deleting a group with all its contents recursively

[bernd]

If I delete a group in the gui, I need to delete sometimes up to 5 times before all objects are really deleted. Is there a possibility to delete all group objects recursively?

bernd

[drmacro]

Are you referring to a "group" object or a feature in the tree that has multiple features/operation under it?

[bernd]

a FreeCAD group object, especially the Arch spatial groups. They have groups in groups and Features in this groups and the python features are based on parts. sometimes a thousand or two thousand.

[bernd]

an example attached

[chrisb]

OPenSCAD->Remove objects and their children.

[bernd]

OPenSCAD->Remove objects and their children.

does not work on the group object from the file attache in my post before your post. If group object is selected the command is still grey

[chrisb]

Sorry, I had wrongly assumed it worked universally.

[bernd]

In the regard of openscad tool it is just a matter of implemented command activation. If a part object is added the command is not greyed and can be applied. It works than, but this is somehow cumbersome ...

group_to_delete2.FCStd

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[chrisb]

Good find! I had tried to move things into a normal group, but that didn't work either.

[keithsloan52]

In the regard of openscad tool it is just a matter of implemented command activation. If a part object is added the command is not greyed and can be applied. It works than, but this is somehow cumbersome ...

group_to_delete2.FCStd

I had a look at the code in the OpenSCAD workbench.

The relevant Feature is RemoveSubtree

Code: Select all

class RemoveSubtree:
    def IsActive(self):
        return FreeCADGui.Selection.countObjectsOfType('Part::Feature') > 0
        
    def Activated(self):
        print('Activated')
        import OpenSCADUtils,FreeCADGui
        OpenSCADUtils.removesubtree(FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection())

Clearly the IsActive function is not going to find what I assume is an Object with a Group Type, only Part::Feature would current activate.
I tried adding a call to FreeCADGui.getSelection to the IsActive function, but clicking on the group does not cause this to return anything
and I did not see anything in the Selection View panel.