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| | * \ingroup PYTHONWORKBENCHES |
| | * \brief Basic 2D drawing tools and other generic tools |
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| | The Draft workbench provides many tools for building geometrical |
| | objects in a two-dimensional space, normally supported by a working plane |
| | that includes a grid. |
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| | The grid serves as visual feedback of the coordinates and dimensions |
| | of the geometrical elements that are created. Moreover, the vertices |
| | of the elements can be attached to the grid intersections to precisely |
| | position them in the plane. |
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| | The Draft workbench also includes many "Modifier" tools that can be used |
| | by most objects in the software because these tools work on the internal |
| | Part::TopoShape property that most 2D and 3D objects have. |
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| | The Draft workbench is similar to the Sketcher workbench in that both |
| | can be used to create 2D objects in a planar surface. However, there is |
| | an important difference: |
| | - The Sketcher defines a local coordinate system; all geometrical elements |
| | created within it are referenced to this local origin. In addition, |
| | the position of those elements, as well as various relationships, |
| | are kept through the use of mathematical constraints (vertical, horizontal, |
| | parallelism, etc.). |
| | - On the other hand, the elements created with Draft are placed in the global |
| | coordinate system. The elements in Draft don't have constraints, they are |
| | freely placed in the 3D space. |
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| | The Sketcher Workbench is intended to be used together with the Part |
| | and PartDesign workbenches to create very fine profiles that can be extruded |
| | to create complex 3D solids. |
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| | The Draft Workbench is more intended to draw exclusively in a 2D plane |
| | placing points in a grid. Often this behavior is better suited for |
| | drawing architectural plans, or for quick "drafting" that doesn't need |
| | to keep mathematical constraints between its elements. |
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| | Due to this reason, the Draft Workbench is the foundation on which |
| | the Arch Workbench sits. All tools of the Draft Workbench are available |
| | in the Arch Workbench. |
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