only works for supported Draft objects.
 * 4) * Press the button.
 * 5) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 6) * Use the keyboard shortcut: then.
 * 7) If you have not yet selected an object: select an object in the 3D view.
 * 8) The selected objects are marked with temporary nodes, and the Main task panel opens. See Options for more information.
 * 9) Optionally use a node or edge context menu. These context menus are only available for some Draft objects. See Supported objects for more information.
 * 10) * Do one of the following:
 * 11) ** On all operating systems: hold down and click the node or edge. To use  you may have to click in the 3D view once to ensure that it has the focus.
 * 12) ** On Windows: hold down and click the node or edge.
 * 13) ** On Linux: hold down +, + or, and click the node or edge.
 * 14) ** On macOS: hold down and click the node or edge.
 * 15) * Select an option from the context menu.
 * 16) * If the selected option requires point input:
 * 17) ** The Node task panel opens. See Options for more information.
 * 18) ** Pick a point in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the button.
 * 19) Optionally move a node:
 * 20) * Click the node in the 3D view.
 * 21) * The Node task panel opens. See Options for more information.
 * 22) * Pick a point in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the button.
 * 23) * The result depends on the object and the selected node.
 * 24) Press  or the  button (the button at the top of the task panel, without the image) to finish the command.

Options
The single character keyboard shortcuts mentioned here can be changed. See Draft Preferences.

Main task panel

 * Press or the  button to finish the command. If a single Draft Wire, Draft BSpline, Draft CubicBezCurve or Draft BezCurve has been selected the object is closed.
 * Press or the  button to finish the command.

Node task panel

 * To manually enter coordinates enter the X, Y and Z component, and press after each. Or you can press the  button when you have the desired values. It is advisable to move the pointer out of the 3D view before entering coordinates.
 * To use polar coordinates enter a value for the and a value for the, and press  after each.
 * Check the checkbox to constrain the pointer to the specified angle.
 * The checkbox has no purpose for this command.
 * Press or click the  checkbox to toggle global mode. If global mode is on, coordinates are relative to the global coordinate system, else they are relative to the working plane coordinate system.
 * The checkbox has no purpose for this command.
 * Press to switch Draft snapping on or off.
 * The button has no purpose for this command.

[[Image:Draft_Line.svg|24px]] Draft Line and [[Image:Draft_Wire.svg|24px]] Draft Wire

 * If the start or end node of an open wire is moved so that they coincide, the wire is closed.
 * Node context menu: . At least two points must remain.
 * Edge context menu:,.

[[Image:Draft_Arc.svg|24px]] Draft Arc and [[Image:Draft_Arc_3Points.svg|24px]] Draft Arc 3Points

 * Center node context menu:.
 * Start node context menu:.
 * End node context menu:.
 * Mid node context menu:.
 * Edge context menu: . This does not work in FreeCAD version 0.19.

[[Image:Draft_Circle.svg|24px]] Draft Circle

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Draft_Ellipse.svg|24px]] Draft Ellipse

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Draft_Rectangle.svg|24px]] Draft Rectangle

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Draft_Polygon.svg|24px]] Draft Polygon

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Draft_BSpline.svg|24px]] Draft BSpline

 * If the start or end node of an open spline is moved so that they coincide, the spline is closed.
 * Node context menu: . At least two points must remain for an open spline. For a closed spline the minimum number of points is three.
 * Edge context menu:.

[[Image:Draft_CubicBezCurve.svg|24px]] Draft CubicBezCurve and [[Image:Draft_BezCurve.svg|24px]] Draft BezCurve

 * If the start or end node of an open curve is moved so that they coincide, the curve is closed.
 * Node context menu:, , and.
 * Edge context menu:.

[[Image:Draft_Dimension.svg|24px]] Draft Dimension

 * Angular dimensions cannot be edited.
 * The start and end nodes of parametric dimensions cannot be moved.
 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Arch_Wall.svg|24px]] Arch Wall

 * A single node to control the height of the wall is displayed above the of the wall.
 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Arch_Structure.svg|24px]] Arch Structure

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Arch_Window.svg|24px]] Arch Window

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Arch_Space.svg|24px]] Arch Space

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Arch_Panel_Cut.svg|24px]] Arch Panel Cut

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Arch_Panel_Sheet.svg|24px]] Arch Panel Sheet

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Part_Box.svg|24px]] Part Box

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Part_Cylinder.svg|24px]] Part Cylinder

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Part_Sphere.svg|24px]] Part Sphere

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Part_Cone.svg|24px]] Part Cone

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Part_Line.svg|24px]] Part Line

 * No context menus for this object.

[[Image:Sketcher_NewSketch.svg|24px]] Sketcher Sketch

 * Only sketches that contain a single unconstrained line can be edited. This does not work properly in FreeCAD version 0.19.
 * No context menus for this object.

Preferences
See also: Preferences Editor and Draft Preferences.


 * The color of the temporary nodes is the same as the color of the snap symbols. This color can be changed in the preferences: . Note that this color is not used for the temporary nodes displayed for Draft BezCurves. These nodes use the of the curve instead.

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

There is no Python method to Draft Edit objects. To emulate the results of the command geometric properties of objects have to be modified.