Draft Wire

Description
The Draft Wire command creates a polyline (a sequence of several line segments). It uses the Draft Linestyle set on the Draft Tray.

The command can also be used to join Draft Lines and Draft Wires.



Usage

 * 1) There are several ways to invoke the command:
 * 2) * Press the button.
 * 3) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 4) * Use the keyboard shortcut: then.
 * 5) Click the first point in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the  button in the related Line task panel.
 * 6) Click additional points in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the  button in the related Line task panel.
 * 7) Press  or the  button in the related Line task panel to finish the command.

Options

 * Press or the  button to finish the wire, leaving it open.
 * Press or the  button to close the wire, that is, a segment will be added from the last point to the first one to form a face. At least three points are required to form a face.
 * Press or the  button to remove the line segments already placed, but keep editing the wire from the last point.
 * Press or the  button to adjust the current working plane in the orientation of the last point.
 * Press, or  after a point to constrain the next point on the given axis.
 * To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press between each X, Y and Z component. You can press the  button when you have the desired values to insert the point.
 * Press or click the checkbox to toggle relative mode. If relative mode is on, the coordinates of the next point are relative to the last one; if not, they are absolute, taken from the origin (0,0,0).
 * Press or click the checkbox to toggle continue mode. If continue mode is on, the Wire command will restart after you finish the wire, allowing you to draw another one without pressing the command button again.
 * Press or click the checkbox to toggle filled mode. If filled mode is on, a closed wire will create a filled face ; if not, the closed wire will not make a face.
 * the wire should not be filled if it intersects itself, as it won't create a proper face. If the wire is filled but no shape is visible, manually set to  to see the wire.


 * Hold while drawing to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
 * Hold while drawing to constrain your next point horizontally or vertically in relation to the last one.
 * Press + or press the button to undo the last point.
 * Press or the  button to finish the command.

Usage

 * 1) The end points of the Draft Lines and/or Draft Wires to be joined must be exactly coincident. If required first adjust points to ensure that this is the case.
 * 2) Select two or more Draft Lines and/or Draft Wires.
 * 3) There are several ways to invoke the command:
 * 4) * Press the button.
 * 5) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 6) * Use the keyboard shortcut: then.

Properties
See also: Property editor.

A Draft Wire object is derived from a Part Part2DObject and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data

 * : (read-only) specifies the area of the face of the wire. The value will be if  if  or the face cannot be created.
 * : specifies the length of the chamfers at the corners of the wire.
 * : specifies if the wire is closed or not. If the wire is initially open this value is, setting it to will draw a line segment to close the wire. If the wire is initially closed this value is , setting it to  will remove the last line segment, and make the wire open.
 * : specifies the end point of the wire.
 * : specifies the radius of the fillets at the corners of the wire.
 * : (read-only) specifies the total length of the wire.
 * : specifies if the wire makes a face or not. If it is a face is created, otherwise only the edges are considered part of the object. This property only works if  is  and if the wire does not self-intersect.
 * : specifies the points of the wire in its local coordinate system.
 * : specifies the start point of the wire.
 * : specifies the number of subdivisions for each edge of the wire. If it is each edge will be divided into  equal segments. Subdivisions are applied before chamfers and fillets.
 * : specifies the number of subdivisions for each edge of the wire. If it is each edge will be divided into  equal segments. Subdivisions are applied before chamfers and fillets.

View

 * : specifies the size of the symbol displayed at the end of the wire.
 * : specifies the type of symbol displayed at the end of the wire, which can be, , , , or.
 * : specifies whether to show a symbol at the end of the wire, so it can be used as an annotation line.
 * : specifies the Draft Pattern with which to fill the face of the closed wire. This property only works if is, and if  is.
 * : specifies the size of the Draft Pattern.

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

To create a Draft Wire use the method  of the Draft module. This method replaces the deprecated method.


 * Creates a object with the given list of points,.
 * Each point in the list is defined by its, with units in millimeters.
 * Alternatively, the input can be a, from which points are extracted.
 * If is, or if the first and last points are identical, the wire is closed.
 * If is  the shape is created at the origin.
 * If is, and the wire is closed, the wire will make a face, that is, it will appear filled.

Example: