From 8b25a40cbffe0bf77db6d50b2686ea6d7e51c8ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yorik van Havre <yorik@uncreated.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 13:54:47 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] Arch: equipments now choose type (Part or Mesh) on creation
 based on the base object

---
 src/Mod/Arch/ArchEquipment.py | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchEquipment.py b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchEquipment.py
index faf57b0fa..dcc6a717a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchEquipment.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchEquipment.py
@@ -41,16 +41,29 @@ else:
 Roles = ["Furniture", "Hydro Equipment", "Electric Equipment"]
 
 
-def makeEquipment(baseobj=None,placement=None,name=translate("Arch","Equipment"),type="Part"):
+def makeEquipment(baseobj=None,placement=None,name=translate("Arch","Equipment"),type=None):
     "makeEquipment([baseobj,placement,name,type]): creates an equipment object from the given base object"
-    if type == "Part":
-        obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::FeaturePython",name)
+    if type:
+        if type == "Part":
+            obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::FeaturePython",name)
+        else:
+            obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Mesh::FeaturePython",name)
+        if baseobj:
+            obj.Base = baseobj
     else:
-        obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Mesh::FeaturePython",name)
+        if baseobj:
+            if baseobj.isDerivedFrom("Mesh::Feature"):
+                obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Mesh::FeaturePython",name)
+            else:
+                obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::FeaturePython",name)
+            obj.Base = baseobj
+        else:
+            obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::FeaturePython",name)
     obj.Label = name
     _Equipment(obj)
     if baseobj:
         obj.Base = baseobj
+    else:
     if placement:
         obj.Placement = placement
     if FreeCAD.GuiUp: