Adding edge annotation symbols in FreeCAD TechDraw

Downloading the edge annotation symbols

To use edge annotation symbols in your technical drawing download the symbols from the github repo FreeCAD-TechDraw-Symbols

After you have downloaded the symbols, the will come in a zipped folder. You need to unzip them and store them so you can find them later.

Annotating a specific corner or edge in TechDraw

To annotate a specific corner in your technical drawing first create a balloon annotation on your desired corner.

You then modify the balloon annotation by removing the text and the balloon. You can remove the text by replacing it with a single space in the data tab.

Import the downloaded corner symbol. Insert the corner symbol as a SVG. The symbol will be placed somewhere on the drawing page.

Move the edge symbol just above the angled arrow. This turns the arrow into an edge annotation.

Finally create a text annotation with the edge parameters.

Adding general edge annotation symbols

Instead of annotating a single edge, you can also define inner, outer or overall edge conditions with a general edge annotation that is valid for all edges.

Placing these annotation symbols on the page works the same way as placing the other symbols. Import them as SVG onto your technical drawing in the TechDraw workbench.

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