From dfba0f3d5e8cdef6edf75c3cc0577513b8eb9acd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Mack Wright <wrightjmf@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 17:17:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Added a work-around for running CQ scripts from the FreeCAD
 macro editor.

---
 Helpers.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Helpers.py b/Helpers.py
index d8b0204..68f6653 100644
--- a/Helpers.py
+++ b/Helpers.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ def show(cqObject, rgba=(204, 204, 204, 0.0)):
 
     ad = FreeCAD.activeDocument()
 
+    if ad == None:
+        FreeCAD.newDocument("untitled" + str(random()))
+        ad = FreeCAD.activeDocument()
+
     # If we've got a blank shape name, we have to create a random ID
     if not cqObject.val().label:
         #Generate a random name for this shape in case we are doing multiple shapes