GuiCommand: Name:TechDraw ActiveView MenuLocation:TechDraw → Insert Active View (3D View) Workbenches:TechDraw Version:0.19 SeeAlso:TechDraw Image

TechDraw ActiveView

Description

The ActiveView tool inserts a bitmap image of the active 3D window into a drawing page.

A simple view from the 3D model.

Navigate to the correct 3D view.
If there are multiple drawing pages in the document: optionally select the desired page in the Tree view. This is not optional for {{VersionMinus|0.19}}.
There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the Insert Active View (3D View) button.
- Select the TechDraw → Insert Active View (3D View) option from the menu.
If there are multiple drawing pages in the document and you have not yet selected a page, the Page Chooser dialog box opens: (v0.20)
1. Select the desired page.
2. Press the OK button.
The ActiveView to TD View task panel opens. See Options for more information.
Press the OK button.

The following can be specified:

Crop: Crop the generated bitmap.
Width: The width (in mm) to crop the generated view.
Height: The height (in mm) to crop the generated view.
No Background: If checked, the generated bitmap will have a transparent background.
Solid Background: If checked, the generated will have a background of the selected color.
Use 3d Background: If checked, the generated bitmap will use the background from the 3D window.

ActiveViews are static once generated, they are never updated with changes to the 3D model.
An ActiveView behind the scenes is an Image. Its Scale Type is therefore always initialized as {{Value|Custom}}.
In {{VersionMinus|0.20}} ActiveView was a Symbol.

The ActiveView tool is not available for macros or the console Python. Use Std ViewScreenShot instead.