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| Menu location |
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| TechDraw → Symbol |
| Workbenches |
| TechDraw |
| Default shortcut |
| See also |
Description
The Symbol tool inserts an SVG file into the page as a view
How to use
- Press the
Symbol button - A File Save dialog will open. Select a location and file name.
Options
None.
Properties
- n/a
Scripting
SVG files can be inserted into a drawing page using Python.
sym = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawViewSymbol','TestSymbol')
rc = page.addView(anno)
f = open(unicode(symbolFileSpec,'utf-8'),'r')
svg = f.read()
f.close()
sym.Symbol = svg
rc = page.addView(sym)
Notes
- Symbol appear larger than expected. Use the Scale property to adjust the size.