In the regard of openscad tool it is just a matter of implemented command activation. If a part object is added the command is not greyed and can be applied. It works than, but this is somehow cumbersome ...

chrisb wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:45 pm

OPenSCAD->Remove objects and their children.

does not work on the group object from the file attache in my post before your post. If group object is selected the command is still grey

an example attached

a FreeCAD group object, especially the Arch spatial groups. They have groups in groups and Features in this groups and the python features are based on parts. sometimes a thousand or two thousand.

If I delete a group in the gui, I need to delete sometimes up to 5 times before all objects are really deleted. Is there a possibility to delete all group objects recursively?

bernd

makes sense ... good to know.

start FreeCAD, make a new Document import Part mybox = App.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Box", "123456") App.ActiveDocument.recompute() mybox.Name >>> import Part >>> mybox = App.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Box", "123456") >>> App.ActiveDocument.recompute() 1 >>> mybox.Name '_23456' >>> Why "_...

Perhaps someone can help me with a piece of pythoncode to add an object to a draftlayer so that all the objects are ordened. draftobjects.layer.Layer.addObject(self, obj, child) What is the object 'child'? I could not figure that out. Draft_Layer a draft layer is just a FreeCAD group object, you ca...

since GeoData wb is really outdated I moved this into a new topic.

Great stuff BTW.

many thanks for all the help Werner.