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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.
FreeCAD is primarily a 3D modelling tool. There are times, however, when we must produce 2D drawings for documentation, contracts, permits, etc. The TechDraw workbench is used to produce basic technical drawings based on the 3D model. Each drawing is a Page, and a Page contains many Views of individual 3D objects. Dimensions and hatched areas can be added to Views.

Note if your primary goal is the production of complex 2D drawings, you may wish to consider a dedicated tool such as LibreCad.
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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 drawings and Python API are not interchangeable with the Drawing module. It is possible to convert Drawing Pages to TechDraw Pages using Python (moveViews.py). It is possible to have both TechDraw and Drawing Pages in the same FreeCAD document.
* There are minor differences in specifying Editable Texts compare to Drawing templates.
* There are minor differences in specifying Editable Texts in Templates compared to the Drawing module.
* TechDraw is available starting with FreeCAD 0.17.
* TechDraw is available starting with FreeCAD 0.17.



Revision as of 18:19, 28 June 2016

FreeCAD is primarily a 3D modelling tool. There are times, however, when we must produce 2D drawings for documentation, contracts, permits, etc. The TechDraw workbench is used to produce basic technical drawings based on the 3D model. Each drawing is a Page, and a Page contains many Views of individual 3D objects. Dimensions and hatched areas can be added to Views.

Note if your primary goal is the production of complex 2D drawings, you may wish to consider a dedicated tool such as LibreCad.


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 drawings and Python API are not interchangeable with the Drawing module. It is possible to convert Drawing Pages to TechDraw Pages using Python (moveViews.py). It is possible to have both TechDraw and Drawing Pages in the same FreeCAD document.
  • There are minor differences in specifying Editable Texts in Templates compared to the Drawing module.
  • TechDraw is available starting with FreeCAD 0.17.
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