Opening an .scad file its parts are put to the wrong coordinates on screen

[infocean]

Hi,

I wanted to use TechDraw to create some 2D black and white images, so I opened the the file in FreeCAD. It is an axial flux type of gear and rotor from the gear is placed at the wrong place. I could render the file in OpenSCAD without any warning using F6 and it reported as Simple:Yes.
However TechDraw put everything at the right place. See attached files.

The first few lines in the Report View:
23:44:05 ImportCSG Version 0.6a
23:44:05 Start Lex
23:44:05 End Lex
23:44:05 Load Parser
23:44:05 WARNING: Token 'DOT' defined, but not used
23:44:05 WARNING: Token 'WORD' defined, but not used
23:44:05 WARNING: There are 2 unused tokens
23:44:05 Parser Loaded
23:44:05 Start Parser
23:44:05 Vector

I use the latest supported release of both programs. I use a "trashcan" type MacPro 2013 with 48GB memory with Catalina /MacOS 10.15.7/ on it. Any good hint what is going on with the Import and how to fix the wrong presentation?

Thanks ahead,
Infocean

[openBrain]

Without any file and knowing your version of FreeCAD, anything would be blind guess.

[infocean]

Hi OpenBrain,

OpenSCAD ver 2021 01. FreeCAD 0.19.

I attach the file, so you can see.

Thanks ahead,
Infocean

[infocean]

Well, I did not attach it, looks like.

[keithsloan52]

Chris Hennes @chennes Has been doing some work on OpenSCAD tidying things up, but I fear he may have introduced a bug or two.

If I load the file up with my Alternate Importer https://github.com/KeithSloan/OpenSCAD_Alt_Import
I get

03E7ABED-9CBB-4486-AD2F-BFDBF9FB247D.jpeg (39.53 KiB) Viewed 1367 times

Which is a lot closer although one flange seems to be missing for some reason from your attempts.

If I load the same file into OpenSCAD I get

7CD4330F-E882-43DD-AD63-B418E6BDD15B_4_5005_c.jpeg (40.9 KiB) Viewed 1367 times

which to me looks the same as the version using the Alternate Importer.

Apart for the handling of hull & minkowski requests my Alternate Importer uses the old importer code, so another option might be to try an old FreeCAD release at least for the import.

I am sure if we alert Chris he should be able to resolve fairly quickly.

[keithsloan52]

Just noticed that you are using OpenSCAD 2021.01

So updated my version and your file still looks like

33E7E1A3-F7AF-4FD1-BCD8-2A43298FAF39.jpeg (29.47 KiB) Viewed 1360 times

i.e. the same as Alternative Importer and different from your original post.

[chennes]

Thanks, Keith, I should be able to look at this later today.

[chennes]

Here's what I'm seeing on my machine, which I believe is correct:

GearThing.png (29.88 KiB) Viewed 1331 times

I'm on:

OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.24694 +1 (Git)
Build type: Debug
Branch: pr/4730
Hash: 31ff2ff137bb2d35245fe8db5c0564284527d812
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)

@infocean, can you please post your version info?

[chennes]

I should also add that, although the work I have been doing is destined for 0.20, since it's Python, users of 0.19 can download the two files involved and just replace their versions.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeC ... portCSG.py
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeC ... eatures.py

[keithsloan52]

By the way @infocean Nice use of the OpenSCAD workbench making Tech drawings of OpenSCAD models