On importing stl, step and other files, objects are sometimes inconveniently located far from the origin. This Macro allow you designate a point in the object and change the object's placement so that it is translated to the origin.
Current options, selecting, then running the macro:
One Vertex - moved to origin
A line - mid-point moved to origin
A face - CG moved to origin
A circle or circular arc - center moved to origin
(double clicking) A shape (solid, shell, compound, compsolid) - CG moved to origin
Please test in your workflow and I will attempt to debug if necessary and/or add a desirable feature. In the final version I'll put debug=False
I assume if this works and is found of interest, I should follow instructions in https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Macro_documentation
If anyone knows how to make the final line
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base.move(-shift)
EDIT. Undo implemented
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__Title__ = "MoveToOrigin"
__Author__ = "edwilliams16"
__Version__ = "00.01"
__Date__ = "2021.6.15"
debug = True
'''Usage:
This macro will adjust the placement of a shape to place a selected feature at the origin.
One vertex: - to origin
One line segment - midpoint to origin
One circle - center to origin
One arc of circle - center to origin
One face - CG of face to origin
Three vertices - center of circle through vertices to origin
Shape - CG of shape to origin
If the shape is a BaseFeature inside a body, the base feature's placement in the body is adjusted.
'''
def circumcenter(A, B, C):
'''Return the circumcenter of three 3D vertices'''
a2 = (B - C).Length**2
b2 = (C - A).Length**2
c2 = (A - B).Length**2
if a2 * b2 * c2 == 0.0:
print('Three vertices must be distinct')
return
alpha = a2 * (b2 + c2 - a2)
beta = b2 * (c2 + a2 - b2)
gamma = c2 * (a2 + b2 - c2)
return (alpha*A + beta * B + gamma * C)/(alpha + beta + gamma)
def centerofmass(subshapes):
mass =0.0
moment = App.Vector(0, 0, 0)
for sh in subshapes:
mass += sh.Volume
moment += sh.Volume * sh.CenterOfMass
return moment/mass
selt = Gui.Selection.getSelectionEx()
if len(selt) != 1:
print('Select one vertex, edge or object\nor three vertices for center of circle')
shift = App.Vector(0, 0, 0) # bail and do nothing
else:
sel = selt[0]
if sel.HasSubObjects:
vv = sel.SubObjects
if len(vv) ==3 and vv[0].ShapeType == 'Vertex' and vv[1].ShapeType == 'Vertex' and vv[2].ShapeType == 'Vertex':
shift = circumcenter(vv[0].Point, vv[1].Point, vv[2].Point)
if debug: print('Three Vertices')
elif len(vv) == 1:
selected = sel.SubObjects[0]
if selected.ShapeType == 'Vertex':
shift = selected.Point
if debug: print('One vertex')
elif selected.ShapeType == 'Edge':
if selected.Curve.TypeId == 'Part::GeomCircle': #circles and arcs
shift = selected.Curve.Center
if debug: print('One arc')
elif selected.Curve.TypeId == 'Part::GeomLine':
shift = (selected.valueAt(selected.FirstParameter) + selected.valueAt(selected.LastParameter))/2 # mid-point
if debug: print('One line')
else:
print(f'edge is {selected.Curve.TypeId} not handled')
shift = App.Vector(0, 0, 0) # bail and do nothing
elif selected.ShapeType == 'Face':
shift = selected.CenterOfMass #center of face
if debug: print('One face')
else:
print(f'ShapeType {selected.ShapeType} not handled')
shift = App.Vector(0, 0, 0) # bail and do nothing
else:
print('Wrong number of Selections')
shift = App.Vector(0, 0, 0) # bail and do nothing
else:
if debug: print(f'ObjectName is {sel.ObjectName}')
#if sel.ObjectName[0:11] == 'BaseFeature':
if hasattr(sel.Object, 'Shape'):
if debug: print('One solid')
shape = sel.Object.Shape
if shape.ShapeType == 'Solid' or shape.ShapeType == 'Shell':
shift = shape.CenterOfMass
elif shape.ShapeType == 'Compound' or shape.ShapeType == 'CompSolid':
shift = centerofmass(shape.SubShapes)
#more cases?
else:
print(f'Object ShapeType {sel.Object.Shape.ShapeType} not handled')
shift = App.Vector(0, 0, 0) # bail and do nothing
else:
print(f'{sel.ObjectName} is not a shape')
shift = App.Vector(0, 0, 0) # bail and do nothing
print(f'Shift = {shift}')
base = App.ActiveDocument.getObject(sel.ObjectName).Placement
App.ActiveDocument.openTransaction('Undo Move to Origin')
base.move(-shift)
App.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()
App.ActiveDocument.recompute()