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| * \ingroup PYTHONWORKBENCHES |
| * \brief Basic 2D drawing tools and other generic tools |
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| The Draft workbench provides many tools for building geometrical |
| objects in a two-dimensional space, normally supported by a working plane |
| that includes a grid. |
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| The grid serves as visual feedback of the coordinates and dimensions |
| of the geometrical elements that are created. Moreover, the vertices |
| of the elements can be attached to the grid intersections to precisely |
| position them in the plane. |
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| The Draft workbench also includes many "Modifier" tools that can be used |
| by most objects in the software because these tools work on the internal |
| Part::TopoShape property that most 2D and 3D objects have. |
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| The Draft workbench is similar to the Sketcher workbench in that both |
| can be used to create 2D objects in a planar surface. However, there is |
| an important difference: |
| - The Sketcher defines a local coordinate system; all geometrical elements |
| created within it are referenced to this local origin. In addition, |
| the position of those elements, as well as various relationships, |
| are kept through the use of mathematical constraints (vertical, horizontal, |
| parallelism, etc.). |
| - On the other hand, the elements created with Draft are placed in the global |
| coordinate system. The elements in Draft don't have constraints, they are |
| freely placed in the 3D space. |
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| The Sketcher Workbench is intended to be used together with the Part |
| and PartDesign workbenches to create very fine profiles that can be extruded |
| to create complex 3D solids. |
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| The Draft Workbench is more intended to draw exclusively in a 2D plane |
| placing points in a grid. Often this behavior is better suited for |
| drawing architectural plans, or for quick "drafting" that doesn't need |
| to keep mathematical constraints between its elements. |
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| Due to this reason, the Draft Workbench is the foundation on which |
| the Arch Workbench sits. All tools of the Draft Workbench are available |
| in the Arch Workbench. |
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