Draft Edit: Difference between revisions

From FreeCAD Documentation
m ([[ | ]](Vertical Docnav))
m (Updated {{GuiCommand}})
(8 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 16: Line 16:
|MenuLocation=Draft → Edit
|MenuLocation=Draft → Edit
|Workbenches=[[Draft Module|Draft]], [[Arch Module|Arch]]
|Workbenches=[[Draft Module|Draft]], [[Arch Module|Arch]]
|SeeAlso=[[Std Edit|Std Edit]], [[Draft AddPoint|Draft AddPoint]], [[Draft DelPoint|Draft DelPoint]]
|Version=
}}
}}


Line 21: Line 23:


<!--T:3-->
<!--T:3-->
The Edit tool allows you to edit graphically certain properties of the selected object, such as the vertices of a [[Draft Wire|Draft Wire]], the length and width of a [[Draft Rectangle|Draft Rectangle]], or the radius of a [[Draft Circle|Draft Circle]].
The {{Button|[[Image:Draft Edit.png|16px]] [[Draft Edit|Draft Edit]]}} tool allows you to graphically edit certain properties of the selected object, such as:
* the vertices of a {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Wire.svg|16px]] [[Draft Wire|Draft Wire]]}}
* the length and width of a {{Button|[[Image:Draft Rectangle.png|16px]] [[Draft Rectangle|Draft Rectangle]]}}
* the radius of a {{Button|[[Image:Draft Circle.png|16px]] [[Draft Circle|Draft Circle]]}}


<!--T:10-->
<!--T:10-->
Line 32: Line 37:
{{Caption|Editing a wire}}
{{Caption|Editing a wire}}


==How to use== <!--T:4-->
==Usage== <!--T:4-->


<!--T:5-->
<!--T:5-->
# Select an object.
# Select an object.
# Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft Edit.png|16px]] [[Draft Edit]]}} button, or double-click the object in the tree view, or use the {{Button|[[Image:Std Edit.png|16px]] [[Std Edit]]}} tool.
# Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft Edit.png|16px]] [[Draft Edit|Draft Edit]]}} button, or double-click the object in the tree view, or use the {{Button|[[Image:Std Edit.png|16px]] [[Std Edit]]}} tool.
# Click on a point that you wish to move.
# Click on a point that you wish to move.
# Click another point on the 3D view, or type a [[Draft_Coordinates|coordinate]] and press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_AddPoint.svg|16px]] [[Draft_AddPoint|add point]]}} button.
# Click another point on the 3D view, or type a [[Draft_Coordinates|coordinate]] and press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_AddPoint.svg|16px]] [[Draft_AddPoint|add point]]}} button.

Revision as of 18:36, 29 January 2020

Other languages:

Draft Edit

Menu location
Draft → Edit
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std Edit, Draft AddPoint, Draft DelPoint

Description

The Draft Edit tool allows you to graphically edit certain properties of the selected object, such as:

It does nothing more than enter the object's edit mode. Another way to edit the object is by double clicking on the element in the tree view.

File:Draft edit example.jpg

Editing a wire

Usage

  1. Select an object.
  2. Press the Draft Edit button, or double-click the object in the tree view, or use the Std Edit tool.
  3. Click on a point that you wish to move.
  4. Click another point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate and press the add point button.
  5. Press Esc or the Close button to complete the current command.

The Edit tool only works on one selected object at a time.

The tool mostly works on Draft objects: [[Draft Wire|Draft Wires]s, Draft Lines, Draft Rectangles, Draft Circles, Draft Arcs, Draft Polygons, and Draft BSplines. Other object types must first be converted to these objects.

Options

  • Press X, Y or Z after a point to constrain the next point on the given axis.
  • To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press Enter between each X, Y and Z component. You can press the add point button when you have the desired values to insert the point.
  • Hold Ctrl while drawing to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
  • Hold Shift while drawing to constrain your next point horizontally or vertically in relation to the last one.
  • Press Esc or the Close button or the Draft Edit button again to finish editing.

Some objects allow you to insert or delete points:

  • Press the add point button, and then click on the wire or spline to add a new point.
  • Press the remove point button, and then click on a point along the wire or spline to remove it.

Scripting

See also: Draft API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

There is no programming interface available for the Edit tool. Each object is modified by changing its attributes directly.

Draft
User documentation
Retrieved from "http://wiki.freecad.org/index.php?title=Draft_Edit&oldid=588516"