- GuiCommand: Name: TechDraw ActiveView MenuLocation: TechDraw -> Views From Other Workbenches -> Insert Active View Workbenches: TechDraw_Workbench Version: 0.19 SeeAlso: TechDraw_Image
The TechDraw ActiveView tool inserts a bitmap image of the active 3D window into a drawing page.
A simple view from the 3D model.
- Navigate to the correct 3D view.
- If there are multiple drawing pages in the document: optionally select the desired page in the Tree view.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
Insert Active View (3D View) button. - Select the TechDraw → Views From Other Workbenches → Insert Active View (3D View) option from the menu.
- Press the
- If there are multiple drawing pages in the document and you have not yet selected a page, the Page Chooser dialog box opens: (v0.20)
- Select the desired page.
- Press the OK button.
- The ActiveView to TD View task panel opens. See Options for more information.
- Press the OK button.
The following can be specified:
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Crop: Crop the generated bitmap.
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Width: The width (in mm) to crop the generated view.
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Height: The height (in mm) to crop the generated view.
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No Background: If checked, the generated bitmap will have a transparent background.
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Solid Background: If checked, the generated will have a background of the selected color.
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Use 3d Background: If checked, the generated bitmap will use the background from the 3D window.
- ActiveViews are static once generated, they are never updated with changes to the 3D model.
- An ActiveView behind the scenes is an Image. Its Scale Type is therefore always initialized as {{Value|Custom}}.
- In {{VersionMinus|0.20}} ActiveView was a Symbol.
See TechDraw Image.
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