FreeCAD-macros

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# This macro aims to make it easy to create an accurate cutlist when you are going to fabricate something made out of rectangles and round bar. 
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# For example, if you're welding together a gate from commercial mild steel, you are probably using square tubing, round bar and / or angle iron.
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# For all of these you can use Part WB's *Box* and *Cylinder* types.
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# Having done so, this macro will create a comma-separated set of values that make up your cutlist. The collumns are as follows:
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#   Timestamp: Just throw this away
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#   Label: The label you gave the part. Perhaps use this to indicate the role of the part in your design.
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#   Label2: The secondary label you gave the part. Perhaps use this to indicate the profile ("roundbar", "squaretube" etc)
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#   Dim1: For round bar, this is the diameter. For box shapes, this is one dimension of the profile size.
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#   Dim2: For round bar, this is blank. For box shapes this is the other dimension of the profile size.
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#   Length: How long this piece is.
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__Name__ = 'Fabrication Cutlist Maker'
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__Comment__ = 'For designs made of Part WB Box and Cylinder primitives, creates a CSV cutlist.'
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__Author__ = 'Johan Pretorius'
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__Date__ = '2024-08-28'
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__Version__ = '2024.8.10'
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__License__ = 'AAL'
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__Web__ = 'https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-macros'
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__Wiki__ = ''
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__Icon__ = 'FabricationCutlist.png'
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__Xpm__ = ''
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__Help__ = 'Make your design out of "Box" and "Cylinder" primitives in Part WB. Then run the macro to get a cutlist in the Report View.'
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__Status__ = 'Stable'
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__Requires__ = 'https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-macros/issues/'
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__Communication__ = ''
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__Files__ = ''
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import FreeCAD as app
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doc = app.activeDocument()
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if doc:
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    objects = doc.Objects
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    warnings = []
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    app.Console.PrintMessage('------- CSV Cutlist Begins -------\n')
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    for obj in objects:
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        label = obj.Label
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        label2 = obj.Label2
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        if (obj.TypeId == 'Part::Cylinder') and label2:
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            diameter = obj.Radius.Value * 2
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            length = obj.Height.Value
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            app.Console.PrintMessage(
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                    f', {label}, {label2}, {diameter}, , {length}\n')
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        elif obj.TypeId == 'Part::Cylinder':
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            warnings.append(
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                    f'"{label}" not used, it is a Part::Cylinder object but has no Label2\n')
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        elif (obj.TypeId == 'Part::Box') and label2:
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            size = [obj.Length.Value, obj.Width.Value, obj.Height.Value]
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            size.sort()
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            app.Console.PrintMessage(
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                    f', {label}, {label2}, {size[0]}, {size[1]}, {size[2]}\n')
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        elif obj.TypeId == 'Part::Box':
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            warnings.append(
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                    f'"{label}" not used, it is a Part::Box object but has no Label2\n')
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        else:
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            warnings.append(
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                    f'"{label}" not used, only considering Box and Cylinder objects\n')
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    app.Console.PrintMessage('======= CSV Cutlist Completed =======\n')
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    for w in warnings:
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        app.Console.PrintWarning(w)
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