Draft Rectangle
Draft Rectangle |
Menu location |
---|
Draft → Rectangle |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
R E |
Introduced in version |
0.7 |
See also |
Draft Ellipse, Part Box |
Description
The Rectangle tool creates a rectangle by picking two points. It uses the Draft Linestyle set on the Draft Tray.
You can optionally add a 45 degree chamfer or circular fillet to every corner of the rectangle, and you can divide the rectangle into a series of equal-sized rows and columns.
How to use
- Press the Draft Rectangle button, or press R then E keys.
- Click a first corner point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate and press the add point button.
- Click another point on the 3D view that is opposite the first one, or type a coordinate and press the add point button.
- The second point must not be constrained to the X, Y, or Z axes, or the resulting rectangle will be malformed.
The rectangle can be edited by double clicking on the element in the tree view, or by pressing the Draft Edit button. Then you can move the points to a new position.
The length and width of the rectangle can be changed after creation by changing its properties.
Options
- To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press Enter between each X, Y and Z component. You can press the add point button when you have the desired values to insert the point.
- Press R or click the checkbox to toggle relative mode. If relative mode is on, the coordinates of the second point are relative to the first one; if not, they are absolute, taken from the origin (0,0,0).
- Press T or click the checkbox to toggle continue mode. If continue mode is on, the Rectangle tool will restart after you give the second point, allowing you to draw another rectangle without pressing the tool button again.
- Press L or click the checkbox to toggle filled mode. If filled mode is on, the rectangle will create a filled face (DataMake Face
true
); if not, the rectangle will not make a face (DataMake Facefalse
). - Press Ctrl while drawing to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
- Press Esc or the Close button to abort the current command.
Properties
Data
- DataLength: specifies the length of the shape in the X axis direction.
- DataHeight: specifies the height of the shape in the Y axis direction.
- DataChamfer Size: specifies the diagonal length of the 45° chamfer at each corner of the rectangle.
- DataFillet Radius: specifies the radius of the 90° fillet at each corner of the rectangle.
- DataRows: specifies the number of equal-sized rows in which the original shape is divided; by default, 1 row.
- DataColumns: specifies the number of equal-sized columns in which the original shape is divided; by default, 1 column.
- DataMake Face: specifies if the shape makes a face or not. If it is
true
a face is created, otherwise only the perimeter is considered part of the object.
View
- ViewPattern: specifies a Draft Pattern with which to fill the face of the shape. This property only works if DataMake Face is
true
, and if ViewDisplay Mode is "Flat Lines". - ViewPattern Size: specifies the size of the Draft Pattern.
- ViewTexture Image: specifies the path to an image file to be mapped on the face of the shape. Blanking this property will remove the image.
- The rectangle should have the same proportions as the image to avoid distortions in the mapping.
Scripting
See also: Draft API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
The Rectangle tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following function:
Rectangle = makeRectangle(length, height, placement=None, face=None, support=None)
- Creates a
Rectangle
object withlength
in the X direction andheight
in the Y direction, with units in millimeters.- The length will be parallel to the X axis if no other placement in given.
- If a
placement
is given, it is used; otherwise the shape is created at the origin. - If
face
isTrue
, the shape will make a face, that is, it will appear filled.
Example:
import FreeCAD, Draft
Rectangle1 = Draft.makeRectangle(4000, 1000)
Rectangle2 = Draft.makeRectangle(1000, 4000)
ZAxis = FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 1)
p3 = FreeCAD.Vector(1000, 1000, 0)
place3 = FreeCAD.Placement(p3, FreeCAD.Rotation(ZAxis, 45))
Rectangle3 = Draft.makeRectangle(3500, 250, placement=place3)
Draft
- Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-spline, Cubic Bézier curve, Bézier curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
- 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
- Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
- Snapping: Snap lock, Snap endpoint, Snap midpoint, Snap center, Snap angle, Snap intersection, Snap perpendicular, Snap extension, Snap parallel, Snap special, Snap near, Snap ortho, Snap grid, Snap working plane, Snap dimensions, Toggle grid
- Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Show snap toolbar
- Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
- Context menu:
- Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state
User documentation
- Getting started
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