Macro Easy cutouts for Enclosure Design
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| This macro makes Cutouts for Enclosures in a very handy way. Macro version: 0.26 Last modified: 2025.08 FreeCAD version: 0.16 Download: ToolBar Icon Author: maurice |
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| maurice |
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| Macro Version |
| 0.26 |
| Date last modified |
| 2025.08 |
| FreeCAD Version(s) |
| 0.16 |
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Description
This macro makes Cutouts for Enclosures in a very handy way
Here a demo with an Arduino Uno enclosure
Usage
Select a face of the object that is the base for the cutout and the macro will create a clone of the external outline with a margin of 0.5mm (set in the macro)
Script
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Macro_Easy_cutouts_for_Enclosure_Design.FCMacro
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
__Name__ = 'Easy cutouts for Enclosure Design'
__Comment__ = 'This macro makes Cutouts for Enclosures in a very handy way.'
__Author__ = 'easyyw-fc'
__Date__ = '08.2025'
__Version__ = '0.26'
__License__ = ''
__Web__ = ''
__Wiki__ = 'https://wiki.freecad.org/Macro_Easy_cutouts_for_Enclosure_Design'
__Status__ = 'original 11.2016, updated 08.2025 by drmacro'
__Communication__ = 'https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=4625'
import FreeCAD, FreeCADGui, Draft, Part, DraftTools
from FreeCAD import Base
def say(msg):
FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(msg)
FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage('\n')
def sayw(msg):
FreeCAD.Console.PrintWarning(msg)
FreeCAD.Console.PrintWarning('\n')
def getNormal(self):
return self.Object.Shape.Faces[0].normalAt(0,0)
#Init
if Gui.ActiveDocument:
#say(Gui.ActiveDocument)
cx = 1 # center x -> 1
cy = 1 # center y -> 1
cz = 1 # center z -> 1
# scaleX = 1.1 # scale factor for Clone
# scaleY = 1.1 # scale factor for Clone
# scaleZ = 1.1 # scale factor for Clone
margin = 0.5 #margin in mm
extrudeLenght = 10 #10mm
#selEx = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()
sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
#print sel[0].Label
#objs = [selobj.Object for selobj in selEx]
selF = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()
#if len(Gui.Selection.getSelectionEx()[0].SubElementNames) <1:
# stop
if len(sel) > 0:
FreeCADGui.Selection.removeSelection(sel[0])
#for o in FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObjects():
# FreeCADGui.Selection.removeSelection(o.Name)
coords = []
j = 0
#if len(sel) == 1: # only 1 object selected
#if len(selF) == 1: # only 1 object selected
if len(sel) > 0:
if len(selF[0].SubElementNames) == 1:
f_names=[]
f = Draft.makeFacebinder(selF)
f1=App.ActiveDocument.getObject(f.Name)
face=0
try:
norm = f1.Shape.Faces[0].normalAt(0,0)
say(norm)
face=1
except:
App.Console.PrintMessage("Select ONLY one single Face of object!"+"\n")
# stop
if face == 1:
l = Draft.downgrade(f,delete=False)
k = 0; bbM = 0
for o in l:
for w in o:
#print w.Name
f_names.append(w.Name)
say(w.Name)
if "Facebinder" not in w.Name:
bb=w.Shape.BoundBox
bbX=float(bb.XLength)
bbY=float(bb.YLength)
bbZ=float(bb.ZLength)
say(str(bbX)+";"+str(bbY)+";"+str(bbZ))
if bbX > bbM:
bbM = bbX; m = k
if bbY > bbM:
bbM = bbY; m = k
if bbZ > bbM:
bbM = bbZ; m = k
k=k+1
print(f_names)
k = 0
#f_names=[]
for o in l:
for w in o:
say(w.Name)
#f_names.append(w.Name)
if k!=m:
say("deleting "+f_names[k])
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.removeObject(f_names[k])
else:
FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObject(f_names[k]).Visibility=False
f = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('Part::Extrusion', 'Extrude_for_cut')
f = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(f.Name)
f.Base = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(f_names[k])
f.Dir = norm * extrudeLenght * -1
f.Solid = (True)
f.TaperAngle = (0)
k=k+1
#FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.removeObject(f_names[len(l)])
say(f_names)
say(f_names[m])
say(bbM)
FreeCADGui.Selection.addSelection(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(f.Name))
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
#objs = [selobj.Object for selobj in selEx]
coords = []
j = 0
s = sel[0].Shape
bb=s.BoundBox
bbX=float(bb.XLength)
bbY=float(bb.YLength)
bbZ=float(bb.ZLength)
# boundBox
boundBox_ = s.BoundBox
a = str(boundBox_)
a,b = a.split('(')
c = b.split(',')
oripl_X = float(c[0])
oripl_Y = float(c[1])
oripl_Z = float(c[2])
coords.append([oripl_X+bbX/2, oripl_Y+bbY/2, oripl_Z+bbZ/2])
App.Console.PrintMessage(str(boundBox_)+"\r\n")
App.Console.PrintMessage("BBox : "+str(bbX)+" x "+str(bbY)+" x "+str(bbZ)+"\r\n")
App.Console.PrintMessage("Base Pos : "+str(oripl_X)+" x "+str(oripl_Y)+" x "+str(oripl_Z)+"\r\n")
App.Console.PrintMessage("Center Pos : "+str(oripl_X+bbX/2)+" x "+str(oripl_Y+bbY/2)+" x "+str(oripl_Z+bbZ/2)+"\r\n")
App.Console.PrintMessage("Coords : "+str(coords[j])+"\r\n")
#objC = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('Part::AttachableObjectPython', 'Clone_for_cut')
#objC = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(objC.Name)
objC=Draft.clone(sel)
if bbX!=0:# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
scaleX = (bbX + 2*margin) / bbX
else:
scaleX = 1
if bbY!=0:
scaleY = (bbY + 2*margin) / bbY
else:
scaleY = 1
if bbZ!=0:
scaleZ = (bbZ + 2*margin) / bbZ
else:
scaleZ = 1
objC.Scale = (scaleX,scaleY,scaleZ)
#Draft.scale(objC,delta=App.Vector(scaleX,scaleY,scaleZ),center=App.Vector(0,0,0),copy=True,legacy=True)
oL = sel[0].Label + "_enlarged"
objC.Label = oL
FreeCADGui.Selection.addSelection(objC)
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
selEx = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()
objs = [selobj.Object for selobj in selEx]
coords = []
j = 0
if len(objs) >= 1:
for obj in objs:
#s = objs[0].Shape
s = obj.Shape
# boundBox
boundBox_ = s.BoundBox
boundBoxLX = boundBox_.XLength
boundBoxLY = boundBox_.YLength
boundBoxLZ = boundBox_.ZLength
a = str(boundBox_)
a,b = a.split('(')
c = b.split(',')
oripl_X = float(c[0])
oripl_Y = float(c[1])
oripl_Z = float(c[2])
coords.append([oripl_X+boundBox_.XLength/2, oripl_Y+boundBox_.YLength/2, oripl_Z+boundBox_.ZLength/2])
App.Console.PrintMessage(str(boundBox_)+"\r\n")
App.Console.PrintMessage("BBox : "+str(boundBox_.XLength)+" x "+str(boundBox_.YLength)+" x "+str(boundBox_.ZLength)+"\r\n")
App.Console.PrintMessage("Base Pos : "+str(oripl_X)+" x "+str(oripl_Y)+" x "+str(oripl_Z)+"\r\n")
App.Console.PrintMessage("Center Pos : "+str(oripl_X+boundBox_.XLength/2)+" x "+str(oripl_Y+boundBox_.YLength/2)+" x "+str(oripl_Z+boundBox_.ZLength/2)+"\r\n")
App.Console.PrintMessage("Coords : "+str(coords[j])+"\r\n")
if j>0:
if cx == 1:
coordNx=coords[0][0]-coords[j][0]
else:
coordNx=0
if cy == 1:
coordNy=coords[0][1]-coords[j][1]
else:
coordNy=0
if cz == 1:
coordNz=coords[0][2]-coords[j][2]
else:
coordNz=0
obj.Placement.move(App.Vector(coordNx,coordNy,coordNz))
App.Console.PrintMessage("Moved : "+str(coordNx)+" "+str(coordNy)+" "+str(coordNz)+"\r\n")
j=j+1
App.Console.PrintMessage("_____________________"+"\r\n")
FreeCADGui.Selection.removeSelection(objs[0])
FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObject(objs[0].Name).Visibility=False
FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObject(objs[0].Name).Transparency=70
App.ActiveDocument.recompute()
else:
App.Console.PrintMessage("Select ONLY one single Face of object!"+"\n")
else:
App.Console.PrintMessage("Select ONLY one single Face of object!"+"\n")
else:
sayw("no document to work with")
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