Merge pull request #9 from jmwright/examples

merge FreeCAD+CQ examples.

examples/FreeCAD/Ex001_Simple_Block.py

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+#File: Ex001_Simple_Block.py
+#To use this example file, you need to first follow the "Using CadQuery From Inside FreeCAD"
+#instructions here: https://github.com/dcowden/cadquery#installing----using-cadquery-from-inside-freecad
+
+#You run this example by typing the following in the FreeCAD python console, making sure to change
+#the path to this example, and the name of the example appropriately.
+#import sys
+#sys.path.append('/home/user/Downloads/cadquery/examples/FreeCAD')
+#import Ex001_Simple_Block
+
+#If you need to reload the part after making a change, you can use the following lines within the FreeCAD console.
+#reload(Ex001_Simple_Block)
+
+#You'll need to delete the original shape that was created, and the new shape should be named sequentially (Shape001, etc).
+
+#You can also tie these blocks of code to macros, buttons, and keybindings in FreeCAD for quicker access.
+#You can get a more in-depth explantion of this example at http://parametricparts.com/docs/quickstart.html
+
+import cadquery
+import Part
+
+#The dimensions of the box. These can be modified rather than changing the box's code directly.
+length = 80.0
+height = 60.0
+thickness = 10.0
+
+#Create a 3D box based on the dimension variables above
+bb = cadquery.Workplane("XY").box(length, height, thickness)
+
+#Get a cadquery solid object
+solid = bb.val()
+
+#Use the wrapped property of a cadquery primitive to get a FreeCAD solid
+Part.show(solid.wrapped)
+
+#Would like to zoom to fit the part here, but FreeCAD doesn't seem to have that scripting functionality

examples/FreeCAD/Ex002_Block_With_Bored_Center_Hole.py

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+#File: Ex002_Block_With_Bored_Center_Hole.py
+#To use this example file, you need to first follow the "Using CadQuery From Inside FreeCAD"
+#instructions here: https://github.com/dcowden/cadquery#installing----using-cadquery-from-inside-freecad
+
+#You run this example by typing the following in the FreeCAD python console, making sure to change
+#the path to this example, and the name of the example appropriately.
+#import sys
+#sys.path.append('/home/user/Downloads/cadquery/examples/FreeCAD')
+#import Ex002_Block_With_Bored_Center_Hole
+
+#If you need to reload the part after making a change, you can use the following lines within the FreeCAD console.
+#reload(Ex002_Block_With_Bored_Center_Hole)
+
+#You'll need to delete the original shape that was created, and the new shape should be named sequentially (Shape001, etc).
+
+#You can also tie these blocks of code to macros, buttons, and keybindings in FreeCAD for quicker access.
+#You can get a more in-depth explantion of this example at http://parametricparts.com/docs/quickstart.html
+
+import cadquery
+import Part
+
+#The dimensions of the box. These can be modified rather than changing the box's code directly.
+length = 80.0
+height = 60.0
+thickness = 10.0
+
+#Create a 3D box based on the dimension variables above and add a 22mm center hole
+bb = cadquery.Workplane("XY").box(length, height, thickness) \
+		.faces(">Z").workplane().hole(22.0)
+
+#Get a cadquery solid object
+solid = bb.val()
+
+#Use the wrapped property of a cadquery primitive to get a FreeCAD solid
+Part.show(solid.wrapped)
+
+#Would like to zoom to fit the part here, but FreeCAD doesn't seem to have that scripting functionality

examples/FreeCAD/Ex003_Pillow_Block_With_Counterbored_Holes.py

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+#File: Ex003_Pillow_Block_With_Counterbored_Holes.py
+#To use this example file, you need to first follow the "Using CadQuery From Inside FreeCAD"
+#instructions here: https://github.com/dcowden/cadquery#installing----using-cadquery-from-inside-freecad
+
+#You run this example by typing the following in the FreeCAD python console, making sure to change
+#the path to this example, and the name of the example appropriately.
+#import sys
+#sys.path.append('/home/user/Downloads/cadquery/examples/FreeCAD')
+#import Ex003_Pillow_Block_With_Counterbored_Holes
+
+#If you need to reload the part after making a change, you can use the following lines within the FreeCAD console.
+#reload(Ex003_Pillow_Block_With_Counterbored_Holes)
+
+#You'll need to delete the original shape that was created, and the new shape should be named sequentially (Shape001, etc).
+
+#You can also tie these blocks of code to macros, buttons, and keybindings in FreeCAD for quicker access.
+#You can get a more in-depth explantion of this example at http://parametricparts.com/docs/quickstart.html
+
+import cadquery
+import Part
+
+#The dimensions of the box. These can be modified rather than changing the box's code directly.
+length = 80.0
+height = 60.0
+thickness = 10.0
+
+#Create a 3D box based on the dimension variables above and add a 22mm center hole
+bb = cadquery.Workplane("XY").box(length, height, thickness) \
+		.faces(">Z").workplane().hole(22.0) \
+		.faces(">Z").workplane() \
+        .rect(length - 8.0, height - 8.0, forConstruction = True) \
+        .vertices().cboreHole(2.4, 4.4, 2.1)
+
+#Get a cadquery solid object
+solid = bb.val()
+
+#Use the wrapped property of a cadquery primitive to get a FreeCAD solid
+Part.show(solid.wrapped)
+
+#Would like to zoom to fit the part here, but FreeCAD doesn't seem to have that scripting functionality