Macro_Align_Working_Plane_to_Camera.md

Macro Align Working Plane to Camera

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Description

This macro moves the current Draft Working Plane to the center of the current view. It is useful when you are working quite far from the grid center.

Usage

• Move the view to the zone where you want to look at.
• Run the macro.

Script

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Macro_Align_Working_Plane_to_Camera.FCMacro

{{MacroCode|code= import FreeCAD,FreeCADGui cam = FreeCAD.Vector(FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView.getCameraNode().position.getValue().getValue()) pos = FreeCAD.DraftWorkingPlane.projectPoint(cam) FreeCAD.DraftWorkingPlane.position = pos FreeCADGui.Snapper.setGrid() }}

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