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The TechDraw workbench is used to produce technical drawings based on the 3D model. Each drawing is a Page, and a Page contains many views of individual 3D objects. Dimensions can be added to Views.
The TechDraw workbench is used to produce technical drawings based on the 3D model. Each drawing is a Page, and a Page contains many Views of individual 3D objects. Dimensions can be added to Views.
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* TechDraw is very much still in development. You should expect bugs!
* TechDraw is very much still in development. You should expect bugs!
* TechDraw is not compatible with the Drawing module. It is possible to convert Drawing Pages to TechDraw Pages using Python.
* TechDraw is not compatible with the Drawing module. It is possible to convert Drawing Pages to TechDraw Pages using Python.
* There are minor differences in specifying Editable Texts compare to Drawing templates.
* TechDraw is available starting with FreeCAD 0.17.
* TechDraw is available starting with FreeCAD 0.17.



Revision as of 00:28, 1 May 2016

The TechDraw workbench is used to produce technical drawings based on the 3D model. Each drawing is a Page, and a Page contains many Views of individual 3D objects. Dimensions can be added to Views.


Template:TechDraw Tools

Preference settings

  • The TechDraw module has a preferences screen to adjust default values.

Scripting

The TechDraw module features a Python API so you can use its functions in scripts and macros.

Limitations

  • TechDraw is very much still in development. You should expect bugs!
  • TechDraw is not compatible with the Drawing module. It is possible to convert Drawing Pages to TechDraw Pages using Python.
  • There are minor differences in specifying Editable Texts compare to Drawing templates.
  • TechDraw is available starting with FreeCAD 0.17.
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