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| {{MenuCommand|Internal precision level}}
| The number of decimals used in internal coordinate operations (for example 3 = 0.001). Values between 6 and 8 are usually considered the best trade-off.


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| {{MenuCommand|Internal precision level}}
| {{MenuCommand|Show Working Plane tracker}}
| If checked, a widget indicating the current working plane orientation appears during drawing operations.
| The number of decimals used in internal coordinate operations (for example 3 = 0.001). Values between 6 and 8 are usually considered the best trade-off.


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| {{MenuCommand|Show groups in layers list drop-down button}}
| {{MenuCommand|Show groups in layers list drop-down button}}
| If checked, the layers drop-down list will also show groups, allowing you to automatically add objects to groups as well. See [[Draft_AutoGroup|Draft AutoGroup]].
| If checked, the layers drop-down list will also show groups, allowing you to automatically add objects to groups as well. See [[Draft_AutoGroup|Draft AutoGroup]].

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| {{MenuCommand|Command options}}
| If checked, instructions are displayed in the Report view when using Draft commands.


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| {{MenuCommand|Use Part Primitives when available}}
| If checked, Draft commands create [[Part_Primitives|Part primitives]] instead of Draft objects when possible. Note that not all [[Part_Primitives|Part primitives]] are fully editable with the Draft modifier commands.
| If checked, Draft commands create [[Part_Primitives|Part primitives]] instead of Draft objects when possible. Note that not all [[Part_Primitives|Part primitives]] are fully editable with the Draft modifier commands.

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| {{MenuCommand|Preserve colors of faces during downgrade/upgrade}}
| If checked, the colors of faces are preserved during [[Draft_Downgrade|downgrade]] and [[Draft_Upgrade|upgrade]] operations (splitFaces and makeShell only).

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| {{MenuCommand|Preserve names of faces during downgrade/upgrade}}
| If checked, face names are derived from the original object names and vice versa during [[Draft_Downgrade|downgrade]] and [[Draft_Upgrade|upgrade]] operations (splitFaces and makeShell only).

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| {{MenuCommand|Maximum number of contemporary edited objects}}
| The maximum number of objects [[Draft_Edit|Draft Edit]] is allowed to process at the same time.

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| {{MenuCommand|Draft edit pick radius}}
| The pick radius (in pixels) of edit nodes.


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| The color and the overall transparency of the grid.
| The color and the overall transparency of the grid.

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| The maximum number of objects [[Draft_Edit|Draft Edit]] is allowed to process at the same time.

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| The color used for [[Draft_Snap|snap symbols]], [[Draft_Snap_Dimensions|snap dimensions]] and [[Draft_Edit|edit nodes]].
| The color used for [[Draft_Snap|snap symbols]], [[Draft_Snap_Dimensions|snap dimensions]] and [[Draft_Edit|edit nodes]].

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| {{MenuCommand|Show Working Plane tracker}}
| If checked, a widget indicating the current working plane orientation appears during drawing operations.


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| The default pattern size. Note that a higher value results in a denser pattern.
| The default pattern size. Note that a higher value results in a denser pattern.

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| If checked, the colors of faces are preserved during [[Draft_Downgrade|downgrade]] and [[Draft_Upgrade|upgrade]] operations (splitFaces and makeShell only).

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Revision as of 12:47, 3 December 2023

This documentation is a work in progress. Please don't mark it as translatable since it will change in the next hours and days.

The preferences for the Draft Workbench can be found in the Preferences Editor. In the menu select Edit → Preferences... and then Draft.

There are five pages: General, Interface, Grid and snapping, Visual and Texts and dimensions.

Some advanced preferences can only be changed in the Parameter editor. See Fine-tuning.

This page is being updated for version 0.22.

In version 0.21 and below some preferences may appear on a different tab, and in some cases FreeCAD must be restarted after changing a preference.

General

On the this page you can specify the following:

Name Description
Internal precision level The number of decimals used in internal coordinate operations (for example 3 = 0.001). Values between 6 and 8 are usually considered the best trade-off.
Default working plane The initial working plane when the Draft Workbench is first loaded in a FreeCAD session. The options are:
  • None: this is equivalent to the Automatic option of the Draft SelectPlane command.
  • XY (Top)
  • XZ (Front)
  • YZ (Side)
Show Working Plane tracker If checked, a widget indicating the current working plane orientation appears during drawing operations.
Show groups in layers list drop-down button If checked, the layers drop-down list will also show groups, allowing you to automatically add objects to groups as well. See Draft AutoGroup.
Command options If checked, instructions are displayed in the Report view when using Draft commands.
Set focus on Length instead of X coordinate Set the focus on the Length input box, if available, instead of the X coordinate input box. This allows to specify a direction and a distance to define the next point.
Select base objects after copying If checked, the base objects are reselected after copying objects.
Use Part Primitives when available If checked, Draft commands create Part primitives instead of Draft objects when possible. Note that not all Part primitives are fully editable with the Draft modifier commands.
Preserve colors of faces during downgrade/upgrade If checked, the colors of faces are preserved during downgrade and upgrade operations (splitFaces and makeShell only).
Preserve names of faces during downgrade/upgrade If checked, face names are derived from the original object names and vice versa during downgrade and upgrade operations (splitFaces and makeShell only).
Maximum number of contemporary edited objects The maximum number of objects Draft Edit is allowed to process at the same time.
Draft edit pick radius The pick radius (in pixels) of edit nodes.
Prefix labels of Clones with The default prefix added to the labels of Draft clones.
Construction group name The default label for the Draft construction group.
Construction geometry color The default color for objects drawn while in construction mode.

Interface

On the this page you can specify the following:

Name Description
In-Command Shortcuts These shortcuts only work when a Draft or Arch command is active. Note that not all commands support all shortcuts.
Relative Shortcut to toggle relative mode. If relative mode is on, coordinates are relative to the last point, if available, else they are relative to the coordinate system origin.
Continue Shortcut to toggle continue mode. If continue mode is on, commands will restart after finishing.
Close Shortcut to press the Close button.
Copy Shortcut to toggle copy mode. If copy mode is on, the command will create modified copies instead of modifying the original objects.
Subelement Mode Shortcut to toggle subelement mode. If subelement mode is on, the command will use the selected subelements instead of the whole objects.
Fill Shortcut to toggle filled mode. If filled mode is on, the created object will have DataMake Face set to true.
Exit Shortcut to press the Finish button.
Select Edge Shortcut to press the Select edge button. See Draft Dimension.
Add Hold Shortcut to insert a "hold point" at the current location of the cursor. See Draft Snap.
Length Shortcut to change the focus from the X coordinate input box to the Length input box and vice versa.
Wipe Shortcut to press the Wipe button.
Set WP Shortcut to press the Set WP button.
Cycle Snap Shortcut to change snap priority to an object that is obscured by other geometry. See Draft Snap.
Global Shortcut 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
Undo Shortcut to press the Undo button.
Snap Shortcut to toggle Draft snapping.
Increase Radius Shortcut to increase the maximum distance at which Draft Snap Grid detects the intersections of grid lines. See Draft SelectPlane.
Decrease Radius Shortcut to decrease the maximum distance at which Draft Snap Grid detects the intersections of grid lines.
Restrict X Shortcut to constrain the movement of the cursor to the X axis. See Draft Constrain.
Restrict Y Shortcut to constrain the movement of the cursor to the Y axis.
Restrict Z Shortcut to constrain the movement of the cursor to the Z axis.
Draft snap widget If checked, the Draft snap widget is enabled.
Annotation scale widget If checked, the Draft annotation scale widget is enabled.

Grid and snapping

Note that several grid preferences can also be changed with the Draft SelectPlane command.

On the this page you can specify the following:

Name Description
Always snap (disable snap mod) If checked, snapping is activated without the need to press the Snap mod key.
Constrain mod The Constraining modifier key.
Snap mod The Snap modifier key.
Alt mod The Alt modifier key. The function of this key depends on the command.
Show Draft Snap toolbar If checked, the Snap toolbar will be shown whenever a command is active. This option and the next option should both be checked or unchecked. Other combinations do not make sense.
Hide Draft snap toolbar after use If checked, the Snap toolbar will be hidden after use. This option and the previous option should both be checked or unchecked. Other combinations do not make sense.
Use grid If checked, a grid will appear when drawing.
Always show the grid If checked, the Draft grid will always be visible when the Draft Workbench or Arch Workbench is active. Otherwise only when using a command.
Show grid border If checked, an additional border is displayed around the grid, showing the main square size in the bottom left corner.
Show human figure If checked, the outline of a human figure is displayed at the bottom left corner of the grid, provided Show grid border mentioned above is also checked, and the BIM Workbench is installed. introduced in version 0.20
Use colored axes If checked, the two main axes of the grid will be colored red, green or blue if they match the X, Y or Z axis of the global coordinate system.
Main lines every The number of squares between main grid lines. These lines are thicker than normal grid lines.
Grid spacing The distance between grid lines.
Grid size The number of horizontal and vertical lines of the grid.
Grid color and transparency The color and the overall transparency of the grid.

Visual

On the this page you can specify the following:

Name Description
Snap symbols style The symbols used to mark found snap points. The options are:
  • Draft classic style
  • Bitsnpieces style.
Color The color used for snap symbols, snap dimensions and edit nodes.
Alternate SVG Patterns location A directory with custom SVG patterns.
SVG patterns resolution Not used.
SVG Pattern default size The default pattern size. Note that a higher value results in a denser pattern.
Dashed line definition SVG linestyle definition used by the TechDraw DraftView command.
Dashdot line definition Idem.
Dotted line definition Idem.

Texts and dimensions

These preferences are the defaults used when creating new objects. Changing them does not affect existing objects.

On the this page you can specify the following:

Name Description
Font family The font used for all Draft texts and dimensions. It can be a font name such as Arial, a style such as sans, serif or mono, a font family such as Arial,Helvetica,sans, or a name with a style such as Arial:Bold.
Font size The height for texts and dimensions.
Display mode Specifies how the dimension text is displayed. The options are:
  • World: the dimension text is displayed on a plane defined by the DataNormal of the dimension.
  • Screen: the dimension text always faces the screen.
Number of decimals The number of decimal places to display for the dimension text.
Extension lines size The length of the extension lines below the dimension line. See Draft Dimension.
Extension line overshoot The length of the extension lines above the dimension line.
Dimension line overshoot The distance the dimension line is extended beyond the extension lines.
Arrows style The symbol to display at the ends of the dimension line. The options are:
  • Dot
  • Circle
  • Arrow
  • Tick
  • Tick-2
Arrows size The size of the arrows.
Text spacing The space between the dimension line and the dimension text.
Show the unit suffix in dimensions If checked, the unit symbol is added to the dimension text.
Override unit By default dimensions will use the current unit defined in FreeCAD. By specifying a different unit here, such as m or cm, new dimensions will use that unit instead.
Feet separator introduced in version 0.22 Optional string to appear between the feet and inches values in dimensions. If not specified a single space is be used.
Default ShapeString font file The default font file to use. See Draft ShapeString. For Windows users: please read the Font file selection on Windows paragraph on that page.