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 centerline.
 * 4) A centerline 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 Centerlines
Any of the centerline command buttons can be used to edit any centerline.


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

Properties
Centerlines have no properties of their own, as they are no document objects. They have attributes that can be changed in the centerline edit dialog.


 * 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.

Centerlines are not accessible from macros or the Python console at this time.