GuiCommand: Name: TechDraw ShowAll MenuLocation: TechDraw , Add Lines , Show/Hide Invisible Edges Workbenches: TechDraw_Workbench Version: 0.19 SeeAlso: TechDraw_DecorateLine
TechDraw ShowAll
Description
The TechDraw ShowAll tool is intended to temporarily show, and then hide, invisible lines in a View. Lines can be made invisible with the TechDraw DecorateLine tool. Note that \"invisible\" is a cosmetic state, not to be confused with hidden lines which are geometric constructs.
Usage
- Select a View with invisible lines on a Page or in the Tree view.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
Show/Hide Invisible Edges button. - Select the TechDraw → Add Lines → Show/Hide Invisible Edges option from the menu.
- Press the
- All invisible lines in the View are either shown or hidden.
Notes
- To make invisible lines permanently visible use
TechDraw DecorateLine.
Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
The effect of the ShowAll tool can be duplicated in macros or the Python console.
v = App.ActiveDocument.View
vvo = v.ViewObject
vvo.ShowAllEdges = True
App.ActiveDocument.recompute(){{TechDraw Tools navi}}
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