[A2plus] Highlight the selected constraint
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[A2plus] Highlight the selected constraint
I'm really hoping for the feature where after defining a constraint(s) you could go and click a certain constraint in the tree and the elements involved in the constraint would be highlighted in the 3D view. Currently unless you rename the defined constraints its quite a handful to find the right ones in a large assembly.
Is this something that would interest anyone else?
Is this something that would interest anyone else?
Re: [A2plus] Highlight the selected constraint
But there is already a way: https://wiki.freecadweb.org/A2plus_Work ... t_Handling
Re: [A2plus] Highlight the selected constraint
You can also try this add-on, called A2PlusMore, and see if it does what you want. It is a copy if A2Plus that used to allow the selections of constraints similar to SolidWorks but that does not work since A2plus had a major new version. However the 'View Constraints" button still works on my machine. The button looks like a Lantern.
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... start=1820
It is the message dated July 04, 2021
Dan
Re: [A2plus] Highlight the selected constraint
How? I could not find the info in the wiki.uwestoehr wrote: ↑Sun Mar 06, 2022 9:51 pm But there is already a way: https://wiki.freecadweb.org/A2plus_Work ... t_Handling
Re: [A2plus] Highlight the selected constraint
Hi Dan! Thanks for this tip. I'll have to try this. Maybe the functionality behind the lantern button could be implemented into the current A2plus?dan-miel wrote: ↑Sun Mar 06, 2022 11:08 pm You can also try this add-on, called A2PlusMore, and see if it does what you want. It is a copy if A2Plus that used to allow the selections of constraints similar to SolidWorks but that does not work since A2plus had a major new version. However the 'View Constraints" button still works on my machine. The button looks like a Lantern.
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... start=1820
It is the message dated July 04, 2021
Dan
Re: [A2plus] Highlight the selected constraint
If the program works for you try putting the icon on a custom toolbar, that way you don't need to switch between A2Plus and A2plusmore to find the constraints.
Dan
Re: [A2plus] Highlight the selected constraint
Why did it not work? Did it start or give an error message?
You can send a private message if you would like.
Dan
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Re: [A2plus] Highlight the selected constraint
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For some reason on the first try it did not react to any click (probably an user error) --> I assumed that it's not compatible with 19.3. I gave it a second try and it did work. Thank you dan-miel! This is a big help when working with large assemblies.dan-miel wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:17 pmHere is a 30 second video of what it should look like.
https://youtu.be/UPA0rGkEEBY
If the A2+More -addon is not being developed any more would be interesting to see that this functionality, the Constraint Viewer, would be implemented in the main A2+ -project. I might be able to carry out this myself