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Direct "Send Sketch/draft object to TechDraw page" button

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I was using a lot sketcher and BIM WB and when I have to send my draw to a page in Techdraw, and I find very annoying to always change WB to Techdraw only to click in a button "add to page". Idea (maybe it's not new, of course): why not adding a button in Draft/Arch/BIM/Sketcher to quickly add and object to a TD page?
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Re: Direct "Send Sketch/draft object to TechDraw page" button

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ragohix769 wrote: Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:18 pm
it should be possible to insert buttons from other wb s e.g. in arch draft and bim.
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Ok, thanks to all :-)

I'll see if I can customize a shortcut in customize controls, but I think a similiar button to send directly an object to techdraw page without beforse lection the TechDraw WB, should be in BIM and Arch in default installation menu button.
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ragohix769 wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:57 am I think a similiar button to send directly an object to techdraw page without beforse lection the TechDraw WB, should be in BIM and Arch in default installation menu button.
I'm afraid that this could be too specialized. Some people don't want their views all stacked in the center, some may want to add things to an existing view, ...
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Roy_043 wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:00 am ...
See Interface_Customization.
I cannot manage to make it work:

https://ibb.co/Ttmx0sF

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If I push the right arrow button in the center to add what I want from Techdraw WB to Sketcher (but with BIM or Arch, it's the same), nothing happens. I've seen the documention but i'm doing simple add button from one WB to another., Any idea to solve?
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chrisb wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:33 am
ragohix769 wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:57 am I think a similiar button to send directly an object to techdraw page without beforse lection the TechDraw WB, should be in BIM and Arch in default installation menu button.
I'm afraid that this could be too specialized. Some people don't want their views all stacked in the center, some may want to add things to an existing view, ...
But it's to add an object (IE a sketch) directly to the first page avalaible in TD, nothing more. To avoid to select TECH draw, select the object in the tree, and the add the view to a page, and then exit the Techdraw. Maybe I don't explain it right.
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ragohix769 wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:10 am I cannot manage to make it work:
https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Interface_Customization#Add_a_command wrote:1. Select the correct toolbar in the panel on the right. If no toolbar is selected, the command will be added to the first toolbar in the list.
You must select a toolbar, therefore you must first create a custom toolbar. I'll try to clarify that in the instructions.
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Roy_043 wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 12:56 pm
ragohix769 wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:10 am I cannot manage to make it work:
https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Interface_Customization#Add_a_command wrote:1. Select the correct toolbar in the panel on the right. If no toolbar is selected, the command will be added to the first toolbar in the list.
You must select a toolbar, therefore you must first create a custom toolbar. I'll try to clarify that in the instructions.
Thanks!

I created the custom toolbar, now it works :-)

https://ibb.co/X33wzR2

https://ibb.co/276vzmJ

Cool! ;-)

[BTW: if a new custom toolbar it's not present/created the GUI should suggest the user to create one before, I think]
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