MacroConversion

###Notes on Conversion of Spice Rack Macro to TechDraw

An example of a Drawing module macro modified to work with TechDraw is located here: modified macro . It is based on this original work.

• X,Y position of Views
  • in TechDraw the X,Y is the actual position of the View (center) on Page.
  • in Drawing the X,Y is position (bottom,left?) less any transform="translate()" in the Template's SVG code
• Scale of Views
  • in TechDraw the Scale seems to work correctly (60% of 1500mm is approx 900mm)
  • in Drawing the Scale seems odd (20% of 1500mm is approx 900mm)
• XAxisDirection
  • in TechDraw, this controls the projection plane(?)
  • in Drawing, this does not exist(?). Projection plane is automagic?
• Page.addView
  • in TechDraw, doc.addObject(view) + doc.page.addView(view)
  • in Drawing, doc.addObject(view) + doc.page.addObject(view)
• Project Normal Direction
  • does not seem to work the same. identical values give different projections
• Hidden Lines
  • in TechDraw, hidden lines are difficult to see (change colour? weight?)
• Document Block
  • in TechDraw, the bottom right documentation block is much smaller than in Drawing. Not strictly a macro issue.
• Template File Name
  • in TechDraw, Template file name is a property of Template object
  • in Drawing, Template file name is a property of Page