Translations:Manual:Creating parametric objects/13/en

class ParametricRectangle: def __init__(self,obj): obj.Proxy = self obj.addProperty("App::PropertyFloat","Length") obj.addProperty("App::PropertyFloat","Width") def execute(self,obj): # we need to import the FreeCAD module here too, because we might be running out of the Console # (in a macro, for example) where the FreeCAD module has not been imported automatically import Part,FreeCAD # first we need to make sure the values of Length and Width are not 0 # otherwise the Part.Line will complain that both points are equal if (obj.Length == 0) or (obj.Width == 0): # if yes, exit this method without doing anything return # we create 4 points for the 4 corners v1 = FreeCAD.Vector(0,0,0) v2 = FreeCAD.Vector(obj.Length,0,0) v3 = FreeCAD.Vector(obj.Length,obj.Width,0) v4 = FreeCAD.Vector(0,obj.Width,0) # we create 4 edges e1 = Part.Line(v1,v2).toShape # Warning. Since FC v0.17, use Part.LineSegment instead of Part.Line e2 = Part.Line(v2,v3).toShape e3 = Part.Line(v3,v4).toShape e4 = Part.Line(v4,v1).toShape # we create a wire w = Part.Wire([e1,e2,e3,e4]) # we create a face f = Part.Face(w) # All shapes have a Placement too. We give our shape the value of the placement # set by the user. This will move/rotate the face automatically. f.Placement = obj.Placement # all done, we can attribute our shape to the object! obj.Shape = f