Macro Toggle Visibility

Toggle Visibility
Description
Hidden all objects not selected.
Author
Mario52
Links
Macros recipes How to install macros How to customize toolbars
Version
00.02
Date last modification
2015-11-12
Contents 1 Toggle Visibility 2 Description 3 How To Use 4 ToggleVisibility 5 DisplayAll 6 HideAll 7 SelectedStay 8 Link 9 Version

Description

This is a set of four related macros for managing the visibility of objects in the Object Model:

1. objects that are selected in a document are made visible while objects that are not selected are made invisible
   • if no objects are selected then all objects are hidden;
   • if all objects are selected then all objects are made visible
2. make all objects visible
3. make all objects invisible
4. the object(s) selected then stay , all objects not selected are deleted

How To Use

Copy the macros and the icons in your folder macros and run (see How to install macros)

ToggleVisibility

Using the selection of objects in the one of the FreeCAD views, this macro makes all selected objects visible and hides all objects which are not selected.

If no object(s) are selected then all objects are hidden

If all objects are hidden and there is no selection in ComboView then all object are made visible

This version new version (00.02) include the tree macro in one

The code Macro_ToggleSelectedObjectVisibility.FCMacro the icon

import FreeCAD
# Macro_ToggleSelectedObjectVisibility
__title__="Macro_ToggleSelectedObjectVisibility"
__author__ = "Mario52"
__url__     = "http://www.freecadweb.org/index-fr.html"
__version__ = "00.02"
__date__    = "12/11/2015"

try:
    compt = 0
    for ShapeNameObj in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:                                   # list alls objet for test if alls hidden
        if (FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObject(ShapeNameObj.Name).Visibility == False) and (Gui.Selection.isSelected(ShapeNameObj) == False):
            compt += 1                                                                    # if hidden : compt += 1
            #print "False : ",ShapeNameObj.Name
    if compt == len(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects):                                      # if (compt = Alls objects hidden) then Visibility = True
        for ShapeNameObj in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:
            FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObject(ShapeNameObj.Name).Visibility = True      # Visibility = True
            #print "True  : ",ShapeNameObj.Name
        compt = 0
    else :
        for ShapeNameObj in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:                               # hidde objects not selecteds
            if Gui.Selection.isSelected(ShapeNameObj) == False:
                FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObject(ShapeNameObj.Name).Visibility = False # if objects is not selected then Visibility = False (Hidden)
                #print "False : ",ShapeNameObj.Name
            else:
                FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObject(ShapeNameObj.Name).Visibility = True  # if objects are hidden and selected then Visibility = True and hidden alls objects visibles
                #print "True  : ",ShapeNameObj.Name
except Exception:
    None 

DisplayAll

This macro makes all objects visible.

The code Macro_DisplayAllObjects the icon

import FreeCAD
#Macro_VisibleAlls
__title__="Macro_DisplayAllObjects"
__author__ = "Mario52"
__url__     = "http://www.freecadweb.org/index-fr.html"
__version__ = "00.00"
__date__    = "11/11/2015"

try:
    for ShapeNameObj in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:   # displyed alls objects
        #print ShapeNameObj.Name
        FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObject(ShapeNameObj.Name).Visibility = True
except Exception:
    None 

HideAll

This macro hides all objects.

The code Macro_HideAllObjects the icon

import FreeCAD
#Macro_HideAllObjects
__title__="Macro_HideAllObjects"
__author__ = "Mario52"
__url__     = "http://www.freecadweb.org/index-fr.html"
__version__ = "00.00"
__date__    = "11/11/2015"

try:
    for ShapeNameObj in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:   # hidden alls objects
        #print ShapeNameObj.Name
        FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.getObject(ShapeNameObj.Name).Visibility = False
except Exception:
    None 

SelectedStay

This macro delete alls object not selected

The icon for the tool bar

import FreeCAD
# Macro_If_Selected_Stay_If_Not_Then_Delete
__title__="Macro_If_Selected_Stay_If_Not_Then_Delete"
__author__ = "Mario52"
__url__     = "http://www.freecadweb.org/index-fr.html"
__version__ = "00.00"
__date__    = "16/06/2016"

App = FreeCAD
try:
    for ShapeNameObj in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:
        if Gui.Selection.isSelected(ShapeNameObj) == True:
            None
        else:
            App.ActiveDocument.removeObject(ShapeNameObj.Name)        # remove objects not selecteds
except Exception:
    None 

Link

The discussion on the forum Proposal: select one or more pieces, hide the others.

Version

ver 00.02 12/11/2015 macro Macro_SelectVisible : hidden the objects not selected, if not object selected displayed all objects, hidden all objects. This version include the tree macro in one