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Macro Center Align Objects with Faces or Edges

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Description

This macro Aligns Objects through Faces or Edges constraints

Tools

Aligner : a set of tools to move and align 3D parts

Mover : a set of tools to move and rotate 3D parts on different Axis

Measure : a set of tools to measure 3D parts, with some Snap facility and Radius, Length, Angle measurements.

These helpers work with Part, App::Part and Body objects. Each Tool can be Floating or Docked Left or Right.

OLD References

This macro covers the following constraints:

  • Concentric constraint among non cylindrical parts;
  • Constraint on center Faces and/or Edges.
  • It works also with the new Body and App::Part containers, as well as with STEP hierarchy.

Aligning tool video tutorial

Aligning STEP models video tutorial

Usage

Faces or Edges constraint among non cylindrical parts: Just open a FC document, launch the Macro and select two or more Faces/Edges to be aligned. Click on Align button and that's it!

Script

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CenterAlignObjectswFacesEdges.py

After downloading the file here GitHub page https://github.com/easyw/FreeCAD_Macros/tree/master/Align%20Objects code: https://github.com/easyw/FreeCAD_Macros/raw/master/Align%20Objects/CenterAlignObjectswFacesEdges.py you need to copy the file to your macro directory. How to install macros

Link

Forum : Faces or Edges constraint among non cylindrical parts Macro

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