TechDraw Tools¶

Complete index of all TechDraw workbench tools.

Pages¶

Tool	Description
Insert Default Page	Create a new drawing page using the default template
Insert Page Using Template	Create a new drawing page from a chosen SVG template
Fill Template Fields	Edit the editable text fields in the page title block
Redraw Page	Force all views on the page to regenerate
Print All Pages	Print every page in the document
Export Page as SVG	Save the drawing page as an SVG file
Export Page as DXF	Save the drawing page as a DXF file

Tool	Description
Insert View	Project a 3-D object as an orthographic view
Insert Broken View	Project a long part with its middle section removed
Insert Section View	Create a cross-section cut through an existing view
Insert Complex Section	Create a section cut along an offset or aligned path
Insert Detail View	Create a magnified inset view of a region
Insert Projection Group	Create a set of related orthographic views (first / third angle)
Insert Clip Group	Create a clipped rectangular frame for views
Insert SVG Symbol	Insert an SVG file as a symbol on the page
Insert Bitmap Image	Insert a raster image on the page
Share View	Make a view appear on multiple pages
Toggle Frames	Show / hide the blue view frames
Project Shape	Project 3-D edges directly onto the page (no view container)

Tool	Description
Insert Active View	Capture the current 3-D viewport as a view
Insert Draft View	Project a Draft workbench object
Insert Arch View	Project an Arch / BIM workbench object
Insert Spreadsheet View	Embed a Spreadsheet workbench table on the page

Tool	Description
Insert Dimension	Smart dimension: picks type from selected geometry
Insert Length Dimension	Straight-line distance between two points
Insert Horizontal Dimension	Horizontal distance between two points
Insert Vertical Dimension	Vertical distance between two points
Insert Radius Dimension	Radius of an arc or circle
Insert Diameter Dimension	Diameter of a circle
Insert Angle Dimension	Angle between two edges
Insert 3-Point Angle Dimension	Angle defined by three vertices
Insert Area Annotation	Area of a face
Insert Horizontal Extent Dimension	Total horizontal span of a view
Insert Vertical Extent Dimension	Total vertical span of a view
Repair Dimension References	Re-link dimensions after model changes
Insert Balloon Annotation	Balloon callout with a leader line
Insert Axonometric Length Dimension	True-length dimension on an isometric view

Tool	Description
Insert Annotation	Plain text block
Insert Rich Text Annotation	Formatted text block (bold, italic, size)
Insert Leader Line	Leader line with arrowhead and optional text

Tool	Description
Hatch a Face	Fill a face with SVG pattern hatching
Apply Geometric Hatch	Fill a face using a PAT-file geometric hatch pattern

Tool	Description
Add Cosmetic Vertex	Add a construction point on a view
Add Midpoint Vertices	Add midpoint markers to selected edges
Add Quadrant Vertices	Add quadrant markers (0°/90°/180°/270°) to circles
Add Face Centerline	Draw a centerline through the centre of a face
Add Centerline Between 2 Lines	Draw a centerline equidistant between two lines
Add Centerline Between 2 Points	Draw a centerline between two points
Add Cosmetic Line Through 2 Points	Draw a construction line through two points
Change Appearance of Lines	Edit the style of selected cosmetic or edge lines
Show / Hide Invisible Edges	Toggle visibility of hidden edges
Remove Cosmetic Objects	Delete selected cosmetic objects

Tool	Description
Insert Welding Symbol	Add a welding symbol with leader to a view
Insert Surface Finish Symbol	Add a surface finish / roughness symbol
Insert Hole / Shaft Fit	Add an ISO hole-and-shaft tolerance annotation

Tool	Description
Move View to Top of Stack	Render this view on top of all overlapping views
Move View to Bottom of Stack	Render this view beneath all overlapping views
Move View Up One Level	Move this view up one position in the z-order
Move View Down One Level	Move this view down one position in the z-order

Tool	Description
Select Line Attributes	Choose style, width, and colour for new cosmetic lines
Change Line Attributes	Apply saved attributes to selected lines
Extend Line / Shorten Line	Lengthen or trim a line by a fixed amount
Lock / Unlock View	Prevent or allow a view from moving on the page
Position Section View	Align a section view horizontally or vertically
Position Chain Dimensions	Align a set of dimensions into a chain
Cascade Dimensions	Space dimensions evenly
Calculate Area / Arc Length Annotation	Annotate the area of a face or length of an arc
Customise Dimension Format	Override the dimension format string

Tool	Description
Add Circle Centerlines	Draw ± cross centerlines on circles
Add Bolt Circle Centerlines	Draw centerlines on a bolt-hole circle pattern
Thread Representations	ISO thread cosmetic lines (hole/bolt, side/bottom view)
Add Vertex at Intersection	Add a cosmetic vertex at the intersection of two edges
Add Offset Vertex	Add a cosmetic vertex offset from an existing vertex
Cosmetic Circle / Arc Tools	Draw cosmetic circles and arcs
Draw Parallel / Perpendicular Line	Draw cosmetic lines parallel or perpendicular to an edge

Tool	Description
Chain Dimensions	Create horizontal, vertical, or oblique chain dimensions
Coordinate Dimensions	Create baseline ordinate dimensions
Chamfer Dimensions	Dimension a chamfer
Create Arc Length Dimension	Dimension the arc length of a curve
Prefix Tools	Insert ⌀, □, n× prefix or remove prefix character
Increase / Decrease Decimal Places	Adjust decimal precision on selected dimensions