Template:Draft Tools/pt

Drawing objects
These are tools for creating objects.


 * [[Image:Draft_Line.png]] Line: Draws a line segment between 2 points
 * [[Image:Draft_Wire.png]] Wire: Draws a line made of multiple line segments (polyline)
 * [[Image:Draft_Circle.png]] Circle: Draws a circle from center and radius
 * [[Image:Draft_Arc.png]] Arc: Draws an arc segment from center, radius, start angle and end angle
 * [[Image:Draft_Ellipse.png|32px]] Ellipse: Draws an ellipse from two corner points
 * [[Image:Draft_Polygon.png]] Polygon: Draws a regular polygon from a center and a radius
 * [[Image:Draft_Rectangle.png]] Rectangle: Draws a rectangle from 2 opposite points
 * [[Image:Draft_Text.png]] Text: Draws a multi-line text annotation
 * [[Image:Draft_Dimension.png]] Dimension: Draws a dimension annotation
 * [[Image:Draft_BSpline.png]] BSpline: Draws a B-Spline from a series of points
 * [[Image:Draft_Point.png|32px]] Point: Inserts a point object
 * [[Image:Draft_ShapeString.png|32px]] ShapeString: The ShapeString tool inserts a compound shape representing a text string at a given point in the current document
 * [[Image:Draft_Facebinder.png|32px]] Facebinder: Creates a new object from selected faces on existing objects
 * [[Image:Draft_BezCurve.png|32px]] Bezier Curve: Draws a Bezier curve from a series of points

Modifying objects
These are tools for modifying existing objects. They work on selected objects, but if no object is selected, you will be invited to select one.


 * [[Image:Draft_Move.png]] Move: Moves object(s) from one location to another
 * [[Image:Draft_Rotate.png]] Rotate: Rotates object(s) from a start angle to an end angle
 * [[Image:Draft_Offset.png]] Offset: Moves segments of an object about a certain distance
 * [[Image:Draft_Trimex.png]] Trim/Extend (Trimex): Trims or extends an object
 * [[Image:Draft_Upgrade.png]] Upgrade: Joins objects into a higher-level object
 * [[Image:Draft_Downgrade.png]] Downgrade: Explodes objects into lower-level objects
 * [[Image:Draft_Scale.png]] Scale: Scales selected object(s) around a base point
 * [[Image:Draft_PutOnSheet.png]] Drawing: Writes selected objects to a Drawing sheet
 * [[Image:Draft_Edit.png]] Edit: Edits a selected object
 * [[Image:Draft_WireToBSpline.png|32px]] Wire to BSpline: Converts a wire to a BSpline and vice-versa
 * [[Image:Draft_AddPoint.png|32px]] Add point: Adds a point to a wire or BSpline
 * [[Image:Draft_DelPoint.png|32px]] Delete point: Deletes a point from a wire or BSpline
 * [[Image:Draft_Shape2DView.png]] Shape 2D View: Creates a 2D object which is a flattened 2D view of another 3D object
 * [[Image:Draft_Draft2Sketch.png|32px]] Draft to Sketch: Converts a Draft object to Sketch and vice-versa
 * [[Image:Draft_Array.png|32px]] Array: Creates a polar or rectangular array from selected objects
 * [[Image:Draft_PathArray.png|32px]] Path Array: Creates an array of objects by placing the copies along a path
 * [[Image:Draft_Clone.png|32px]] Clone: Clones the selected objects

Utility tools
Additional tools available via right-click context menu, depending on the selected objects.


 * [[Image:Draft_SelectPlane.png|32px]] Set working plane: Sets a working plane from a standard view or a selected face
 * [[Image:Draft_FinishLine.png|32px]] Finish line: Ends the drawing of the current wire or bspline, without closing it
 * [[Image:Draft_CloseLine.png|32px]] Close line: Ends the drawing of the current wire or bspline, and closes it
 * [[Image:Draft_UndoLine.png|32px]] Undo line: Undoes the last segment of a line
 * [[Image:Draft_ToggleConstructionMode.png|32px]] Toggle construction mode: Toggles the Draft construction mode on/off
 * [[Image:Draft_ToggleContinueMode.png|32px]] Toggle continue mode: Toggles the Draft continue mode on/off
 * [[Image:Draft_ApplyStyle.png|32px]] Apply style: Applies the current style and color to selected objects
 * [[Image:Draft_ToggleDisplayMode.png|32px]] Toggle display mode: Switches the display mode of selected objects between "flat lines" and "wireframe"
 * [[Image:Draft_AddToGroup.png|32px]] Add to group: Quickly adds selected objects to an existing group
 * [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.png|32px]] Select group contents: Selects the contents of a selected group
 * [[Image:Draft_ToggleSnap.png|32px]] Toggle snap: Toggles object snapping on/off
 * [[Image:Draft_ToggleGrid.png|32px]] Toggle grid: Toggles the grid on/off
 * [[Image:Draft_ShowSnapBar.png|32px]] Show snap bar: Shows/hides the snapping toolbar
 * [[Image:Draft_Heal.png|32px]] Heal: Heals problematic Draft objects found in very old files
 * [[Image:Draft_FlipDimension.png|32px]] Flip Dimension: Flips the orientation of the text of a dimension
 * [[Image:Draft_VisGroup.png|32px]] VisGroup: Creates a VisGroup in the current document