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GuiCommand: Name: TechDraw ComplexSection MenuLocation: TechDraw , TechDraw Views , Insert Complex Section Workbenches: TechDraw_Workbench Version: 0.21 SeeAlso: TechDraw_SectionView, TechDraw_View

TechDraw ComplexSection

Description

The TechDraw ComplexSection tool inserts a cross-section view based on an existing part view and a profile.

*A Quarter section view created with the Complex Section tool* *An Aligned section view created with the Complex Section tool* *An Offset section view created with the Complex Section tool*

Usage

1. Select a part view and a profile object in the 3D view or Tree view. Profiles are typically Sketches, but any object whose shape can be made into a wire will work.
2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
   • Press the Insert Complex Section button.
   • Select the TechDraw → TechDraw Views → Insert Complex Section option from the menu.
3. A task panel opens which will help calculate the various properties. Reasonable values for the view Direction are calculated, but these can be changed.

Properties

A Complex Section, formally a {{Incode|TechDraw::DrawComplexSection}} object, is derived from a Section View, formally a {{Incode|TechDraw::DrawViewSection}} object, and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data

{{TitleProperty|Cutting Tool}}

• Cutting Tool Wire Object: The document object whose shape will be used to generate the cutting profile.

• Projection Strategy: Controls how the cut is performed and how the result is projected on the page:

• {{Value|Offset}}

    : Performs a simple cut of the Source shape and projects the result.

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    {{Value|Aligned}}

    : Cuts the Source shape using a tool created from each segment (edge) of the cutting profile. The results of each cut are projected in a vertical or horizontal array, depending on the orientation of the cutting profile.

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    {{Value|NoParallel}}

    : As Aligned, but profile segments which are parallel to the view direction are skipped.

Notes

See TechDraw SectionView

Scripting

See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

A Complex Section can be created with macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:

doc = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument
box = doc.Box
profile = doc.Sketch
page = doc.Page

view = doc.addObject("TechDraw::DrawViewPart", "View")
page.addView(view)
view.Source = box
view.Direction = (0, 0, 1)

section = doc.addObject("TechDraw::DrawComplexSection", "ComplexSection")
page.addView(section)
section.BaseView = view
section.CuttingToolWireObject = profile
section.Direction = (0, 1, 0)
section.SectionNormal = (-1, 0, 0)

Examples

For some more information about section views and some use cases, have a look at: TechDraw section examples.

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