Another approach to assembly solver (A2plus)

[kbwbe]

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Hi all,

there is an update of A2plus available, V0.1.7

What's new:
- a new constraint "axisParallelConstraint"

Two axis' are rotated to be parallel, but not moved to be coincident.
It works with linear edges and axis' of cylinder faces.

Have fun !

[jbe]

Thank you kbwbe
I will test.

[kbwbe]

Hi all,

and the next update of A2plus is available, V0.1.8

Whats new:
- a new "axisPlaneParallel" constraint

An axis (linear edge or axis of a cylindrical face) is aligned parallel to a selected face. But the parts are not moved to be coincident.

Have fun !

ping

Hi Turro,
this was your issue #4, you was waiting for to be solved.

[manuelkrause]

Hi all,

and the next update of A2plus is available, V0.1.8

Whats new:
- a new "axisPlaneParallel" constraint

An axis (linear edge or axis of a cylindrical face) is aligned parallel to a selected face. But the parts are not moved to be coincident.

Have fun !

ping

Hi Turro,
this was your issue #4, you was waiting for to be solved.

Hi @kbwbe:
When testing FreeCAD_0.18.15221_Conda_Py3Qt5_glibc2.12-x86_64.AppImage with A2plus I get the following:
No module named 'a2p_partinformation'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 67, in Initialize

Have I made a mistake or someone else?

TIA for a reply

EDIT:
Same when copying in a a2p_partinformation.py from somewhere new.
Now:
No module named a2p_partlistglobals
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 67, in Initialize
File "/home/manuel/.FreeCAD/Mod/A2plus/a2p_partinformation.py", line 28, in <module>
from a2p_partlistglobals import PARTLIST_COLUMN_NAMES
/EDIT

[kbwbe]

When testing FreeCAD_0.18.15221_Conda_Py3Qt5_glibc2.12-x86_64.AppImage with A2plus I get the following:
No module named 'a2p_partinformation'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 67, in Initialize

Hi Manuel,
i downloaded the "FreeCAD_0.18.15221_Conda_Py3Qt5_glibc2.12-x86_64.AppImage" and tested it. A2plus is working for me. There is no errormessage on my side.

Does the file "a2p_partinformation.py" exist within your ModFolder/A2plus ? Or is it deleted somehow ?

[manuelkrause]

When testing FreeCAD_0.18.15221_Conda_Py3Qt5_glibc2.12-x86_64.AppImage with A2plus I get the following:
No module named 'a2p_partinformation'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 67, in Initialize

Hi Manuel,
i downloaded the "FreeCAD_0.18.15221_Conda_Py3Qt5_glibc2.12-x86_64.AppImage" and tested it. A2plus is working for me. There is no errormessage on my side.

Does the file "a2p_partinformation.py" exist within your ModFolder/A2plus ? Or is it deleted somehow ?

Sorry for bothering,

I've also cross-tested my local vs. your devel.
The Bug is in my "improve-color" code, that I've already had submitted.

Your devel code works well. Meaning, without errors. But also without keeping transparency...

BR, Manuel

[kbwbe]

Same when copying in a a2p_partinformation.py from somewhere new.
Now:
No module named a2p_partlistglobals
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 67, in Initialize
File "/home/manuel/.FreeCAD/Mod/A2plus/a2p_partinformation.py", line 28, in <module>
from a2p_partlistglobals import PARTLIST_COLUMN_NAMES
/EDIT

Why same ? Your error message changed. Now the file "a2p_partlistglobals.py" is not recognized on your system.
Try deleting all *.pyc files in A2plus folder and start again. These files are automatically created new on restarting A2plus.

On my system, also partlist is running correctly with Conda build AppImage.

Edit: Posts overlapped by time, sorry.

[kbwbe]

Your devel code works well. Meaning, without errors. But also without keeping transparency...

Good that it is working for you.
Yesterday, i had a look around again in sourcefiles of recent Assembly2. Perhaps there is something interesting for you regarding transparency. In file "/FreeCAD_assembly2/assembly2/importPart/__init__.py" are code sections commented with "Transparency workaround". Perhaps you can find hints there.

/Edit: filename was wrong...

[manuelkrause]

Same when copying in a a2p_partinformation.py from somewhere new.
Now:
No module named a2p_partlistglobals
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 67, in Initialize
File "/home/manuel/.FreeCAD/Mod/A2plus/a2p_partinformation.py", line 28, in <module>
from a2p_partlistglobals import PARTLIST_COLUMN_NAMES
/EDIT

Why same ? Your error message changed. Now the file "a2p_partlistglobals.py" is not recognized on your system.
Try deleting all *.pyc files in A2plus folder and start again. These files are automatically created new on restarting A2plus.

On my system, also partlist is running correctly with Conda build AppImage.

Edit: Posts overlapped by time, sorry.

Hi Klaus,
thank you very much for trying to help me. And sorry for all that confusion.

With "same" I meant that it's pointing to the same source of error. Namely: On the way of catching up with your devel-branch, by applying your commit patches one by one to my local improve-colors-branch, I've completely messed it up. Actually I'm missing several files (6!) in my improve-colors branch that are in your devel-branch, although I thought to have carefully applied every commit. No idea how I was able to break it. (Maybe untracked new files??)

Is there a known "best practice" to follow, so that I can fix my local and remote branch(es) without confusing the current states in your and my remote trees?

TIA, Manuel

P.S.: Thank you for your hint about assembly2's workaround! I've also noticed it a while ago but haven't completely understood it and thus haven't experimented with it so far. I'll give it a try once I've fixed the current mess...

[manuelkrause]

ping

Hi Klaus,
again, sorry for that last confusion with my branch... It was really about untracked files from your newer commits within my local version. I'm still too unexperienced with git... And so, I may have ignored some git (commit) messages in order to add the new files to be tracked.
(I've solved it now, by making a comparison diff to find the 8(!) culprit files, re-clone my tree, and commit the comparison diff to my local and remote branch improve-colors, finally.)

This source of error was quite new to me. Hopefully I'm going to remember it for the next times and I check my files...

Please don't be too angry about this embarrassing waste of time,
Manuel