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Revision as of 07:41, 11 September 2022

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TechDraw ProjectShape

Menu location
TechDraw → Project shape...
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.20
See also
None

Description

This tool creates a projection of the selected object (Source) in the 3D view.

Usage

  1. Select an object in the 3D view or in the project tree
  2. from the TechDraw menu, click Project shape
  3. set the desired options in the Task Dialog
  4. click OK


A projection object (objectname_proj) will be added to the project. For subsequent projections of the same Source object, the projection object will be named objectname_projXXX, where XXX is a three digit number.

Edit an existing projection

The projection parameters can be edited in the Property editor.

Base

  • DataLabel :
  • DataPlacement :


Projection

  • DataDirection : defines the direction of the projection. This is the normal vector of the projection plane. For example, to project the object onto the xy plane, use (0,0,1). To reverse the projection, use negative values.
  • DataHCompound :
  • DataIso Line HCompound :
  • DataIso Line VCompound :
  • DataOut Line HCompound :
  • DataOut Line VCompound :
  • DataRg1 Line HCompound :
  • DataRg1 Line VCompound :
  • DataRg NLine HCompound :
  • DataRg NLine VCompound :
  • DataSource : the object being projected
  • DataVCompound :

Notes

This function was previously available in the Drawing Workbench.