Updating parts in A2plus macro

[abghrnjd]

I have a macro which opens an A2plus assembly but every time it runs my part dimensions are changed. So I have to update parts every time. But when I click on the update icon, no command is shown in the console and I can't put it in my macro. what is the command (method) to update parts in a2plus?

I see these codes sometimes in the console:

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App.setActiveDocument("Link_0")
App.ActiveDocument=App.getDocument("Link_0")
Gui.ActiveDocument=Gui.getDocument("Link_0")
App.setActiveDocument("")
App.ActiveDocument=None
Gui.ActiveDocument=None
App.setActiveDocument("test")
App.ActiveDocument=App.getDocument("test")
Gui.ActiveDocument=Gui.getDocument("test")
App.setActiveDocument("Link_1")
App.ActiveDocument=App.getDocument("Link_1")
Gui.ActiveDocument=Gui.getDocument("Link_1")
App.setActiveDocument("")
App.ActiveDocument=None
Gui.ActiveDocument=None
App.setActiveDocument("test")
App.ActiveDocument=App.getDocument("test")
Gui.ActiveDocument=Gui.getDocument("test")
App.setActiveDocument("Link_2")
App.ActiveDocument=App.getDocument("Link_2")
Gui.ActiveDocument=Gui.getDocument("Link_2")
App.setActiveDocument("")
App.ActiveDocument=None
Gui.ActiveDocument=None
App.setActiveDocument("test")
App.ActiveDocument=App.getDocument("test")
Gui.ActiveDocument=Gui.getDocument("test")
App.setActiveDocument("Link_3")
App.ActiveDocument=App.getDocument("Link_3")
Gui.ActiveDocument=Gui.getDocument("Link_3")
App.setActiveDocument("")
App.ActiveDocument=None
Gui.ActiveDocument=None
App.setActiveDocument("test")
App.ActiveDocument=App.getDocument("test")
Gui.ActiveDocument=Gui.getDocument("test")

I've put it in my macro but it does nothing!

[onekk]

Generally usng:

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doc.recompute()

with doc = FreeCAD.activeDocument() will do the job, but if the problem is to force the macro or the WorkBench to recompute all "his" generated geometries, I don't know.

Maybe inspecting the sources will do some hints.

Console Output is generallly "repeating" the commands, but sadly not all the commands isssued, plus some are "masked" by the Gui part, so if you type commands shown in "green" in the console they will be executed, but it is not guaranteed that in a Macro or script they will have same effects.

Plus some commands, operate on "Selection" so if you don't have a correct "Selection" they will do nothing, some care have to be taken on "replicating" commands shown if you don't know from where they are generated, maybe they are the "result" of some action done by the macro, and the macro prior of issuing a command, do some other actions, like selecting the "correct" objects, these actions maybe are not shown in "green" as they are not issuing any "Gui command" but are directly manipulate internal variables and this "action" is not shown in the Console.

Sadly to be not more helpful.

Regards

Carlo D.

[abghrnjd]

Generally usng:

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doc.recompute()

with doc = FreeCAD.activeDocument() will do the job, but if the problem is to force the macro or the WorkBench to recompute all "his" generated geometries, I don't know.

Maybe inspecting the sources will do some hints.

Console Output is generallly "repeating" the commands, but sadly not all the commands isssued, plus some are "masked" by the Gui part, so if you type commands shown in "green" in the console they will be executed, but it is not guaranteed that in a Macro or script they will have same effects.

Plus some commands, operate on "Selection" so if you don't have a correct "Selection" they will do nothing, some care have to be taken on "replicating" commands shown if you don't know from where they are generated, maybe they are the "result" of some action done by the macro, and the macro prior of issuing a command, do some other actions, like selecting the "correct" objects, these actions maybe are not shown in "green" as they are not issuing any "Gui command" but are directly manipulate internal variables and this "action" is not shown in the Console.

Sadly to be not more helpful.
Regards
Carlo D.

Thank You.
recompute didn't help.
i found

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 def updateImportedParts(doc, partial=False) 

in a2p_importpart.py in a2plus mod folder
How can I use it in my macro?

[onekk]

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 def updateImportedParts(doc, partial=False) 

It is not very obscure, from what I could see from this code:

doc, is the reference of your document so:

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doc = FreeCAD.activeDocument()

updateImportedParts(doc)

will suffice, but I don't know what will happens i you set partial to True

eventually doc could be:

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doc_name = "doc name"
doc = FreeCAD.getDocument(doc_name)

but take in account that some characters are "transformed" in _ (underscore) i.e the code above "your name" will be

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doc_name = "your name"
doc = FreeCAD.getDocument(doc_name)
print(doc.Name)

will result in "your_name", smae for "your-name" will be "your_name" take care on how it is "transformed", if you retain the doc_name as the "document name" and want to utilize it to retrieve the document "instance".

Hope it helps

Carlo D.

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[kbwbe]

i found

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 def updateImportedParts(doc, partial=False) 

in a2p_importpart.py in a2plus mod folder
How can I use it in my macro?

You can use it in macro's...

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from FreeCAD.A2plus.a2p_importpart import updateImportedParts
doc = FreeCAD.activeDocument()
updateImportedParts(doc) 

if you use partial=True...

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from FreeCAD.A2plus.a2p_importpart import updateImportedParts
doc = FreeCAD.activeDocument()
updateImportedParts(doc, partial=True) 

only selected imported parts are updated.

[abghrnjd]

i found

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 def updateImportedParts(doc, partial=False) 

in a2p_importpart.py in a2plus mod folder
How can I use it in my macro?

You can use it in macro's...

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from FreeCAD.A2plus.a2p_importpart import updateImportedParts
doc = FreeCAD.activeDocument()
updateImportedParts(doc) 

if you use partial=True...

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from FreeCAD.A2plus.a2p_importpart import updateImportedParts
doc = FreeCAD.activeDocument()
updateImportedParts(doc, partial=True) 

only selected imported parts are updated.

Hi,
Thank You. It works.
but I had to write:

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from a2p_importpart import updateImportedParts