Assembly 4 workbench

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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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NEW Question:

Does Asm4 or Freecad has something to list linked files, or to export the current file together with the linked files to a folder folder?

I want to share an Assembly file with online, but I have to keep other subassemblies files togueter.

Also, I have a bunch of files in the same folder... so this would help this process of sharing and organizing the design files.
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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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Zolko wrote:
Zolko, how do I get a file path of a App::Link object with python? Is it possible?
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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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leoheck wrote: Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:48 pm how do I get a file path of a App::Link object with python? Is it possible?
I don't know. You can get the document like this:

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Link.LinkedObject.Document.Name
There is probably a way to get the file path of the document, but I've never used it.
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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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Got it, the right reference to what you said is this one. However it does not have the file path.

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[link].getLinkedObject().Document.Name
The tooltip over the value in the Linked Object property shows the info I want. Just don't know how to get it.
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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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Ah, this solves my issue.

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[link].getLinkedObject().Document.FileName
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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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I could solve my issue of having a list of linked files with this code

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def find_linked_files():
    linked_files = []

    def list_files(obj):

        if obj == None:
            return

        if obj.TypeId == "App::Link":
            filename = obj.getLinkedObject().Document.FileName
            linked_files.append(filename)
            list_files(obj.LinkedObject)

        # Navigate on objects inside a folders
        if obj.TypeId == 'App::DocumentObjectGroup' or obj.TypeId == 'App::Part':
            for objname in obj.getSubObjects():
                subobj = obj.Document.getObject(objname[0:-1])
                list_files(subobj)

    for obj in (FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects):
        list_files(obj)

    return linked_files

linked_files = find_linked_files()
for filename in sorted(set(linked_files)):
    print(filename)
Result on the console of this project that I am using to test.

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/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/ASSembly.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/8mmx300_rod.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/8mmx500_rod.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Board4electronics.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Drill_bit.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FDM/Big_Corner/Big_Corner.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FDM/Emergency_button_case.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FDM/LSW_support_Y.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FDM/LSW_support_Z.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FDM/Light.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FDM/NEMA17_support.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/2020_V-slot_Al_extrusion/2020x450_V_slot_profile.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/2020_V-slot_Al_extrusion/2020x490_V_slot_profile.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/Corner/2020_corner_bracket.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/Coupling/Beam-coupling-8mm-5mm.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/Electrical Switches/EmergencyButton_LAY37.fcstd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/KFL08/KFL08.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/KP08/KP08.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/NEMA/NEMA_17_with_connector.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/SC8UU/SC8UU.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/SHF08/SHF08.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/SK08/SK08.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/Slot_T_nuts/Slot_T_nuts.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/T8_housing_bracket/T8_housing_bracket.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/T8_leadscrew/T8_leadscrew_350mm.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/T8_leadscrew/T8_leadscrew_500mm.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/FreeCAD-library/T8_screw_nut/Anti_backlash_nut/T8_antibacklash_nut_simplified.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Mototool.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Plate_03.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Plate_04.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Plate_05.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Side_wood.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Spacer_20.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Steel L-Bracket for NEMA 17.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Timing_belt_GT2.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Timing_pulley_GT2_20.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/Timing_pulley_GT2_60.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/step/Arduino_CNC_shield.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/step/Fuente_12V_10A.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/step/Green_indicator.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/cad/step/Limit_SW_PCB.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/3D-printed_corner.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Base.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Bed_bottom.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Bed_full.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Bed_top.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Corner.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Electronics.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Emergency.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Green.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/SW_X.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/SW_Y.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/SW_Z.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Vertical_frame_XZ.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/XZ.FCStd
/home/lheck/Documents/diy-pcb-cnc/sub-assemblies/Z_axis.FCStd
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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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This is great @leoheck!
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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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Kunda1 wrote: Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:38 am This is great @leoheck!
Thanks. Check this version here, then.

It generates a list of unique files OR a tree to explore the hierarchy of files.

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# Needs
# pip install anytree

def list_files(tree=0, relative_path=1):

    import os
    from anytree import Node, RenderTree

    def find_linked_files(relative_path=1):

        def find_files(obj, root_dirpath, level=0, relative_path=1, parent_node=None, parent_filepath=None):

            if obj == None:
                return

            filepath = obj.getLinkedObject().Document.FileName
            if relative_path:
                filepath = os.path.relpath(filepath, root_dirpath)

            if obj.TypeId == "App::Link":

                indexes_of_current_level = [idx for idx, s in enumerate(linked_files_level) if str(level) in str(s)]
                linked_files_at_current_level = [linked_files[idx] for idx in indexes_of_current_level]

                if not any(filepath in s for s in linked_files_at_current_level):

                    if filepath != parent_filepath:
                        linked_files.append(filepath)
                        linked_files_level.append(level)
                        node = Node(filepath, parent=parent_node)
                        find_files(obj.LinkedObject, root_dirpath, level+1, relative_path=relative_path, parent_node=node, parent_filepath=filepath)

            # Navigate on objects inside a folders
            if obj.TypeId == 'App::DocumentObjectGroup' or obj.TypeId == 'App::Part':
                for objname in obj.getSubObjects():
                    subobj = obj.Document.getObject(objname[0:-1])
                    find_files(subobj, root_dirpath, level, relative_path=relative_path, parent_node=parent_node, parent_filepath=filepath)

        linked_files = []
        linked_files_level = []
        level=0

        filepath = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.FileName
        root_dirpath = os.path.dirname(filepath)
        if relative_path:
            filepath = os.path.relpath(filepath, root_dirpath)

        linked_files.append(filepath)
        linked_files_level.append(level)
        file_tree = Node(filepath)

        for obj in (FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects):
            find_files(obj, root_dirpath, level=level, relative_path=relative_path, parent_node=file_tree, parent_filepath=filepath)

        return linked_files, linked_files_level, file_tree

    linked_files, linked_files_level, file_tree = find_linked_files(relative_path=relative_path)

    if not tree: # uniq
        for filepath in set(linked_files):
            print(filepath)
    else: # show tree
        for pre, fill, node in RenderTree(file_tree):
            print("%s%s" % (pre, node.name))

list_files(tree=1, relative_path=1)
And this is how you run it:

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# Shows a tree, using relative paths
list_files(tree=1, relative_path=1) 

# Present the list of files, absolute names, so it is easier to reuse the filepaths
list_files(tree=0, relative_path=0)
list_files(tree=0, relative_path=1) # It can be relative to the root path, too.
I put the code here too: https://gist.github.com/leoheck/0933ca6 ... 0e2a4f811b
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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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Zolko,

I see the issue that require close/reopen of the newly created files still exist.
I just tried to create a model file from an existing STEP file, saved it and tried to import it into an assembly.
The part is shown with "unknown" name in the opened list.

Do you know where does it come from in the code so I could look on it?
Maybe all that should be done is setting some variables after save, something that is probably done in open logic?

I'll need to create many models based on existing STEP files, so I prefer to fix that issue once and for all.

Thanks.
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Re: Assembly 4 workbench

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project4 wrote: Sun Oct 09, 2022 11:07 am ....
I think that is not a proper issue.

When you create a new file, it has no name until you save it.

From this "fact" derive the "unnamed" name that you see in the treeview.

As FCStd files are "compressed directories" I think that is a design choice, and is not specific to Assembly4 WB.


So probably a newly created Assembly4 file until saved has no idea of where it will be until saved (You could even decide to save in some strange places) so probably it will not know how to set correct path to external files.

Better to ask probably on another forum as it is not a thing that depends on Zolko code.

I don't know if asking main FC developers to modify the "new file" behaviour to ask for a name when creating and save and reopen it "on the fly" will solve your problem or not.

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