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* Section dialog live/deferred update option
* Section dialog live/deferred update option
* Convert all templates to "plain svg"
* Convert all templates to "plain svg"



These items have semi-working code or are well defined and will be implemented at some point in the v0.21 cycle.
These items have semi-working code or are well defined and will be implemented at some point in the v0.21 cycle.
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* Expanded dimension dialog that includes ability to update 2d and 3d references. Possible retirement of current "Link Dimension" function.
* Expanded dimension dialog that includes ability to update 2d and 3d references. Possible retirement of current "Link Dimension" function.
* Ability to specify file preferences as relative paths
* Ability to specify file preferences as relative paths



These items are expected to be in v0.21, but have not been analyzed in detail.
These items are expected to be in v0.21, but have not been analyzed in detail.
* ability to specifiy units by dimension or page instead of system wide.
* ability to specifiy units by dimension or page instead of system wide.
* weld symbol upgrades including ISO/AWS symbology and help text
* weld symbol upgrades including ISO/AWS symbology and help text



These items are candidates for v0.21, but require investigation
These items are candidates for v0.21, but require investigation
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* improved handling of Draft/Arch objects
* improved handling of Draft/Arch objects
* include sketcher points in drawings
* include sketcher points in drawings



There are a number of smaller feature requests that will probably be implemented in v0.21, possibly as macros.
There are a number of smaller feature requests that will probably be implemented in v0.21, possibly as macros.

Revision as of 14:01, 28 April 2022


The TechDraw Workbench was introduced officially as part of FreeCAD in version 0.17.

Here is a rough roadmap of areas to be addressed in the future (in no particular order).

Current Activity

  • v0.20 release preparation - linux display problems

Upcoming

These items have working code in the development environment and will be implemented early in the v0.21 development cycle.

  • Navigation modes
  • New face detection algorithm
  • PrintAll function
  • Bitmap hatching
  • Extension line gaps
  • Section dialog live/deferred update option
  • Convert all templates to "plain svg"


These items have semi-working code or are well defined and will be implemented at some point in the v0.21 cycle.

  • Projection group dialog upgrade including live/deferred update option
  • Expanded dimension dialog that includes ability to update 2d and 3d references. Possible retirement of current "Link Dimension" function.
  • Ability to specify file preferences as relative paths


These items are expected to be in v0.21, but have not been analyzed in detail.

  • ability to specifiy units by dimension or page instead of system wide.
  • weld symbol upgrades including ISO/AWS symbology and help text


These items are candidates for v0.21, but require investigation

  • ordinate dimensions
  • broken view
  • improved handling of Draft/Arch objects
  • include sketcher points in drawings


There are a number of smaller feature requests that will probably be implemented in v0.21, possibly as macros.