Issue #7245 - Draw Style have some problems with External file Parts`s Link objects

[xsuper9988]

1.DrawStyle_WireFrame
If the source object uses the external file Parts Link object
It will cause the DrawStyle_WireFrame mode to fail

2.DrawStyle_Display mode sync update
No Display mode sync update when file switching


PS1:
I found that this problem seems to have happened in ASM4 before but I didn't keep looking for the answer?
But now I found the source of the problem,
Could it come from the "Link Object" function?

Extended reference topic
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=66465

PS2:
The DrawStyle 1st and 2nd issues work fine in the LinkBranch version


3.ShapColor
ShapColor will fail after using RandomColor(solved)
PS: I found that "remove all" in "Override Color" can solve (2022.07.22)

FreeCAD_weekly-builds-29485-2022-07-21-conda-Windows-x86_64-py38

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OS: Windows 10 (10.0)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.21.29485 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: a236ca843fdd6674afb6d7ed1454fbd3b547f5ea
Python 3.8.13, Qt 5.12.9, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 9.1.0, OCC 7.5.3
Locale: Chinese/Taiwan (zh_TW)
Installed mods: 
  * A2plus 0.4.56a
  * Assembly3 0.11.3
  * Assembly4 0.12.2
  * Curves 0.5.0
  * Design456 0.0.1
  * DynamicData 2.46.0
  * ExplodedAssembly
  * fasteners 0.3.46
  * lattice2 1.0.0
  * Manipulator 1.4.9
  * parts_library
  * pcb
  * sheetmetal 0.2.49

[xsuper9988]

Link Branch Ver.

1.DrawStyle_WireFrame
No problems

2.DrawStyle_Display mode sync update
No problems

3.ShapColor
ShapColor will fail after using RandomColor(solved)
PS: I found that "remove all" in "Override Color" can solve (2022.07.22)

FreeCAD-asm3-Stable-Win64-Py3-Qt5-20220430

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 2022.430.28641 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: LinkStage3
Hash: a77045488092c24ece25d63c91f362cbd2181d36
Python version: 3.8.6+
Qt version: 5.15.2
Coin version: 4.0.1
OCC version: 7.5.0
Locale: Chinese/Taiwan (zh_TW)

[xsuper9988]

3.ShapColor
ShapColor will fail after using RandomColor(solved)
PS: I found that "remove all" in "Override Color" can solve (2022.07.22)

[xsuper9988]

When there is no external file Link object DrawStyle_WireFrame can be executed normally

[xsuper9988]

This example picture is only a small part of the assembly
In FC standard version if using too many external files Parts Link object
That will affect the "perspective" results of the overall project

I encountered this problem today because I couldn't see through with ASM4 before
Now I try to use more Parts to transform the coordinates
But when too many STEP files are concentrated in the project
It will make the project too fat
Whenever I have to press save it gets very slow
So change the STEP file to "external reference file"
But now I have these problems

[Roy_043]

1.DrawStyle_WireFrame
If the source object uses the external file Parts Link object
It will cause the DrawStyle_WireFrame mode to fail

Confirmed: an external Link to a Part will not adopt the Std_DrawStyle Wireframe override. Please create an issue on GitHub.

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OS: Windows 8.1 (6.3)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.21.29485 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: a236ca843fdd6674afb6d7ed1454fbd3b547f5ea
Python 3.8.13, Qt 5.12.9, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 9.1.0, OCC 7.5.3
Locale: English/United States (en_US) [ OS: Dutch/Netherlands (nl_NL) ]
Installed mods: 

[xsuper9988]

Confirmed: an external Link to a Part will not adopt the Std_DrawStyle Wireframe override. Please create an issue on GitHub.

I have created an Issue #7245 on Github
Thank you very much for your help and reply

[realthunder]

The reason is because the draw style is a per view setting. Since the external linked object lives in another document with a view of different draw style, it is displayed differently. I do have a solution implemented in my branch, but it is not trivial to split it out, and I am quite busy right now. A simpler fix is to just change all depending documents to the same draw style, but I am not sure this is what user wants.

[xsuper9988]

A simpler fix is to just change all depending documents to the same draw style, but I am not sure this is what user wants.

Does this method give the project(DrawStyle_LinkProject.png) full perspective?
Thank you very much for your help and reply

[realthunder]

Does this method give the project(DrawStyle_LinkProject.png) full perspective?
Thank you very much for your help and reply

It is as if you manually set the same draw style (e.g. wireframe) for both document, and you'll get the correct visual.