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# Press the {{KEY|[[Image:Symbol.png|24px]] [[TechDraw Symbol|Symbol]]}} button
# Press the {{KEY|[[Image:Symbol.png|24px]] [[TechDraw Symbol|Symbol]]}} button
# A File Save dialog will open. Select a location and file name.
# A File Save dialog will open. Select a location and file name.

If the symbol appears larger than expected, use the scale property to adjust its size.


==Options== <!--T:4-->
==Options== <!--T:4-->

Revision as of 19:59, 26 November 2018

TechDraw Symbol

Menu location
TechDraw → Symbol
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
TechDraw Templates, Draft SVG

Description

The Symbol tool inserts an SVG file into the page as a view

How to use

  1. Press the Symbol button
  2. A File Save dialog will open. Select a location and file name.

If the symbol appears larger than expected, use the scale property to adjust its size.

Options

None.

Properties

  • n/a

Scripting

See also: TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

The Symbol tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:

sym = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawViewSymbol','TestSymbol')
rc = page.addView(anno)
f = open(unicode(symbolFileSpec,'utf-8'),'r')
svg = f.read()
f.close()
sym.Symbol = svg
rc = page.addView(sym)