lack of Arch module support in freecadcmd

[Taufeeq2]

Support for the Arch and Draft module is non existent in Freecadcmd as it requires an active object in the gui.
Any help on work arounds is greatly appreciated!

[yorik]

It doesn't. both should work perfectly without the GUI. If any of these give problems, then it's a bug and we need to fix it. What message error does it give?

[Taufeeq2]

Sorry for the delay, the error shows up both for the Arch module and Draft module,
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/freecad/Mod/Draft/Draft.py", line 891, in makeLine
obj = makeWire([p1,p2])
File "/usr/lib/freecad/Mod/Draft/Draft.py", line 847, in makeWire
obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Part2DObjectPython",fname)
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'addObject'
The error however doesnt show up in the gui

[Taufeeq2]

Attemping to circumvent the Draft problem using the Part module to make the line then subsequently use the line to make a wall through Arch.makeWall
results in the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/freecad/Mod/Arch/ArchWall.py", line 61, in makeWall
obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::FeaturePython",name)
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'addObject'

The errors however disappear if there is an active object in the gui.
It should also be noted that almost all methods in Arch module i have tested still spring up errors similar to this. methods including but not limited to Arch.makeStructure

[yorik]

Okay, the problem is that you didn't create a document before adding geometry. But indeed all these functions should check that an active document exists and inform the user instead of just bailing out. Will add that ASAP

[Taufeeq2]

The part module works without asking for an active document

[yorik]

yes because the objects you create in Part are not document objects, they dont exist in a document until you attach them manually to an object. The ones you do in Draft and Arch are.