Draft Rectangle

Description
The rectangle tool creates a rectangle by picking two opposite points. It takes the linewidth and color previously set on the Tasks tab.



How to use

 * 1) Press the  button, or press  then  keys
 * 2) Click a first corner point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate
 * 3) Click another opposite point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate. The rectangle will also be a face, even if it appears as wireframe.

Options

 * Press, or  after a point to constrain the next point on the given axis.
 * To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press between each X, Y and Z component.
 * Press or click the checkbox to check/uncheck the  button. If relative mode is on, the coordinates of the next point are relative to the last one. If not, they are absolute, taken from the (0,0,0) origin point.
 * Press or click the checkbox to check/uncheck the  button. If continue mode is on, the Rectangle tool will restart after you finish or close it, allowing you to draw another one without pressing the Rectangle button again.
 * Press while drawing to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
 * Press while drawing to constrain your next point horizontally or vertically in relation to the last one.
 * Press or the  button to have the rectangle to appear as a face after it has been closed. This simply sets the View->Property of the Rectangle to "Flat lines" or "Wireframe", so it can easily be changed later.
 * Press or the  button to abort the current Line command.

Properties

 * : Specifies the length of the rectangle
 * : Specifies the width of the rectangle
 * : Specifies a curvature radius to give to the corners of the rectangle
 * : Allows to give the path to an image file to be mapped on the rectangle. It is up to you to give the rectangle the same proportion as the image if you want to avoid distortions. Blanking this property will remove the image.

Scripting
The Rectangle tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:

makeRectangle (length, width, [placement], [facemode]) : Creates a Rectangle object with length in X direction and height in Y direction. If a placement is given, it is used. If facemode is False, the rectangle is shown as a wireframe, otherwise as a face. The current Draft linewidth and color will be used. Returns the newly created object.

Example:

import FreeCAD,Draft myRect = Draft.makeRectangle(10,4)