Macro BoundingBox Tracing

File:Text-x-python Macro_BoundingBox_Tracing
Description
This macro red trace (editable) around the BoundingBox with 6 rectangles. Author: Mario52
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Description

This macro red trace (editable) around the BoundingBox 6 Faces with 6 rectangles.

Use

Select the object and launch the macro. 6 rectangles are colored red (can be changed)

Macro

Macro_BoundingBox_Tracing.FCMacro

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# cette macro trace en rouge (modifiable) le tour du boundingbox avec 6 rectangles
# this macro red trace (editable) around the BoundingBox with 6 rectangles
# Macro_BoundingBox_Tracing
# ver 0.2 20/04/2014

import FreeCAD, FreeCADGui, Draft, Part

selEx = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()
objs = [selobj.Object for selobj in selEx]
if len(objs) >= 1:
    s = objs[0].Shape

    # boundBox
    boundBox_ = s.BoundBox
    boundBoxLX = boundBox_.XLength
    boundBoxLY = boundBox_.YLength
    boundBoxLZ = boundBox_.ZLength
    print boundBox_
    print "_____________________"

    a = str(boundBox_)
    a,b = a.split('(')
    c = b.split(',')
    oripl_X = float(c[0])
    oripl_Y = float(c[1])
    oripl_Z = float(c[2])

    # LineColor
    red   = 1.0  # 1 = 255
    green = 0.0  #
    blue  = 0.0  #

    #####
    try:
        pl_0 = App.Placement(App.Vector(oripl_X,oripl_Y,oripl_Z), App.Rotation(0.0,0.0,0.0))
        double = Draft.makeRectangle(length=boundBox_.XLength,height=boundBox_.YLength,placement=pl_0,face=False,support=None) #OK
        FreeCADGui.activeDocument().activeObject().LineColor = (red, green, blue)
    except:
        App.Console.PrintError("not done 0"+"\n")
    try:
        pl_1 = App.Placement(App.Vector(oripl_X,oripl_Y,oripl_Z+boundBoxLZ), App.Rotation(0.0,0.0,0.0))
        double = Draft.makeRectangle(length=boundBox_.XLength,height=boundBox_.YLength,placement=pl_1,face=False,support=None) #Ok
        FreeCADGui.activeDocument().activeObject().LineColor = (red, green, blue)
    except:
        App.Console.PrintError("not done 1"+"\n")
    try:
        pl_2 = App.Placement(App.Vector(oripl_X,oripl_Y,oripl_Z), App.Rotation(0.0,0.0,90))
        double = Draft.makeRectangle(length=boundBox_.XLength,height=boundBox_.ZLength,placement=pl_2,face=False,support=None) #Ok
        FreeCADGui.activeDocument().activeObject().LineColor = (red, green, blue)
    except:
        App.Console.PrintError("not done 2"+"\n")
    try:
        pl_3 = App.Placement(App.Vector(oripl_X,oripl_Y+boundBoxLY,oripl_Z), App.Rotation(0.0,0.0,90))
        double = Draft.makeRectangle(length=boundBox_.XLength,height=boundBox_.ZLength,placement=pl_3,face=False,support=None) #Ok
        FreeCADGui.activeDocument().activeObject().LineColor = (red, green, blue)
    except:
        App.Console.PrintError("not done 3"+"\n")
    try:
        pl_4 = App.Placement(App.Vector(oripl_X,oripl_Y,oripl_Z), App.Rotation(90,0.0,90))
        double = Draft.makeRectangle(length=boundBoxLY,height=boundBox_.ZLength,placement=pl_4,face=False,support=None) #Ok
        FreeCADGui.activeDocument().activeObject().LineColor = (red, green, blue)
    except:
        App.Console.PrintError("not done 4"+"\n")
    try:
        pl_5 = App.Placement(App.Vector(oripl_X+boundBoxLX,oripl_Y,oripl_Z), App.Rotation(90,0.0,90))
        double = Draft.makeRectangle(length=boundBoxLY,height=boundBoxLZ,placement=pl_5,face=False,support=None) #Ok
        FreeCADGui.activeDocument().activeObject().LineColor = (red, green, blue)
    except:
        App.Console.PrintError("not done 5"+"\n")
    #####
    App.ActiveDocument.recompute()
else:
    App.Console.PrintMessage("Select an object !"+"\n")