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Shape 2D View

In one sentence: Projects a 3-D solid onto the working plane as a 2-D Draft wire compound — a parametric orthographic projection.

Overview

Workbench: Draft
Menu: Draft → Modification → Shape 2D View
Command: Draft_Shape2DView

The result is a Draft::Shape2DView object linked to the source solid. If the solid changes shape, the 2-D view updates when the document recomputes.

Use cases

  • Creating a flat plan view of a 3-D part for Draft annotation.
  • Extracting a cross-section outline at a cut plane.
  • Producing a 2-D outline for export to SVG or DXF.

Projection modes

Mode Description
Solid Visible and hidden outlines of the solid
Individual faces Project one face only
Cutlines Lines at the cut plane intersection
Cut faces Filled faces at the cut plane

Python API

import Draft

solid = App.ActiveDocument.getObject("Body")
view2d = Draft.make_shape2dview(
    solid,
    projectionVector=App.Vector(0, 0, 1)
)
App.ActiveDocument.recompute()

Common mistakes and pitfalls

Does not update in real time

Shape 2D View updates when you trigger a document recompute (Edit → Refresh), not automatically on geometry changes.

See also