TechDraw Symbol
TechDraw Symbol |
Menu location |
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TechDraw → Symbol |
Workbenches |
TechDraw |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
None |
Description
The Symbol tool inserts an SVG file into the page as a view
How to use
- Press the 16 TechDraw Symbol button
- A File Save dialog will open. Select a location and file name.
Options
None.
Properties
- n/a
Scripting
SVG files can be inserted into a drawing page using Python. 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)
Notes
- Symbol appear larger than expected. Use the Scale property to adjust the size.