0.16 Features We'd Like To See

[godblessfq]

Hello everyone,
Maybe the preference dilogue can be improved.
I'd like the tool icon size to have more options. I want the size 20 and it's not in the dropdown list.
I have to modify user.cfg file in my home folder:
<FCInt Name="ToolbarIconSize" Value="20"/>
But that is overwriten the next time preference is set and I need to change it back again.
Why not just left it as an editable box?
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 8.0 (jessie)
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.16.5632 (Git)
Build type: Release

[godblessfq]

Maybe the shape2Dview in the draft workbench should use the view direction as the default projection direction.

[cox]

Maybe the shape2Dview in the draft workbench should use the view direction as the default projection direction.

Sound intuitive +1

[microelly2]

Maybe the shape2Dview in the draft workbench should use the view direction as the default projection direction.

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import math
import FreeCAD,Draft
camera = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView.getCameraNode()
a=str(camera.position.getValue().toString())
al=a.split(' ')

v=Draft.makeShape2DView(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.YourObject)
v.Projection=(float(al[0]),float(al[1]),float(al[2]))

I still have to understand the rotation angle - tomorrow.

[godblessfq]

Thank you for the macro. I am gonna to replace the shape2dview tool with it.

[mario52]

hi microelly2
i modify your code for use with one object selected
I would put it in the wiki, what name can we give it
if you agree !

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import math
import FreeCAD,Draft

try:
    sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()[0]
    camera = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView.getCameraNode()
    a=str(camera.position.getValue().toString())
    al=a.split(' ')

    v=Draft.makeShape2DView(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(sel.Name))
    v.Projection=(float(al[0]),float(al[1]),float(al[2]))
    App.ActiveDocument.recompute()
except Exception:
    print "Select one object"

mario

[microelly2]

Good idea mario,
I would it call 2DView and store into https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-macros
There is already a macro Foto.FCMacro, which makes a picture (still works from top view)

Do you have access to that git or I can check it in.
I want to make some more modification next:

1. rotate to view in a way that the real z-axis maps to the y-axis of the 2dView

2. and we should make the exeption handling stronger.

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def errorDialog(msg):
    diag = QtGui.QMessageBox(QtGui.QMessageBox.Critical,u"Error Message",msg )
    diag.setWindowFlags(PySide.QtCore.Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint)
    diag.exec_()
    
 ....    
except Exception:
    errorDialog( "Select one object")

[mario52]

hi

I would it call 2DView

ok and the icon ?

Do you have access to that git or I can check it in.

no
mario

[microelly2]

I don't see a simple solution to get the right direction of generated figure by a script.
somewhere behind Drawing.projectEx and HLRAlgo_Projector may be a way to get the things right,
but for me a running script is better than hours to read.

So my proposal: Create a Draft.Clone of the part, Rotate this clone to get the right view from +z
and then create the shape2View from this clone.

May be someone can tell me how the rotation logic is
(otherwise I will put the proposal into a macro)

[microelly2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAPPilEUqK8
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-macr ... a2dview.py