[fixed] 2 mesh Workbench issues

[uwestoehr]

I notice 2 mesh issues:

A:
- open this example file:

Balgwand.FCStd

testcase

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- select in the tree the feature "Kanülenlöcher" (that holds the tip)
- Use the Mesh menu to tesselate it (use the standard mesher and default settings)
result: You get 2 meshes, and both are identical. This must have been introduced recently. Up to now one only got one mesh of the body up to the tip.

B:
- take the same example and try to export the mesh you created in case A to a file
- as filename use "Balgwand.FCStd" and press save
result: you get a warning that the file exists. But the logic should be that the dialog takes the given filename and adds the extension ".stl". So expected to end up with a file named "Balgwand.FCStd.stl"
Maybe I am wrong and the file dialog doesn't allow purposely filenames with 2 dots.

OS: Windows 10 (10.0)
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.18498 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: bfe968138218089ba6614ee81ae109b775a7b01a
Python version: 3.6.8
Qt version: 5.12.1
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: German/Germany (de_DE)

[pl7i92LCNC]

youshoudt general avoid ÖÄÜ for filenames and also spaces

the ending on save is always FCstd
you need to EXPORT

there shoudt be a standard exporter set from user i agree to you
and it exports only the selected design

[uwestoehr]

youshoudt general avoid ÖÄÜ for filenames and also spaces

That is no longer true since at least FC 0.18.

you need to EXPORT

I did as I wrote.

p.s. Your username in the forum is hard to remember and you should turn on spellchecking in your webbrowser.

[wmayer]

- select in the tree the feature "Kanülenlöcher" (that holds the tip)
- Use the Mesh menu to tesselate it (use the standard mesher and default settings)
result: You get 2 meshes, and both are identical. This must have been introduced recently. Up to now one only got one mesh of the body up to the tip.

Confirmed. Instead of tessellating the tip object you can select the Body feature because the tip is identical to the Body's shape.

- take the same example and try to export the mesh you created in case A to a file
- as filename use "Balgwand.FCStd" and press save
result: you get a warning that the file exists. But the logic should be that the dialog takes the given filename and adds the extension ".stl". So expected to end up with a file named "Balgwand.FCStd.stl"
Maybe I am wrong and the file dialog doesn't allow purposely filenames with 2 dots.

That's not a bug. On Windows we use the native file dialog (i.e. Qt internally uses that of the Win32 API) and it doesn't automatically add the suffix of the selected format list when you choose a file name. However, the suffix will be added as soon as you change the format filter after you have defined a file name. So, if you first choose the file name and then select STL Mesh the dialog automatically extends the file name to be Balgwand.FCStd.stl

[uwestoehr]

Confirmed. Instead of tessellating the tip object you can select the Body feature because the tip is identical to the Body's shape.

In this special case yes, but I also need meshes of features that don't hold the tip. When doing this, I get now 2 meshes, one is the complete body, the other one the desired mesh.

That's not a bug.

Thanks, I understand,

[chrisb]

p.s. Your username in the forum is hard to remember and you should turn on spellchecking in your webbrowser.

It seems to be derived from a Mesa card.

ping

@pl7i92LCNC: If you have a machine with Mesa cards I would like to hear more about it, especially if it is a retrofit. I would be happy to see a new topic in the Open discussion forum.

[chrisb]

but I also need meshes of features that don't hold the tip. When doing this, I get now 2 meshes, one is the complete body, the other one the desired mesh.

How does the dependency graph looks in that case? Any links going out of allowed scope?

[wmayer]

but I also need meshes of features that don't hold the tip. When doing this, I get now 2 meshes, one is the complete body, the other one the desired mesh.

How does the dependency graph looks in that case? Any links going out of allowed scope?

The graph looks OK and there is no message that links go out of scope when touching and recomputing the document.

[chrisb]

Thanks for the information.

[wmayer]

The creation of two meshes is caused by a regression of the selection mechanism. In the past the method SelectionSingleton::isSelected() only checked for the passed object/object name whether it's selected or not. But now it does some automatic resolving where it considers the object Kanülenlöcher as a sub-element of the Body and because Kanülenlöcher is selected it also considers the Body as selected.

This however is a strange behaviour and causes quite some inconsistencies. If you e.g. open the Selection View it also only shows that only Kanülenlöcher is selected but not the Body.

Now when you try to select Body after having selected Kanülenlöcher it doesn't allow it while when you first select the Body you can also select Kanülenlöcher.