Part-o-magic [New: Selection tools, container duplication]

[DeepSOIC]

My Freecad-files:
FC017_part-o-magic_shapegroup_2.fcstd
FC017_part-o-magic_shapegroup_1.fcstd

1. Merge your two projects.
2. create any number of clones of ShapeGroup. Place them as you need. Do not move ShapeGroup itself.
3. Part Compound the clones.
4. select the compound, and apply Lattice Array From Shape: internal placements
5. Create a shapebinder/ghost of the baseplate object from shapegroup.
6. Select the array of placements, the shapebinder/ghost, and apply Lattice Populate Copies.
7. Part Cut the copies off of the chamfer ...
...
PROFIT

Now you can move clones, and the cuts should update. You can even add more clones, add them to compound, and you'll have more cuts added automatically.

[freecad-heini-1]

Thank you so much Viktor.
Please can you explain from 4 to 6 a bit more in detail.
Which icons are the right ones for me?

Or this steps as a anim gif?
On Linux I use Peek for to create anim gifs.

[DeepSOIC]

Or this steps as a anim gif?
On Linux I use Peek for to create anim gifs.

OK, I found ScreenToGif, feels okay.

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[freecad-heini-1]

Or this steps as a anim gif?
On Linux I use Peek for to create anim gifs.

OK, I found ScreenToGif, feels okay.
PoM-Lattice instance hack.gif

Thank you for your help Viktor.

An error appear if I select the group and chose array from shape internal placement:

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Error: 
'App.DocumentObjectGroup' object has no attribute 'Shape'

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[DeepSOIC]

An error appear if I select the group and chose array from shape internal placement:

Use Part Compound, not Group. I think I can add support for a group quite easily, btw.

[freecad-heini-1]

An error appear if I select the group and chose array from shape internal placement:

Use Part Compound, not Group. I think I can add support for a group quite easily, btw.

Thank you very much. Sorry, my fault, group instead of compound ...

Now I catched it!
For the flange I used also populate array and it worked.
I exported to step with color and imported it. The result is correct:

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The names are a bit strange for the stock-list, but rename will do the job.

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[DeepSOIC]

New tools:
* List Usages
* Replace Object

List Usages: select an object, click the tool. A message box will pop up, listing all links to and from the selected object.

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==== Cylinder uses: ====
(nothing)

====Links to Cylinder:====
Fusion.Shapes (Link)
Cut.Base (Link)
Box001.Length (Expression)
Spreadsheet.docDeps (Link)
Spreadsheet.C2 (CellExpression)
Cylinder_Edge0.Object (Link)
Cylinder_Edge0.SubLink (Sublink)
ShapeGroup.Group (Child)
ShapeGroup.Tip (Link)

Replace Object is a replacement for OpenSCAD ReplaceObject, featuring container compatibility, sublink and expression support, and selective replacement GUI.

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[DeepSOIC]

New tool!
* X-ray

You select the object that is in your way, and click X-ray. The object goes transparent and lets you select other objects inside.
You click X-ray again (when nothing is selected), to remove x-rays from all objects.

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[easyw-fc]

New tool!
* X-ray

X-tremely useful indeed
Thx

[easyw-fc]

I'm playing a bit with X-ray tool...
would it be possible to keep the edge/face selected on first click as selected also when X-ray button is clicked?
I would need to select i.e. two edges (what i normally do as 'click' plus a second 'Ctrl'+'click') starting with selecting a first edge, then clicking on X-ray button for making this part untouchable, then 'Ctrl'+clicking on the i.e. second edge of the object under the first clicked one and finally launch my python action on the two selected objects... I mean if I just click on the second object, only one edge would be in count, instead if I 'Ctrl'+ click on the second object, also the first edge would be kept into selection list...