Macro DatumPlaneLocalAxis
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| Adds small colored local X, Y and Z axes to selected datum planes. Macro version: 0.3.0 Last modified: 2023-08-11 FreeCAD version: 0.20 and above Author: Avinash Pudale |
| Author |
| Avinash Pudale |
| Download |
| None |
| Links |
| Macros recipes How to install macros |
| Macro Version |
| 0.3.0 |
| Date last modified |
| 2023-08-11 |
| FreeCAD Version(s) |
| 0.20 and above |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| See also |
| PartDesign Plane, PartDesign Body |
Description
The Datum-Plane Local Axis macro adds local coordinate axes to selected datum planes in the 3D View. It creates one grouped set of Draft line objects for each selected datum plane: red for the local X axis, green for the local Y axis and blue for the local Z axis.
The axes follow the selected plane placement by expression, so they remain useful while checking how a datum plane is oriented inside a body or link hierarchy.
Usage
- Select one or more datum planes in the 3D View.
- Run the macro.
- Inspect the created
Datum_Plane_Axisgroups and the colored axis lines. - To remove the created axis groups, run the macro again with no selection.
Notes
- The macro only adds visual helper geometry; it does not change the selected datum plane.
- The axis length is based on the selected plane size.
- Selections that do not resolve to a
PartDesign::Planeare ignored.
Script
You can download the macro from the FreeCAD macros repository:
Macro DatumPlaneLocalAxis.FCMacro
Links
- Forum discussion: Datum Plane local axis macro
- Upstream issue tracker: freecadDatumLoacalAxisMacro issues
Version
0.3.0 / 2023-08-11