TechDraw Image

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TechDraw Image

Menu location
TechDraw → Image
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
TechDraw Symbol

Description

The Image tool inserts a bitmap image (PNG, TIFF, JPEG, etc.) from a file into the page as a view.

Image inserted in the drawing page

How to use

  1. Press the File:Techdraw-image.svg Image button
  2. A file dialog will open. Select a location and file name.

Properties

  • Use the Scale property to adjust the size of the image.
  • Use the Width and Height properties to clip the image.

Scripting

See also: TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

The Image tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:

dvi = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawViewImage','TestImage')
rc = page.addView(dvi)
dvi.ImageFile = "pathToMy/imageFile.png"
dvi.Height = 200
dvi.Width  = 200