Arch Panel Cut

Description
This tool creates, in the 3D document, a flat, 2D view of an Arch Panel, to be included in an Arch Panel Sheet or directly exported to DXF. The Panel Cut objects are also supported by the Path Workbench.



Usage

 * 1) Select one or more Arch Panel objects.
 * 2) Press the  button, or press  then  keys.
 * 3) Adjust the desired properties.

Options

 * If the panel is not flat (corrugated, for example), the relief won't appear in the Panel cut. This tool is useful mainly for flat panels
 * The panel cut can display a tag. This tag can be a custom line of text or can automatically show the Tag, Label or Description of its linked Panel.
 * To be useful for CNC machining, the tag should be written using a sticky font, where letters are simple polylines that are easy for the machine to follow. Upon creation, the Panel Cut object will automatically use the font specified in Edit → Preferences → Draft → Texts and Dimensions → ShapeString Font
 * Double-clicking on the panel cut in the tree view after it is created allows you to enter edit mode and modify the position of the tag
 * When you need to layout different Panel Cuts together, Panel Cuts can display a margin, that is useful to make sure a certain space is always present between a cut and another

Data

 * : The Arch Panel object shown by this Cut
 * : The text to display. Can be %tag%, %label% or %description% to display the panel tag or label
 * : The size of the tag text
 * : The position of the tag text. Keep (0,0,0) for automatic center position
 * : The rotation of the tag text
 * : The font of the tag text
 * : If True, the panel is a Part Face, otherwise a Part Wire

View

 * : A margin that can be displayed outside the panel cut shape
 * : Turns the display of the margin on/off

Scripting
Arch API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

The Panel Cut tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following function:


 * Creates a object (2D projection) from the existing.

Example:

Tutorials

 * Wikihouse porting tutorial