TechDraw and STEP file

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David ONeil
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TechDraw and STEP file

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I've seen https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=52815, which indicates that as long as a STEP file is valid, it should work in TechDraw. The attached file used Part -> Import CAD of a STEP file of a pipe cap from McMaster Carr. Checking the part shows no errors. But if a page is inserted in TechDraw, then that part is selected to create a view from, something seems to go into an endless loop and FreeCAD stops responding.

If I'm doing something wrong, holler. If not, hope this helps track a bug.

Thanks!

PS - using PartDesign and adding a body to it didn't make any difference in my trials.

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 States (en_US)
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chrisb
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Re: TechDraw and STEP file

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If I check the object with BOPCheck enabled, it shows lots of errors. Beware it may take long, I don't know how long, I let it working while going away.
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David ONeil
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Re: TechDraw and STEP file

Post by David ONeil »

I thought it did all the checks because all the individual BOP checks were checked. Newbie/interface mistake.
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