[Feature idea] Dynamical design

[adrianinsaval]

but if anything could be improved (at least for me) is the macro location bit.
I would love if there was an option of choosing from different locations, rather than having just one location and having to swap it every time you are doing something different?

why do you need to change it though?

[bambuko]

...why do you need to change it though?

Different macros for different purposes and different projects.
Keep them in different folders.
For example have a specific macro used only in one specific project. I like to keep this particular macro in the project folder, because it is part of this project, not mixed with other odd/general macros.

In summary I have multiple macro locations.

Maybe it's just the way I work... but seem to recall someone else asking for something similar....

[drmacro]

but if anything could be improved (at least for me) is the macro location bit.
I would love if there was an option of choosing from different locations, rather than having just one location and having to swap it every time you are doing something different?

why do you need to change it though?

You can select a macro from anywhere using the ellipsis in the Execute macro dialog. It will allow the selection of other directories.

But, it remains pointing at that directory until you change it.

As opposed to a normal file dialog that would just let you double click on a directory to drill down or have a directory pane on the left.

It makes organizing large numbers of user macros rather cumbersome.

[bambuko]

...But, it remains pointing at that directory until you change it.
As opposed to a normal file dialog that would just let you double click on a directory to drill down or have a directory pane on the left.
It makes organizing large numbers of user macros rather cumbersome.

That's what I am talking about
It is usable but cumbersome....

[adrianinsaval]

as a workaround you could create symlinks to your macros in the macro folder but yeah, now that you mention it having multiple directories for the macro path would be nice

[bambuko]

...having multiple directories for the macro path would be nice

Agree,
perhaps we should separate this thread? instead of hijacking OP's thread (sorry mate)

[heda]

random thought...

a document object which holds a filepath to a macro, when double-clicked it runs...

the ability to have easy access to specific macros in a document/project can turn out to be really usable

[GeneFC]

Besides of that, I doubt that anyone who uses FreeCAD knows Python scripting

There is a very active subforum here on Python scripting. Plenty of ordinary users prefer scripting.

Gene

[drmacro]

random thought...

a document object which holds a filepath to a macro, when double-clicked it runs...

the ability to have easy access to specific macros in a document/project can turn out to be really usable

Security risk.

[mario52]

Hi

@mcgiwer you have one example :

Macro_HighlightCommon

In summary I have multiple macro locations.

Macro store locations

mario