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by grog
Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:53 am
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: How to set name from copyobject
Replies: 1
Views: 379

How to set name from copyobject

I have a freecad script which creates a template object, then executes a copyObject -> getSelection object. This works great for multiple objects where I can create an object, specifying the name to use. It fails in the case of one object, which won't let me change the copyObject's name. NOTE: FreeC...
by grog
Sat Jan 01, 2022 6:20 pm
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: reading spreadsheet cell
Replies: 12
Views: 3397

Re: reading spreadsheet cell

You can rename your spreadsheet or you can create it from script. Here's a blerb from my code: def set_spreadsheet(): Gui.activateWorkbench("SpreadsheetWorkbench") App.activeDocument().addObject('Spreadsheet::Sheet','s1') #Unit Dimensions cell = 1 App.getDocument(documentName).s1.set( 'A'+...
by grog
Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:33 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Ticket #4003 - Spreadsheet rename fails in v0.18
Replies: 4
Views: 1037

Ticket #4003 - Spreadsheet rename fails in v0.18

Summary: Renaming spreadsheet no longer has any affect on field tags. Description: I have one computer with v0.17 and I can reliably change the Spreadsheet. Typically I rename it to 'S' for less typing. On my other computer which I just upgraded to v0.18 I can no longer reference tags by my typical ...