Draft Shape2DView: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:35, 29 August 2012

Menu location
Draft_Shape2DView
Draft -> Shape 2D View
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

This tool places in the document a 2D object which is a flattened view of a selected Shape-based object.

How to use

Select the object you want to extract a 2D view from
Press the Draft Shape2DView button

Options

If the selected object is an Arch SectionPlane, the 2D projection will be of the contents of the Section plane.

Properties

DataProjection: The direction of the projection

Scripting

The Draft Shape2DView tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:

makeShape2DView (object,[projection]): adds a 2D shape to the document, which is a 2D projection of the given object. 
A specific projection vector can also be given. Returns the generated object.

Example:

import FreeCAD,Draft
Draft.makeShape2DView(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject)

Available translations of this page:

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-{{GuiCommand|Name=Draft_Shape2DView|Workbenches=[[Draft Module|Draft]]|MenuLocation=Draft -> Shape 2D View}}
+{{GuiCommand|Name=Draft_Shape2DView|Workbenches=[[Draft Module|Draft]], [[Arch Module|Arch]]|MenuLocation=Draft -> Shape 2D View}}
-====Description====
+==Description==
+This tool places in the document a 2D object which is a flattened view of a selected [[Part Module|Shape]]-based object.
 [[Image:Draft_Shape2DView_example.jpg]]
+==How to use==
-This tool places in the document a 2D object which is a flattened view of a selected Shape-based object (that can be 3D or not).
+# Select the object you want to extract a 2D view from
+# Press the {{KEY|[[Image:Draft Shape2DView.png|16px]] [[Draft Shape2DView]]}} button
+==Options==
+* If the selected object is an [[Arch SectionPlane]], the 2D projection will be of the contents of the Section plane.
+==Properties==
+{{PropertyData|Projection}}: The direction of the projection
+==Scripting==
+The Draft Shape2DView tool can by used in [[macros]] and from the python console by using the following function:
+ '''makeShape2DView (object,[projection])''': adds a 2D shape to the document, which is a 2D projection of the given object.
+ A specific projection vector can also be given. Returns the generated object.
+Example:
-====Usage====
+ import FreeCAD,Draft
-* Select an object
+ Draft.makeShape2DView(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject)
-* Press the [[Image:Draft_Shape2DView.png|16px]] '''Shape2DView''' button
-* Adjust, if necessary, its '''Projection''' property to obtain the desired projection direction.
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