o Replacing non-working cross section generation with Shape2DViews instead, much better.

1 files changed, 40 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/Boxer.py b/Boxer.py
index f331198..b31098d 100644
--- a/Boxer.py
+++ b/Boxer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from FreeCAD import Base, Vector, Matrix, Placement, Rotation
+from FreeCAD import Base, Vector, Matrix, Placement, Rotation, Draft
 import Part
 from enum import Enum
 import math
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class BoxCfg(object):
         self.calculate()
 
         self.generateExtrudes = True
-        self.generateCrossSections = False  # Not very useful so off by default
+        self.generateViews = True
 
         for s in self.sides:
             s.enabled = False
@@ -411,26 +411,27 @@ def makeExtrudes(doc, parts, cfg):
     return extrudes
 
 
-def makeCrossSections(doc, cfg, extrudes):
-    def makeCrossSection(extrude, name):
-        wires = list()
-        shape = extrude.Shape
-
-        raise Exception('cfg.thickness is de-implemented')
-        for i in shape.slice(Base.Vector(0, 0, 1), cfg.thickness / 2):
-            wires.append(i)
+def makeShape2DViews(doc, cfg, extrudes):
+    pvs = {
+        SideType.front: Vector(0, 1, 0),
+        SideType.back: Vector(0, 1, 0),
+        SideType.left: Vector(1, 0, 0),
+        SideType.right: Vector(1, 0, 0),
+        SideType.top: Vector(0, 0, 1),
+        SideType.bottom: Vector(0, 0, 1)
+    }
 
-        comp = Part.Compound(wires)
-        cs = doc.addObject("Part::Feature", name + "_Cross_Section")
-        cs.Shape = comp
-        cs.ViewObject.Visibility = False
-        cs.purgeTouched()
-        return cs
+    def makeShape2DView(extrude, sideType):
+        boxSide = cfg.sideForType(sideType)
+        print('pvs[sideType]=' + str(pvs[sideType]))
+        s = Draft.makeShape2DView(extrude, projectionVector = pvs[sideType])
+        s.Label = boxSide.title + ' View'
+        return s
 
-    crossSections = {}
-    for key, extrude in extrudes.items():
-        crossSections[key] = makeCrossSection(extrude, key.title())
-    return crossSections
+    objects = {}
+    for sideType, extrude in extrudes.items():
+        objects[sideType] = makeShape2DView(extrude, sideType)
+    return objects
 
 
 def make(doc, cfg):
@@ -447,13 +448,19 @@ def make(doc, cfg):
 
     doc.recompute()
 
-    crossSections = None
-    if cfg.generateCrossSections:
-        crossSections = makeCrossSections(doc, cfg, extrudes)
-        crossSectionsGroup = doc.addObject("App::DocumentObjectGroup", "Cross Sections")
-        [crossSectionsGroup.addObject(cs) for cs in crossSections.values()]
+    views = None
+    cfg.generateViews = True
+    if cfg.generateViews:
+        views = makeShape2DViews(doc, cfg, extrudes)
+        viewsGroup = doc.addObject("App::DocumentObjectGroup", "Views")
+        viewsGroup.Label = 'Views'
+        for sideType, view in views.items():
+            viewsGroup.addObject(view)
 
-    return {'parts': parts, 'extrudes': extrudes, 'crossSections': crossSections}
+    return {
+        'parts': parts,
+        'extrudes': extrudes,
+        'views': views}
 
 
 def removeEverything(doc):
@@ -462,9 +469,15 @@ def removeEverything(doc):
             doc.removeObject(name)
 
     rm("Box")
-    rm("Cross Sections")
+    rm("Views")
 
     for key in ['Front', 'Back', 'Left', 'Right', 'Top', 'Bottom']:
         rm(key + '_Cross_Section')
         rm(key + '_Extrude')
         rm(key + '_Part')
+        rm('Shape2DView')
+        rm('Shape2DView001')
+        rm('Shape2DView002')
+        rm('Shape2DView003')
+        rm('Shape2DView004')
+        rm('Shape2DView005')