TechDraw New Pick

Description

The New Pick tool creates a new Page using the a Template file selected from a dialog. The starting directory for the dialog can be specified in Preferences

How to use

1. Press the New Pick button

Options

None.

Properties

• DATAProjection Type: Default projection type (First or Third Angle) for this Page.
• DATAScale: Default scale for Views in this Page.

Scripting

The New Pick tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following functions:

templateFileSpec = QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self.baseWidget,
                                                     dialogCaption, 
                                                     dialogDir,
                                                     dialogFilter)
page = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawPage','Page')
template = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawSVGTemplate','Template')
template.Template = templateFileSpec
page.Template = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Template 

• Creates a new Page in the current document