TechDraw Roadmap



The TechDraw workbench is still very much a work in progress. Not all functions are available, and not all functions work correctly. Here is a rough roadmap of areas to be addressed (in no particular order).

Coming Soon

 * TechDraw HiResolution. In some situations, drawings use 1mm as the pixel size. This is why embedded images are not very high quality.  Fixing this is a big job, but would allow textured fills for Faces as well as improving embedded image quality.

Drawing Tools
This includes the ability to add leaders, callouts and detail highlights to Views.

2D Geometry
A number of 2D geometry functions were recently added to the Part module. This needs to be reviewed with an eye towards replacing custom 2D geometry code in TechDraw with standard code from Part.

Internal View Consistency
It is not currently possible to create a Detail from a Section or a MultiView due to internal differences. Changes here would allow any View type to be a BaseView.

Documentation
The wiki entries for TechDraw are very sparse and need to be expanded considerably. *** several wiki entries have recently been updated.

Geometry Changes/Topological Naming
Dimensions can be adversely affected by geometry changes - both in the 2D drawing and the 3D model. This is related to the widely discussed "topological naming" problem.

Python Bindings
The python bindings for basic TechDraw functions have fallen behind the C++ functions. The python routines need to be reviewed and brought up to date.

Test Suite
The self-test suite for TechDraw is quite limited at the moment. This should be expanded by an enthusiastic Python programmer!

Internationalization
Message/hint strings need to be reviewed to ensure the appropriate translate function are used.

Bug Fixes/Feature Requests

 * an alternative to SVG base face hatching has be suggested by @triplus and is being investigated
 * the inability of Qt to export fills/hatches to SVG continues to be a problem, particularly for users of Draft and Arch workbenches.

Recent Changes

 * improvements to ProjectionGroup dialogue, including activation of the 3D button
 * fixes to ViewSection.
 * improve ViewDetail behaviour near object edges