Draft Line
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Draft Line |
Menu location |
---|
Drafting → Line |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
L I |
Introduced in version |
0.7 |
See also |
Draft Wire |
Description
The Draft Line command creates a straight line defined by two points. It uses the Draft Linestyle set on the Draft Tray.
Line defined by two points
Usage
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Draft Line button.
- Select the Drafting → Line option from the menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: L then I.
- Click a first point in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the Enter point button.
- Click a second point in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the Enter point button.
Options
- Press X, Y or Z after the first point to constrain the second point on the given axis.
- To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press Enter between each X, Y and Z component.
- 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 Line command will restart after you give the second point, allowing you to draw another line segment without pressing the command button again.
- Hold Ctrl while drawing to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
- Hold Shift while drawing to constrain your second point horizontally or vertically in relation to the first one.
- Press Ctrl+Z or press the Undo button to undo the last point.
- Press Esc or the Close button to abort the command.
Notes
- Draft Lines can be edited with the Draft Edit command.
- Draft Lines and Draft Wires can be joined with the Draft Wire command, the Draft Join command, or the Draft Upgrade command.
Properties
A Draft Line is in fact a Draft Wire with only two points. Draft Lines therefore have the same properties as Draft Wires.
Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
To create a Draft Line use the make_line
method of the Draft module:
Line = make_line(p1, p2)
Line = make_line(LineSegment)
Line = make_line(Shape)
- Creates a
Line
object between pointsp1
andp2
, each defined by itsFreeCAD.Vector
, with units in millimeters. - Creates a
Line
object from aPart.LineSegment
. - Creates a
Line
object from the first vertex to the last vertex of the givenShape
.
Example:
import FreeCAD as App
import Draft
p1 = App.Vector(0, 0, 0)
p2 = App.Vector(1000, 500, 0)
p3 = App.Vector(-250, -500, 0)
p4 = App.Vector(500, 1000, 0)
Line1 = Draft.make_line(p1, p2)
Line2 = Draft.make_line(p3, p4)
App.ActiveDocument.recompute()
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
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