Draft Move
Draft Move |
Menu location |
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Modification → Move |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
M V |
Introduced in version |
0.7 |
See also |
Draft Array, Draft PathArray |
Description
The Move tool moves or copies the selected objects from one point to another.
The Move tool can be used on 2D shapes created with the Draft Workbench or Sketcher Workbench, but can also be used on many types of 3D objects such as those created with the Part Workbench or Arch Workbench.
To produce various copies in different arrangements use Draft Array, Draft PathArray and Draft PointArray.
Moving an object from one point to another point
Usage
- Select the objects that you wish to move or copy.
- Press the Draft Move button, or press M then V keys. If no object is selected, you will be invited to select one.
- Click a first point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate and press the add point button. This serves as the base point of the operation.
- Click another point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate and press the add point button. This is the new position of the base point.
Options
The single character keyboard shortcuts available in the task panel can be changed. See Draft Preferences. The shortcuts mentioned here are the default shortcuts.
- To manually enter coordinates enter the X, Y and Z component, and press Enter after each. Or you can press the Enter point button when you have the desired values. It is advisable to move the pointer out of the 3D view before entering coordinates.
- You can use polar coordinates for the second point. Enter a value for the Length and a value for the Angle, and press Enter after each.
- Check the Angle checkbox to constrain the pointer to the specified angle.
- Press R or click the Relative checkbox to toggle relative mode. If relative mode is on, the coordinates of the second point are relative to the first point, else they are relative to the coordinate system origin.
- Press G or click the Global 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. introduced in version 0.20
- Press T or click the Continue checkbox to toggle continue mode. If continue mode is on, the command will restart after finishing. This mode really only makes sense if copy mode is switched on. Depending on the Select base objects after copying preference, either the original objects are selected for the next command call or the copies that were created last. See Preferences.
- Press P or click the Copy checkbox to toggle copy mode. If copy mode is on, the command will copy the selected objects instead of moving them.
- Press D or click the Modify subelements checkbox to toggle subelements mode. If subelements mode is on, the command will.....
- Press Esc or the Close button to abort the command.
Notes
- An Object that is attached cannot be moved with the Draft Move command. To move it either its DataSupport object has to be moved, or its DataAttachment Offset has to be changed.
Preferences
See also: Preferences Editor and Draft Preferences.
- To switch on copy mode by default check: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → General settings → Draft tools options → Global copy mode.
- To reselect the base objects after copying objects check: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → General settings → Draft tools options → Select base objects after copying.
Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
To move objects use the move
method of the Draft module.
moved_list = move(objectslist, vector, copy=False)
objectslist
contains the objects to be moved. It is either a single object or a list of objects.vector
is the displacement.- If
copy
isTrue
copies are created instead of moving the original objects. moved_list
is returned with the original moved objects, or with the new copies. It is either a single object or a list of objects, depending onobjectslist
.
Example:
import FreeCAD as App
import Draft
doc = App.newDocument()
polygon1 = Draft.make_polygon(5, radius=1000)
polygon2 = Draft.make_polygon(3, radius=500)
polygon3 = Draft.make_polygon(6, radius=220)
Draft.move(polygon1, App.Vector(500, 500, 0))
Draft.move(polygon1, App.Vector(500, 500, 0))
Draft.move(polygon2, App.Vector(1000, -1000, 0))
Draft.move(polygon3, App.Vector(-500, -500, 0))
list1 = [polygon1, polygon2, polygon3]
vector = App.Vector(-2000, -2000, 0)
list2 = Draft.move(list1, vector, copy=True)
list3 = Draft.move(list1, -2*vector, copy=True)
doc.recompute()
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- Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation styles, Annotation scale
- Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar array, Circular array, Path array, Path link array, Point array, Point link array, Edit, Subelement highlight, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Wire to B-spline, Draft to sketch, Set slope, Flip dimension, Shape 2D view
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- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state
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