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** {{MenuCommand|Shape color}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Shape color}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Transparency}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Transparency}}.
* In the {{MenuCommand|Annotations}} section the following settings can be specified:
* The settings in the {{MenuCommand|Annotations}} section apply to [[Draft_Text|Draft Texts]], [[Draft_Dimension|Draft Dimensions]] and [[Draft_Label|Draft Labels]]. The following settings can be specified (see [[Draft_Text#View|Draft Text]] for details):
** {{MenuCommand|Text font}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Text font}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Text size}}. This is in fact the default line height, the letters are smaller.
** {{MenuCommand|Text size}}. This is in fact the default line height, the letters are smaller.
** {{MenuCommand|Text color}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Text color}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Line spacing}}. This scale factor is applied to the default line height. Not used for dimensions. {{Version|0.20}}
** {{MenuCommand|Line spacing}}. Not used for dimensions. {{Version|0.20}}
* In the {{MenuCommand|Dimensions}} section the following settings can be specified:
* In the {{MenuCommand|Dimensions}} section the following settings can be specified (see [[Draft_Dimension#View|Draft Dimension]] for details):
** {{MenuCommand|Arrow style}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Arrow style}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Arrow size}}.
** {{MenuCommand|Arrow size}}.

Revision as of 08:35, 14 May 2023

Draft SetStyle

Menu location
Utilities → Set style
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
S S
Introduced in version
0.19
See also
Draft AnnotationStyleEditor, Draft ApplyStyle

Description

The Draft SetStyle command sets the default style for new objects.

The Style settings task panel

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the button in the Draft Tray. Depending on the current style settings this button can look different.
    • Select the Utilities → Set style option from the menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: S then S. introduced in version 0.20
  2. The Style settings task panel opens. See Options for more information.
  3. Optionally change one or more settings.
  4. Press the OK button to save the settings.
  5. The button in the Draft Tray is updated.

Options

Notes

  • The Line color, Line width, Shape color and Transparency settings are not only used for Draft objects, but also for objects created with other workbenches.
  • Styles are saved in a file with a fixed name: StylePresets.json which is stored in FreeCAD's user Draft folder:
    • On Linux it is usually /home/<username>/.local/share/FreeCAD/Draft/ (version 0.20 and above) or /home/<username>/.FreeCAD/Draft/ (version 0.19 and below).
    • On Windows it is %APPDATA%\FreeCAD\Draft\, which is usually C:\Users\<username>\Appdata\Roaming\FreeCAD\Draft\.
    • On macOS it is usually /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/FreeCAD/Draft/.

Preferences

See also: Preferences Editor and Draft Preferences.

The following preferences are involved:

  • Line color: Edit → Preferences... → Part/Part Design → Shape appearance → Default Shape view properties → Line color.
  • Line width: Edit → Preferences... → Part/Part Design → Shape appearance → Default Shape view properties → Line width.
  • Draw style: Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Draft → DefaultDrawStyle.
  • Display mode: Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Draft → DefaultDisplayMode.
  • Shape color: Edit → Preferences... → Part/Part Design → Shape appearance → Default Shape view properties → Shape color.
  • Transparency: Edit → Preferences... → Part/Part Design → Shape appearance → Default Shape view properties → Shape transparency.
  • Text font: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Texts and dimensions → Text settings → Font family.
  • Text size: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Texts and dimensions → Text settings → Font size.
  • Text spacing: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Texts and dimensions → Dimension settings → Text spacing.
  • Text color: Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Draft → DefaultTextColor.
  • Line spacing: Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Draft → LineSpacing.
  • Arrow style: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Texts and dimensions → Dimension settings → Arrow style.
  • Arrow size: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Texts and dimensions → Dimension settings → Arrow size.
  • Show units: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Texts and dimensions → Dimension settings → Show the unit suffix in dimensions.
  • Unit override: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → Texts and dimensions → Dimension settings → Override unit.