Scripted references to body origin planes

[vectronic]

Hello,

I can reference a body created in the PartDesign workbench using this (just an example):

b = Gui.getDocument('Unnamed').ActiveView.getActiveObject('pdbody')

If I wanted to reference the YZ plane of the Origin of this body is there any preferred way other than the following:

yz = b.Origin.OriginFeatures[5]

Thanks very much.

[DeepSOIC]

If I wanted to reference the YZ plane of the Origin of this body is there any preferred way other than the following:

Apparently, in python - no. In C++, there is a plenty of methods for obtaining specific pieces:
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob ... igin.h#L75
So it's just a matter of adding py interface. I invite you to write a feature request in tracker, please

[TheMarkster]

Accessing directly by index is probably a bad idea because if the implementation changes it could break your code. This might be a more robust approach:

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b = Gui.getDocument('Unnamed').ActiveView.getActiveObject('pdbody')
for feat in b.Origin.OriginFeatures:
    if "XZ_Plane" in feat.Label:
        xz = feat

[DeepSOIC]

if "XZ_Plane" in feat.Label

and this one is not language-proof. Although these particular labels are not translatable yet, by the looks of it.

[TheMarkster]

if "XZ_Plane" in feat.Label

and this one is not language-proof. Although these particular labels are not translatable yet, by the looks of it.

Maybe should use feat.Name instead of feat.Label?

[wandererfan]

Maybe should use feat.Name instead of feat.Label?

Yes, absolutely. Names are guaranteed unique and constant. Labels are neither.

[vectronic]

Apparently, in python - no. In C++, there is a plenty of methods for obtaining specific pieces:
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob ... igin.h#L75
So it's just a matter of adding py interface. I invite you to write a feature request in tracker, please

Just following up on this I have raised a request:

https://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=3770

Thanks very much.