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| Menu location |
|---|
| TechDraw → Detail |
| Workbenches |
| TechDraw |
| Default shortcut |
| See also |
Description
The Detail tool creates a view of small area of an existing view.
How to use
- Select a part view in the 3D window or tree.
- If you have multiple drawing pages in your document, you will also need to select the desired page in the tree.
- Press the
Detail button
Options
None.
Properties
- DATABaseView: The part view on which this ViewDetail is based.
- DATAAnchor: The center of the detail view within the BaseView.
- DATARadius: Control the size of the displayed area.
- DATAScale: Magnification level.
- DATAReference: An identifier to indicate the area of the BaseView being displayed.
Note: Detail inherits all applicable View properties.
Scripting
Details can be added to Pages using Python.
Detail = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawViewDetail','Detail')
...TBA
Notes
- The detail view can be displayed within a round or square "viewbox". This is controlled by the "Matting" preference setting.