lattice2MakeCompound.py

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__title__="Mirror of Part MakeCompound command"
__author__ = "DeepSOIC"
__url__ = ""
__doc__ = "Mirror of Part MakeCompound command"

from lattice2Common import *
from lattice2BaseFeature import isObjectLattice
import lattice2Executer

class _CommandLatticeMakeCompound:
    "Mirror of Part MakeCompound command"
    def GetResources(self):
        return {'Pixmap'  : getIconPath("Lattice2_MakeCompound.svg"),
                'MenuText': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Lattice2_MakeCompound","Make compound"),
                'Accel': "",
                'ToolTip': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Lattice2_MakeCompound","Make compound: combine several objects into one, without fusing them.")}
        
    def Activated(self):
        try:
            if len(FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection())==0:
                infoMessage("Make compound",
                    "Make compound command. Combines several shapes into one. The shapes are kept as-is. They are not fused together, and can be extracted unchanged.\n\n"+
                    "Compounds can contain combination of shapes of any topology: one can compound some edges with some solids. Compound is effectively another kind of group. But unlike normal FreeCAD group, compound only accepts OCC geometry. Compound cannot include meshes, dimensions, labels, or other objects that provide no Shape property.\n\n"+
                    "Note that compounds that have objects that touch or intersect are considered invalid by Part CheckGeometry. Such invalid compounds cannot be used for Part Cut/Common/Fuse.")
                return
            
            oldVal = lattice2Executer.globalIsCreatingLatticeFeature
            lattice2Executer.globalIsCreatingLatticeFeature = True
            
            sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()
            for s in sel:
                if isObjectLattice(s.Object):
                    lattice2Executer.warning(None,"For making a compound, generic shapes are expected, but some of the selected objects are placements/arrays of placements. These will be treated as generic shapes; results may be unexpected.")
                    break
            FreeCADGui.runCommand("Part_Compound")
        except Exception as err:
            msgError(err)
        finally:
            lattice2Executer.globalIsCreatingLatticeFeature = oldVal
            
    def IsActive(self):
        if FreeCAD.ActiveDocument:
            return activeBody() is None
        else:
            return False
            
if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
    FreeCADGui.addCommand('Lattice2_Compound', _CommandLatticeMakeCompound())

exportedCommands = ["Lattice2_Compound"]