# *************************************************************************** # * (c) 2019 Eliud Cabrera Castillo * # * * # * This file is part of the FreeCAD CAx development system. * # * * # * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * # * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) * # * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of * # * the License, or (at your option) any later version. * # * for detail see the LICENCE text file. * # * * # * FreeCAD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * # * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * # * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * # * GNU Library General Public License for more details. * # * * # * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public * # * License along with FreeCAD; if not, write to the Free Software * # * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 * # * USA * # * * # *************************************************************************** """Provides functions to create circular Array objects.""" ## @package make_circulararray # \ingroup draftmake # \brief Provides functions to create circular Array objects. ## \addtogroup draftmake # @{ import FreeCAD as App import draftmake.make_array as make_array import draftutils.utils as utils from draftutils.messages import _msg, _err from draftutils.translate import translate def make_circular_array(base_object, r_distance=100, tan_distance=50, number=3, symmetry=1, axis=App.Vector(0, 0, 1), center=App.Vector(0, 0, 0), use_link=True): """Create a circular array from the given object. Parameters ---------- base_object: Part::Feature or str Any of object that has a `Part::TopoShape` that can be duplicated. This means most 2D and 3D objects produced with any workbench. If it is a string, it must be the `Label` of that object. Since a label is not guaranteed to be unique in a document, it will use the first object found with this label. r_distance: float, optional It defaults to `100`. Radial distance to the next ring of circular arrays. tan_distance: float, optional It defaults to `50`. The tangential distance between two elements located in the same circular ring. The tangential distance together with the radial distance determine how many copies are created. number: int, optional It defaults to 3. The number of layers or rings of repeated objects. The original object stays at the center, and is counted as a layer itself. So, if you want at least one layer of circular copies, this number must be at least 2. symmetry: int, optional It defaults to 1. It indicates how many lines of symmetry the entire circular pattern has. That is, with 1, the array is symmetric only after a full 360 degrees rotation. When it is 2, the array is symmetric at 0 and 180 degrees. When it is 3, the array is symmetric at 0, 120, and 240 degrees. When it is 4, the array is symmetric at 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees. Et cetera. axis: Base::Vector3, optional It defaults to `App.Vector(0, 0, 1)` or the `+Z` axis. The unit vector indicating the axis of rotation. center: Base::Vector3, optional It defaults to `App.Vector(0, 0, 0)` or the global origin. The point through which the `axis` passes to define the axis of rotation. use_link: bool, optional It defaults to `True`. If it is `True` the produced copies are not `Part::TopoShape` copies, but rather `App::Link` objects. The Links repeat the shape of the original `base_object` exactly, and therefore the resulting array is more memory efficient. Also, when `use_link` is `True`, the `Fuse` property of the resulting array does not work; the array doesn't contain separate shapes, it only has the original shape repeated many times, so there is nothing to fuse together. If `use_link` is `False` the original shape is copied many times. In this case the `Fuse` property is able to fuse all copies into a single object, if they touch each other. Returns ------- Part::FeaturePython A scripted object of type `'Array'`. Its `Shape` is a compound of the copies of the original object. None If there is a problem it will return `None`. See Also -------- make_ortho_array, make_polar_array, make_path_array, make_point_array """ _name = "make_circular_array" utils.print_header(_name, translate("draft","Circular array")) if isinstance(base_object, str): base_object_str = base_object found, base_object = utils.find_object(base_object, doc=App.activeDocument()) if not found: _msg("base_object: {}".format(base_object_str)) _err(translate("draft","Wrong input: object not in document.")) return None _msg("base_object: {}".format(base_object.Label)) _msg("r_distance: {}".format(r_distance)) _msg("tan_distance: {}".format(tan_distance)) try: utils.type_check([(r_distance, (int, float, App.Units.Quantity)), (tan_distance, (int, float, App.Units.Quantity))], name=_name) except TypeError: _err(translate("draft","Wrong input: must be a number or quantity.")) return None _msg("number: {}".format(number)) _msg("symmetry: {}".format(symmetry)) try: utils.type_check([(number, int), (symmetry, int)], name=_name) except TypeError: _err(translate("draft","Wrong input: must be an integer number.")) return None _msg("axis: {}".format(axis)) _msg("center: {}".format(center)) try: utils.type_check([(axis, App.Vector), (center, App.Vector)], name=_name) except TypeError: _err(translate("draft","Wrong input: must be a vector.")) return None use_link = bool(use_link) _msg("use_link: {}".format(use_link)) new_obj = make_array.make_array(base_object, arg1=r_distance, arg2=tan_distance, arg3=axis, arg4=center, arg5=number, arg6=symmetry, use_link=use_link) return new_obj ## @}