Std LinkMake

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Std LinkMake

Menu location
None
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.19
See also
Std Part, Std Group, PartDesign Body

Description

Std LinkMake creates an App Link (App::Link class), a type of object that references another object, in the same document, or in another document. It is intended to be used in mechanical assemblies so that a single object can appear multiple times in an efficient manner. This is helpful to add screws, bolts, washers, nuts, and other subassemblies to a bigger assembly.

For simple duplication of objects, see Draft Clone, Draft OrthoArray, and the other array commands.

When used with the PartDesign Workbench, Links are intended to be used with full PartDesign Bodies; to create arrays of features, use PartDesign LinearPattern, PartDesign PolarPattern, and PartDesign MultiTransform.

Usage

  1. Select an object for which you wish to make a Link.
  2. Press the Std LinkMake button. If no object is selected, an empty Link will be created.

Properties

Data

  • DataLinked Object:
  • DataLink Transform:
  • DataPlacement:
  • DataSub Elements:
  • DataShow Elements:
  • DataElement Count:
  • DataScale:

It will additionally show the properties of the original DataLinked Object.

View

  • ViewDraw Style:
  • ViewLine Width:
  • ViewOverride Material:
  • ViewPoint Size:
  • ViewSelectable:
  • ViewShape Material:

It will additionally show the view properties of the original DataLinked Object.

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