Hello Graphic-Wizards,
I'm looking for icons for the 0.17 Part as well as for the normal Group, both use the same one currently. It is the system Icon for a folder, so it looks totally different on every system, but a folder does imho not represent the function of the Part very well. A folder is appropriate for the normal Group, so this would in general fit. However, the icon is not usable for the toolbar button. I think there must be a resemblance between tool button and tree objects, and as I want to introduce a toolbar button for group too it must be a normal icon.
So if anyone could make two nice icon I would be glad and thankful
Icons for Part and Group
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Re: Icons for Part and Group
This one I use in Part-o-magic, feel free to use if it fits
And as for Group icon, IMO the folder one does it quite well.
And as for Group icon, IMO the folder one does it quite well.
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Re: Icons for Part and Group
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Re: Icons for Part and Group
Hello,
thanks for the icons. I like the part one and think I will use it. For group the folder is fine in general, however, currently it is the system icon. Hence it cant be used for the toolbar button. Therefore i would like a freecad style icon that can be used in the tree and the button.
thanks for the icons. I like the part one and think I will use it. For group the folder is fine in general, however, currently it is the system icon. Hence it cant be used for the toolbar button. Therefore i would like a freecad style icon that can be used in the tree and the button.
Re: Icons for Part and Group
I think you should be able to use the system folder icon as a toolbar icon,no? It's easy to obtain it as a QPixmap I think... Maybe childish, but personally I like having "folders" in the tree
What about joining the folder icon with a part icon, for App Part? That can be done with Qt code, so it can use the system folder icon too. Something like this:
What about joining the folder icon with a part icon, for App Part? That can be done with Qt code, so it can use the system folder icon too. Something like this:
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Re: Icons for Part and Group
Here you have a Part icon I designed time ago by your request... I see you skipped my answer
BTW, if you skipped my answer you also skipped the other icons @agryson and me designed for axis and planes. I have attached them to this post in case you also skipped them
For groups, I also like the idea of having the "folder" one, but if you prefer to unify OSs then I can design it.BTW, if you skipped my answer you also skipped the other icons @agryson and me designed for axis and planes. I have attached them to this post in case you also skipped them
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Re: Icons for Part and Group
This icon does not represent what the Part container is for. It may be counter-intuitive, but Part is more an assembly than a single part. Part can contain multiple objects including bodies, Part objects, Arch objects, 2D geometry, almost anything.
Why did you go with such a "flat" projection? An axonometric projection would better convey the 3 dimensions...
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For those who wonder what the axes & planes icons look like:
I don't understand why the X axis is pointing to the lower left while the Y axis is pointing to the right. It is very confusing because that's not how they are placed in FreeCAD.
Have a look at the axis cross from FreeCAD's 3D view when the view is set to axonometric:
I don't understand why the X axis is pointing to the lower left while the Y axis is pointing to the right. It is very confusing because that's not how they are placed in FreeCAD.
Have a look at the axis cross from FreeCAD's 3D view when the view is set to axonometric:
EDIT: I just noticed that's how the existing "Origin" icon looks like. Sorry! I wonder where it can be found in the source code?NormandC wrote:Why did you go with such a "flat" projection?
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Mods, maybe the plane/axis icon discussion should be split off into a separate topic?
I was curious to see what the big commercial CAD packages do for origin/plane/axis icons.
Turns out they have a single plane icon and a single axis icon (some don't show axes). Inventor regroups them under an Origin group, it's a folder icon.
Catia: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OxX3sOzKROE/maxresdefault.jpg
Autodesk Inventor: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dilWO1xSr3Y/maxresdefault.jpg
Solidworks: http://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksb ... 44x700.png
PTC Creo: http://www.inneo.co.uk/fileadmin/inneo/ ... tmetal.png
Solid Edge (really old capture): http://www.kisssoft.ch/english/products ... creen2.gif
My question: do we really need separate icons for each of the standard axes and planes? For planes, why not just show a slanted square, like most CAD programs do?
Something simple like this: After all, there is a single icon for datum plane.
For the Axis, not sure... A slanted line does not tell much. Maybe if it's contained in a greyed out plane? Just throwing things out there. I've never been much of an icon designer.
I was curious to see what the big commercial CAD packages do for origin/plane/axis icons.
Turns out they have a single plane icon and a single axis icon (some don't show axes). Inventor regroups them under an Origin group, it's a folder icon.
Catia: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OxX3sOzKROE/maxresdefault.jpg
Autodesk Inventor: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dilWO1xSr3Y/maxresdefault.jpg
Solidworks: http://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksb ... 44x700.png
PTC Creo: http://www.inneo.co.uk/fileadmin/inneo/ ... tmetal.png
Solid Edge (really old capture): http://www.kisssoft.ch/english/products ... creen2.gif
My question: do we really need separate icons for each of the standard axes and planes? For planes, why not just show a slanted square, like most CAD programs do?
Something simple like this: After all, there is a single icon for datum plane.
For the Axis, not sure... A slanted line does not tell much. Maybe if it's contained in a greyed out plane? Just throwing things out there. I've never been much of an icon designer.
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