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by throwaway1
Mon Aug 02, 2021 2:16 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: [Solved] Adding new toolbits not possible
Replies: 18
Views: 3737

Re: [Solved] Adding new toolbits not possible

I see this error too with a week old FreeCAD on macOS. 11:01:44 Error loading tool: 45degree_chamfer.fctb : Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 12 column 3 (char 298)Traceback (most recent call last): 11:01:48 File "/Applications/FreeCAD.app/Contents/Resources/Mod/Path/PathS...
by throwaway1
Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:02 am
Forum: Pull Requests
Topic: [merged] PR #4843 sketcher slot revision
Replies: 8
Views: 9549

Re: PR #4843 sketcher slot revision

This looks like a great improvement. Nice work! Personally I'd love to see this merged.
by throwaway1
Mon Oct 19, 2020 3:07 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Link spam in forum posts
Replies: 3
Views: 1300

Link spam in forum posts

Hey, I noticed someone posting random links at the end of their posts and took a quick look as to why someone would do something like that. It seems FreeCAD's forum software doesn't set rel="nofollow" on outgoing links. I think it should to reduce the incentive for spammers to add links to...
by throwaway1
Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:06 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: SUGGESTION: inform of fundamental limitations on the main page of freecadweb.org
Replies: 18
Views: 2580

Re: SUGGESTION: inform of fundamental limitations on the main page of freecadweb.org

As per this forum topic from 5 years ago already, the fundamental limitations are: lack of topological naming (this means that any addition or removal of components, e.g. of a sketch will result in references used by other sketches, etc. to go bananas) conflicting workbenches with similar/identical...
by throwaway1
Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:19 pm
Forum: Open discussion
Topic: Debugging Python memory usage link
Replies: 0
Views: 1237

Debugging Python memory usage link

I came across an excellent post on howto debug memory usage in Python applications: https://rtpg.co/2020/10/12/pylint-usage.html (via: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24754397). This made me think of a recent and interesting discussion on closing in on a memory leak between Python and C++ code:...
by throwaway1
Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:33 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: Assembly 4 workbench
Replies: 1346
Views: 900439

Re: Assembly 4 workbench

Perhaps names must be valid Python identifiers due to how they are used internally?

- https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lex ... lysis.html (section 2.3)
by throwaway1
Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:02 am
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: 0.19.22670 crashes when attempting to add a new parameter
Replies: 2
Views: 634

Re: 0.19.22670 crashes when attempting to add a new parameter

Thanks! Good to know that’s it a known issue. Posted the report to that thread too.
by throwaway1
Sun Oct 11, 2020 9:37 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: [Fixed] FC crash when right clicking in the parameter editor
Replies: 38
Views: 5205

Re: [Fixed] FC crash when right clicking in the parameter editor

Another report here: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=51071 OS: macOS Mojave (10.14) Word size of OS: 64-bit Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit Version: 0.19.22670 (Git) Build type: Release Branch: master Hash: 12155f4aab09047c5697db0c1b3cf93b02edda03 Python version: 3.8.6 Qt version:...
by throwaway1
Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:50 pm
Forum: Path/CAM
Topic: 0.19.22670 crashes when attempting to add a new parameter
Replies: 2
Views: 634

0.19.22670 crashes when attempting to add a new parameter

I'm trying to follow https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Path_experimental to enable experimental features but end up with a hard crash when I attempt to create a new boolean value. In a new, empty document, with the Path workbench selected, I navgiate to Tools -> Edit parameters, locate the Preferences -> ...