From cc12ce4283c1cc4a07c462be2c61ba97e2ff0727 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Markus Lampert <markus@bibi.ca>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:40:11 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Added command with menu item to create a property container.

---
 src/Mod/Path/InitGui.py                       |  4 +++
 .../PathScripts/PathPropertyContainerGui.py   | 28 +++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Path/InitGui.py
index e26c2fe0da..8e9fb87c94 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/InitGui.py
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ class PathWorkbench (Workbench):
         if extracmdlist:
             self.appendMenu([QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Path", "&Path")], extracmdlist)
 
+        self.appendMenu([QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Path", "&Path")], ["Separator"])
+        self.appendMenu([QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Path", "&Path"), QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Path", "Tools")],
+            ["Path_PropertyContainer"])
+
         self.dressupcmds = dressupcmdlist
 
         curveAccuracy = PathPreferences.defaultLibAreaCurveAccuracy()
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathPropertyContainerGui.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathPropertyContainerGui.py
index c2ac81ac28..5f59071e96 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathPropertyContainerGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathPropertyContainerGui.py
@@ -256,12 +256,14 @@ class TaskPanel(object):
             grpe = dialog.propertyGroup()
             info = dialog.propertyInfo()
             self.obj.Proxy.addCustomProperty(typ, name, grpe, info)
+            index = 0
             for i in range(self.model.rowCount()):
+                index = i
                 if self.model.item(i, self.ColumnName).data(QtCore.Qt.EditRole) > dialog.propertyName():
-                    self.model.insertRows(i, 1)
-                    self._setupProperty(i, name)
-                    self.form.table.selectionModel().setCurrentIndex(self.model.index(i, 0), QtCore.QItemSelectionModel.Rows)
                     break
+            self.model.insertRows(index, 1)
+            self._setupProperty(index, name)
+            self.form.table.selectionModel().setCurrentIndex(self.model.index(index, 0), QtCore.QItemSelectionModel.Rows)
             #self.model.blockSignals(False)
 
     def propertyRemove(self):
@@ -288,3 +290,23 @@ def Create(name = 'PropertyContainer'):
 
 PathIconViewProvider.RegisterViewProvider('PropertyContainer', ViewProvider)
 
+class PropertyContainerCreateCommand(object):
+    '''Command to create a property container object'''
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def GetResources(self):
+        return {'MenuText': translate('PathPropertyContainer', 'Property Container'),
+                'ToolTip': translate('PathPropertyContainer', 'Creates an object which can be used to store reference properties.')}
+
+    def IsActive(self):
+        return not FreeCAD.ActiveDocument is None
+
+    def Activated(self):
+        Create()
+
+if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
+    FreeCADGui.addCommand('Path_PropertyContainer', PropertyContainerCreateCommand())
+
+FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog("Loading PathPropertyContainerGui ... done\n")