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The areas around the Details in this Drawing obscure the drawing itself.
Can this be avoided?
Thanks
FCStd is here https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArMxdUYEh9fKwBri9KC ... W?e=CrP3Ze
Details obscure Drawing
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Details obscure Drawing
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"It is much harder to simplify than to complicate."
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Re: Details obscure Drawing
Minimal working example : Where is a simple file with just the problem (replace sprocket with just a disk) ? and the TechDraw ?
Do not use Drawing word but TechDraw.
Do not use Drawing word but TechDraw.
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Re: Details obscure Drawing
Choose TechDraw forum.
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Re: Details obscure Drawing
TechDraw_DetailView :
Tricks
The space around the view outline and the view object border is by default a white area. This means it covers everything behind it. Sometimes there is not enough space on the page and you can save space by reducing this unnecessary white area.
This is done by ...
Re: Details obscure Drawing
I got as far as creating a Clip Group; getting it the right size; getting it the right position.
Now what? There are no obvious controls.
[wiki]https://wiki.freecadweb.org/TechDraw_ClipGroup[/wiki] doesn't tell me:
(1) what it does;
(2) how to get it to do what it does - even if I want to!
Now what? There are no obvious controls.
[wiki]https://wiki.freecadweb.org/TechDraw_ClipGroup[/wiki] doesn't tell me:
(1) what it does;
(2) how to get it to do what it does - even if I want to!
"It is much harder to simplify than to complicate."
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Re: Details obscure Drawing
In Inkscape, set the section view forward.
(But I cannot save the page in svg file, just in pdf. What's the bug ?)
(But I cannot save the page in svg file, just in pdf. What's the bug ?)