TechDraw FaceCenterLine

Description
The FaceCenterLine tool adds a centerline to selected faces.



Usage

 * 1) Select one or more Faces in a View.
 * 2) Press the  button
 * 3) A dialog will open where you can specify attributes of the new center line.
 * 4) A center line will be added at the midpoint of the bounding box of the selected Face(s).

To delete a Centerline, select it and use the toolbar button.

Editing Center Lines
Any of the centerline command buttons can be used to edit any centerline.


 * 1) Select a center line.
 * 2) Press any center line command button.
 * 3) A dialog will open where you can change attributes of the center line.
 * 4) Press  to see your changes.

Properties
Cosmetic center lines have no properties of their own, as they are not Document Objects. They do have attributes that can be changed in the center line edit dialog. Not all attributes apply to all center lines


 * 1) Mode (radio buttons):
 * 2) * Vertical: Forces a centerline vertical
 * 3) * Horizontal: Forces a centerline horizontal
 * 4) * Aligned: This option is not possible for centerline to faces
 * 5) Shift Horiz: Moves the centerline left or right of its normal position
 * 6) Shift Vert: Moves the centerline up or down from its normal position
 * 7) Rotate: Rotates the centerline around its center (degrees. + counterclockwise, - clockwise)
 * 8) Extend: Makes the centerline longer by this amount
 * 9) Color: Color of centerline
 * 10) Weight: Thickness of the centerline
 * 11) Style: [[Image:Continuous-line.svg|20px]] Continuous, [[Image:Dash-line.svg|20px]] Dash, [[Image:Dot-line.svg|20px]] Dot, [[Image:DashDot-line.svg|20px]] DashDot, [[Image:DashDotDot-line.svg|20px]] DashDotDot

Scripting
TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

Cosmetic center lines are not accessible from macros or the Python console at this time.