From 2688f06dd1e243cb8a47482611e7ea28eff4ebc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Balazs Nagy <julsevern@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:18:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] find job in parent chain (#21742)

---
 src/Mod/CAM/PathScripts/PathUtilsGui.py | 50 +++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/PathScripts/PathUtilsGui.py b/src/Mod/CAM/PathScripts/PathUtilsGui.py
index d2e9b3ed77..b73dbe350b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/PathScripts/PathUtilsGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/PathScripts/PathUtilsGui.py
@@ -63,36 +63,38 @@ class PathUtilsUserInput(object):
     def chooseJob(self, jobs):
         job = None
         selected = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
-        if 1 == len(selected) and selected[0] in jobs:
-            job = selected[0]
+        if 1 == len(selected):
+            found = PathUtils.findParentJob(selected[0])
+            if found:
+                return found
+
+        modelSelected = []
+        for job in jobs:
+            if all([o in job.Model.Group for o in selected]):
+                modelSelected.append(job)
+        if 1 == len(modelSelected):
+            job = modelSelected[0]
         else:
-            modelSelected = []
+            modelObjectSelected = []
             for job in jobs:
-                if all([o in job.Model.Group for o in selected]):
-                    modelSelected.append(job)
-            if 1 == len(modelSelected):
-                job = modelSelected[0]
+                if all([o in job.Proxy.baseObjects(job) for o in selected]):
+                    modelObjectSelected.append(job)
+            if 1 == len(modelObjectSelected):
+                job = modelObjectSelected[0]
             else:
-                modelObjectSelected = []
-                for job in jobs:
-                    if all([o in job.Proxy.baseObjects(job) for o in selected]):
-                        modelObjectSelected.append(job)
-                if 1 == len(modelObjectSelected):
-                    job = modelObjectSelected[0]
+                if modelObjectSelected:
+                    mylist = [j.Label for j in modelObjectSelected]
                 else:
-                    if modelObjectSelected:
-                        mylist = [j.Label for j in modelObjectSelected]
-                    else:
-                        mylist = [j.Label for j in jobs]
+                    mylist = [j.Label for j in jobs]
 
-                    jobname, result = QtGui.QInputDialog.getItem(
-                        None, translate("Path", "Choose a CAM Job"), None, mylist
-                    )
+                jobname, result = QtGui.QInputDialog.getItem(
+                    None, translate("Path", "Choose a CAM Job"), None, mylist
+                )
 
-                    if result is False:
-                        return None
-                    else:
-                        job = [j for j in jobs if j.Label == jobname][0]
+                if result is False:
+                    return None
+                else:
+                    job = [j for j in jobs if j.Label == jobname][0]
         return job
 
     def createJob(self):