Lattice2/latticeMarkers.py

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Python

import Part, os
__title__="latticeMarkers module for FreeCAD"
__author__ = "DeepSOIC"
__url__ = ""
__doc__ = "Module for loading marker shapes for Lattice workbench"
_nullShapeShape = 0
def getShapePath(shapeName):
"""
getShapePath(shapeName) converts marker file name without path
to a full path to a file. shapeName should be a file name with
extension, for example "empty-shape.brep"
"""
return os.path.dirname(__file__) + os.path.sep + "shapes" + os.path.sep + shapeName
def getNullShapeShape(scale = 1.0):
"""obtains a shape intended ad a placeholder in case null shape was produced by an operation"""
#read shape from file, if not done this before
global _nullShapeShape
if not _nullShapeShape:
_nullShapeShape = Part.Shape()
f = open(getShapePath("empty-shape.brep"))
_nullShapeShape.importBrep(f)
f.close()
#scale the shape
ret = _nullShapeShape
if scale != 1.0:
ret = _nullShapeShape.copy()
ret.scale(scale)
return ret