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Python Scripting Tutorial - FreeCAD Documentation

This document is a tutorial on Python scripting in FreeCAD, an open-source parametric 3D modeler. It covers basic concepts like creating documents, adding objects like boxes and modifying their properties. It also demonstrates working with vectors, meshes, importing other objects and manipulating them using Python modules. The tutorial shows how to display messages and includes examples of importing different Python libraries for tasks in FreeCAD.

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Python Scripting Tutorial - FreeCAD Documentation

This document is a tutorial on Python scripting in FreeCAD, an open-source parametric 3D modeler. It covers basic concepts like creating documents, adding objects like boxes and modifying their properties. It also demonstrates working with vectors, meshes, importing other objects and manipulating them using Python modules. The tutorial shows how to display messages and includes examples of importing different Python libraries for tasks in FreeCAD.

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doc= FreeCAD.newDocument()

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doc.

box=doc.addObject("Part::Box","myBox")

doc.recompute()

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doc.supportedTypes()

box.

box.Height

box.Height = 5

myvec= FreeCAD.Vector(2,0,0)
myvec
myvec.x
myvec.y
othervec= FreeCAD.Vector(0,3,0)
sumvec=myvec.add(othervec)

box.Placement.
box.Placement.Base
box.Placement.Base =sumvec

otherpla= FreeCAD.Placement()
box.Placement =otherpla

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vo=box.ViewObject

vo.Transparency = 80
vo.hide()
vo.show()

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doc.supportedTypes()

import Part
Part.

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import Mesh
mymesh= Mesh.createSphere()
mymesh.
mymesh.Facets
mymesh.Points

meshobj=doc.addObject("Mesh::Feature","MyMesh")
meshobj.Mesh =mymesh
doc.recompute()

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import Part
myshape= Part.makeSphere(10)
myshape.
myshape.Volume
myshape.Area
shapeobj=doc.addObject("Part::Feature","MyShape")
shapeobj.Shape =myshape
doc.recompute()

Part.show(myshape)

import Draft
Draft.
rec= Draft.makeRectangle(5,2)
mvec= FreeCAD.Vector(4,4,0)
Draft.move(rec,mvec)
Draft.move(box,mvec)

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from PySide import QtGui


QtGui.QMessageBox.information(None,"Apolloprogram","Houston,wehaveaproblem")

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