Section view by default in sketch mode?

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drucken
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Section view by default in sketch mode?

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When entering a sketch - is it possible to make the view not only orientate itself to the sketch plane (ViewSketch https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_ViewSketch), but also enable section view (ViewSection https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_ViewSection)?

If not - this would be a very useful setting (or default mode)!
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Re: Section view by default in sketch mode?

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drucken wrote: Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:13 am When entering a sketch - is it possible to make the view not only orientate itself to the sketch plane (ViewSketch https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_ViewSketch), but also enable section view (ViewSection https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_ViewSection)?

If not - this would be a very useful setting (or default mode)!
Sorry, I had this tab open for a pretty long time.
It's not possible, but it will be if/when this PR is merged. ;)
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Re: Section view by default in sketch mode?

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openBrain wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:18 pm Sorry, I had this tab open for a pretty long time.
Please leave more tabs open for a long time if that yields such results :D
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Re: Section view by default in sketch mode?

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Just wanted to inform the OP that I have issues with using Section view and don't use it any more; I made some model errors that I believe would have been caught if I could have seen thru the whole model. I instead use a macro to set global visibility, this way I can see near and far for alignments or misalignments. Don't get me wrong, section view works but I think any time you hide lines or parts of objects there is an increased chance of error.

My 2 cents....
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Re: Section view by default in sketch mode?

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drucken
When entering a sketch - is it possible to make the view not only orientate itself to the sketch plane (ViewSketch https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_ViewSketch), but also enable section view (ViewSection https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Sketcher_ViewSection)?
If you want to try a different (from the default) modeling design approach, here is a macro that changes global visibility with a button click; Vis=100 would be the FreeCAD default and objects will appear solid. This can make sketching and sketch viewing much easier IMO. You can also goto Preferences-Sketcher-Display-"Hide all objects that depend on the sketch" and uncheck it, then click "Apply to existing sketches", this will keep all the solids in your sketch visible.
I use this method daily.

The "Res" buttons can fix those chunky holes and make them smooth round. This is useful for better visualizing if you are sketching up to a hole.
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Re: Section view by default in sketch mode?

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openBrain wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:18 pm It's not possible, but it will be if/when this PR is merged. ;)
PR merged today as version 24782 (thx abdullah).
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Re: Section view by default in sketch mode?

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openBrain wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:38 pm
openBrain wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:18 pm It's not possible, but it will be if/when this PR is merged. ;)
PR merged today as version 24782 (thx abdullah).
Just built against that an tried it...sweet!

Thanks, all.
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Re: Section view by default in sketch mode?

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I couldn't test it yet, so my thanks are premature, but due to forum noise I will probably be unable to find this topic, when it gets into the next precompiled package.
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Re: Section view by default in sketch mode?

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In Sketcher when using Section view the nearside stuff is hidden, could we instead (or by option) hide the faces and keep the lines visible, this would give better nearside visibility to verify alignment?
Farside is the part we see.
Nearside is the part that is hidden.
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