Is it possible to reload imported step file

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run_the_race
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Is it possible to reload imported step file

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I am working on a design, which is proving very difficult to squash in. Hence I make an attempt at the layout in KiCAD, and then import the step file into FreeCAD to check if it fits, then change something and try again.

I do this process over and over:
  1. Export step file from KiCAD to overwrite old step file.
  2. Delete old Part from FreeCAD.
  3. Import new step file.
  4. Transform the new part into the same position as before.
I was wondering if it is possible in FreeCAD, instead of deleting the part of the imported step file, is it possible to reload/relink it? Save positioning again every time I change something.

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2004
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.24276 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-19
Hash: a88db11e0a908f6e38f92bfc5187b13ebe470438
Python version: 3.8.6+
Qt version: 5.15.1
Coin version: 4.0.1
OCC version: 7.5.0
Locale: English/United Kingdom (en_GB)
chrisb
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Re: Is it possible to reload imported step file

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Why don't you keep the imported object?
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Re: Is it possible to reload imported step file

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run_the_race wrote: Wed May 12, 2021 8:27 am I am working on a design, which is proving very difficult to squash in. Hence I make an attempt at the layout in KiCAD, and then import the step file into FreeCAD to check if it fits, then change something and try again.

I do this process over and over:
  1. Export step file from KiCAD to overwrite old step file.
  2. Delete old Part from FreeCAD.
  3. Import new step file.
  4. Transform the new part into the same position as before.
I was wondering if it is possible in FreeCAD, instead of deleting the part of the imported step file, is it possible to reload/relink it? Save positioning again every time I change something.

Code: Select all

OS: Windows 10 Version 2004
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.24276 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-19
Hash: a88db11e0a908f6e38f92bfc5187b13ebe470438
Python version: 3.8.6+
Qt version: 5.15.1
Coin version: 4.0.1
OCC version: 7.5.0
Locale: English/United Kingdom (en_GB)
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run_the_race
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Re: Is it possible to reload imported step file

Post by run_the_race »

Wow that looks like more than what I ever could have asked for, brillant stuff, thank you! :D
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