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First bug: Inability to create links to external geometry as described here:
http://forum.freecadweb.org/download/file.php?id=16668
Second bug: FC crashes on changing the support after having imported external geometry as described here:
http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=12380
and solving this ticket:
http://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=2225
Solution to first bug:
If for some reason a sketch ends up having a list of external geometries (property) that can not be recreated (rebuilt),
they remain latent, do not show the external elements in the elements widget or in the screen and prevent adding the
elements again.
In cases where the saved file contains invalid external geometry links (which will give raise to a handled exception that would prevent external geometry creation),
this condition gets detected during restore and the invalid links are deleted before external geometry creation, so as to allow the rest of external links to be recreated.
Solution to second bug:
It is also related to invalid external links (the link was existing, but upon change on the support, it is possible that an external edge is no longer valid, reduction of edges in support).
This situation is detected upon entering into edit mode, and the invalid ones are deleted.
Note that there is still the possibility for the user to remap an invalid sketch BEFORE editing, if the remapping is successful, it may not be necessary to delete links (all depends on the
specific case).
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What is this?
method
getCoincidentPoints
actually only included (as indicated in the documentation comment) those points coincident by a single constraint.
That is not "all the coincident points".
However some methods currently using it are expecting exactly that (coincident points linked by a single constraint).
A new method is introduced:
const std::map<int, Sketcher::PointPos> getAllCoincidentPoints(int GeoId, PointPos PosId);
that provides all the points coincident with the given one, directly (via a single constraint) or indirectly (via multiple coincident constraints).
The old method is renamed to:
getDirectlyCoincidentPoints
So as to have a more meaningful name to differentiate between both methods.
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1. SketchObject::arePointsCoincident upgraded to check for indirect coincidence.
2. Coincidence constraint creation now checks for indirect coincidences and avoids
creating redundant coincidence constraints (for example during box selection).
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This fixes a bug related to:
http://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=2093
that during creation of a geometric element if a vertical/horiz autoconstraint is to be enforced, it is not enforced if the endpoints of the geometric element under creation are
coincident with external geometry.
According to the discussion here:
http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=12254&sid=eacf5bdee068cb71cc54dc5a62a6849d&start=20#p99359
this fixes the bug.
It does not fulfil the request on the ticket as it was decided to still allow an explicit addition of a vertical/horizontal constraint, as
it may be needed in some cases and the user expects to be able to add them, even if it will lead to an overconstrained sketch.
How to reproduce?
1. Create a rectange
2. Pad it
3. Create a new sketch on a face
4. link two corners as "external geometry" (but not the ones of a diagonal)
5. Create a line coincident with the first and second corners, so that the line is horizontal or vertical
In master it will force horiz or vert leading to a overconstrained sketch.
With this patch, the horiz/vert will not be enforced in this case.
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Support for mirroring a full sketch.
A dialog appears allowing to select X, Y axis mirroring or mirroring about the origin of the sketch.
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This commit provides with a single toolbar button to select between a copy and clone.
Copy just copies the constraints.
Clone modifies the dimensional constraints to geometric constraints, so that the constrained geometry follows the changes in the original object.
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This commit allows the user to select in advance whether he wants a simple copy or a clone.
This involves substitution of dimensional constraints in the copies by equality and parallel constraints.
Terminology change for Arrays, now it is Rectangular array
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- Support for copying geometric elements in the sketcher with Ctrl+C (or using the still missing icon). It will show you the vector of displacement from the
"reference point". The reference point can be chosen by the user (although it is not necessary to do it so) by making the point the user wish to be the reference point
the last selected element. It conveniently incorporates "autoconstraints", so that you can make this point (the one of the copy) directly coincident with any other point in the sketch.
- Python 2D array command modified to lock elements position using construction lines and constraints.
- Support for different spacing between u and v directions (the direction of the cols and the direction of the rows).
- Support to avoid copying DistanceX and DistanceY constraints when used for locking a point. This means that if the geometry that you copy(array) is
fully constraint, the resulting 2D array is also fully constraint.
- UI support for creating 2D linear arrays in the sketcher.
- Bug fix in python addArray, wrong line copy startingpoint calculation fixed.
How to create a 2D array in the sketcher:
1. Select your geometric elements.
2. Click the button
3. Fill in the rows/cols and preferences on spacing and constraining each element of the array
4. Click Ok
5. Define the direction of the cols of the array and click
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For a while End-to-endpoint tangency is implemented via AngleViaPoint constraint. The code was not recalculating the "value" of the constraint in this case.
This also forces to set the geometry first and constraints afterwards, as the AutoLockTangencyAndPerpty function requires a valid GeoId to operate (not a big deal anyway).
Correction of the condition to allow the symmetry when a single line is mirrored about a point pertaining to a geometric element.
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Creates geometry symmetric to the selected one with respect to the last selected point or line.
It does not support the following constraints:
- Angle
- Horiz/vertical distance
- SnellLaw
Horizontal and Vertical (directional) dimensions removed from the the copying process when created
on a single edge (by picking one edge instead of two points), i.e. Constraint involving only one GeoId at "First".
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http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=11341&start=80#p92820
...I already have a minor bug, if you insert a conflicting dimensional constraint,
the solver information is not updated, the work-around is to hit "Manual Update".
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What?
Sometimes this widgets where out of sync
Why?
Under the update only when it is redrawn policy, sometimes only one of them, i.e. the one associated with the property
triggering the updateData was updated.
Solution:
Both are updated after every redraw.
It also complements the previous bug fix related to crash on deleting, by updating the widgets to account for the deleted geometry.
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Fixes the one reported by JMG here (Thanks!!):
http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11508#p92693
Why?
- The newly introduced redrawing policy requires that the solver geometry matches in number the sketchobject geometry.
- Most (all) problems with updateColor or getGeometry returning a null pointer are related to an out of sync between UI geometry and SketchObject geometry.
General solution:
- In other bugs, a missing "solve()" is the problem, once the solver and sketchobject geometries have the same number, an SketchObject::OnChanged triggers
a VPSketch::draw (via VPSketch::updateData) which updates the UI geometry to match SketchObject geometry and then the problem does not arise.
Particular solution:
- In this bug, the problem is not a missing solve, but the fact that the solving was not succesful and did not synchronize the geometries, however triggering a
draw() on unsuccessful solving, syncronizes the UI geometry with the SketchObject geometry and the crash is gone.
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The SparseQR is set as default method. However, in accordance with the previous commit, only if a new enough Eigen library is present will SparseQR be executed.
If the library is old and SparseQR can not be reliably used, FC will automatically fall back to use DenseQR.
This ensures that users that have a new enough library > 3.2.2 will benefit from the performance increase, while the users that use older library will still have
the same performance as in legacy FC.
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A new parameter added to the form in order to control how low a value should be
to be considered zero (how high a value shall be to be accounted for in rank calculation)
Debug for QR pivot threshold is also added.
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It allows the view sketch perpendicular button to be active during continuous mode creation (and if activated does not exit the continuous mode).
Feature requested:
http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=11051&start=30#p92256
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EigenQR branch 3.2 with debug code fails an assertion. The result is generally ok if we disable the assertions, however it
eventually leads to memory leakage.
This commit reenables Eigen's assertions when in debug mode, and sets dense QR as default QR algoritm until Eigen's issue is solved.
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This enables to exit the sketch by clicking the corresponding toolbar icon, even when in creation mode, i.e.
with a drawHandler active.
Requested here:
http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=11051&start=30#p92181
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- Increased solver debug
- Changing default values from float to string, as float has "only" a precision of 12 decimals.
- Default values as macros
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I makes the advanced solver taskbox by default disabled (not shown) and provides
a setting in Preferences->Display->Sketcher to enable it.
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The solver has been adapted to use Eigen's SparseQR QR decomposition algorithm. The original
Dense QR implementation is maintained and can be selected using the Advanced Control TaskBox (see below).
The use of SparseQR provides over an order of magnitude improvement in solving time in complex sketches due to
the Sparse nature of the Jacobian matrix of the system of equations.
The solver advanced control is a new TaskBox in the Sketcher that allows to select which algorithms are to be used for
the different solving operations and tweak its parameters. It is not intended to be a user control, but means to debug
solving problems and improve the algorithms and their configuration.
This commit also introduces multithread support for Eigen. Currently it is only limited to products and does not provide
a substantial speed improvement. It is expected to have more multithreaded operations in Eigen in the future.
As a bonus, the TaskBoxes in the Taskbar of the Sketcher remember the last state (collapsed or deployed).
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The sketcher crashed for example during effecting a fillet operation.
Cause:
The ElementsWidget/ConstraintWidget was being updated as a consequence of adding/removing geometry/constraints, and it was effecting
a selection after the update, in cases where the geometry in the screen was not being redraw (because the sketchobject was still unsolved), therefore
trying to select an element that according to ViewProvider did not exist (as it is created during redraw).
Solution:
Widgets update when their properties changes, provided that a redraw is effected (which actually also saves some (negligible) time, as they are only updated when they should).
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In no update mode, the last constraint was not enforced. The DoF was not properly shown.
The trim operation it is always solved at the end now if in no recompute mode.
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- Crashing on deleting line on fully constraint box
As a bonus:
- Fully constrained sketch not shown in green on opening the sketch
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A last moment change to regulate redrawing introduced this issue (reducing the redrawing to the cases where the solver geometry and the sketchObject geometry are equal).
This change also solved other issues.
The case of adding external geometry is special because the DoF is the same after insertion, yet there is an insertion (as opposed to the toggle case, where there is a change but no insertion).
SketchObject has been adapted to require a solver update before moving (which also caused a non-yet-reported crash, a separate bug), and CommandCreateGeo has been adapted to trigger a solve with
auto update mode disabled. This solve is a very low cost one as the geometry is already in place.
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Group creation:
- complex geometries (consisting of several geometry elements and constraints) have been rewritten to use python list (one command call for all geometries and constraints)
- Ellipse ExposeInternalGeo as group creation of geometries and constraints
To construction mode creation:
- addGeometry python and SketchObject functions modified to take an additional optional parameter "construction" to create the geometry/geometries directly as construction.
In addition to the shorter form, this helps generate less amount of onChange propagation and Redraws.
- all the geometry creation commands in CommandCreateGeo.cpp have been rewritten to use the new construction argument. This includes modifying the regular polygon script to
take a new optional parameter to create geometry as construction in addGeometry.
- special care is taken in group creation not make construction points
- Show/hide internal geometry implemented with this option.
To solving:
- the solve previously included after every geometry addition (when in no Update, e.i. no Recompute mode) has been removed and each Gui::Command calls either an UpdateActive
for recompute or a Solve in no Update mode. This is behaviour is less intrusive and uniform with group creation.
Bug fixes and redrawing reduction:
- Fixes the CheckId exception problem. The solution also helps further remove redraws during creation of complex geometry (e.g. Slot)
- Fixes touching the sketch by only opening it.
- Code clean up.
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The help button next to the close button in the Task dialog is now removed.
It was requested that this button is removed as it is inconsistent with other help sources and it is not implemented.
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Fixes a bug in master that the dependent 3D geometry would not update on Undo (in Auto update mode enabled).
Undo and redo signals are handled by ViewProvider in order to introduce an recompute or solve() of the sketchObject
as determined by the Auto Update Mode in order to update DoF and dependent geometry if necessary.
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- Fixing toggle AutoUpdate Mode
- Fix Auto-Update Sketcher tools
- Fix missing createGeo recomputes
- Missing constraints recomputes fixed
Various fixes for non-Update mode:
- Fixes lack of update upon entering a conflicting datum constraint.
- Fixes lack of update upon setting the reference/driving status of a constraint
- Added tooltips to buttons
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There is a checkbox, default disabled, that makes the commands NOT to generate a recompute after each.
This means that if you are editing a sketch that is used to generate a pad or pocket, if the checkbox is
disabled, the dependent objects do not get recomputed.
There is a button next to it to force a manual recompute, in case it is needed.
If the user wants the previous behavior, he only needs to activate the checkbox. The previous status of the box
is restored upon entering a sketch in edit mode.
It is remarkable the case of the Fillet and Trim
On changing ActSketch (solvedSketch) to SketchObject and making movePoint not systematically update the geometry, the solving in MovePoint was confronted with solving for "the last solved geometry",
which is the default behaviour, in some situations (Fillet and Trim) where geometry had changed at SketchObject level, and was the subject of the moving actions.
MovePoint has been updated to take an extra optional parameter, to force the change in solved geometry in those situations.
Some other minor bug also fixed in Fillet creation in CommandCreateGeo.cpp
This commit also introduces conditional recompute on some operations of:
- constraints
- geometry creation (reubication of update active to comprise the autoconstraints within a single UpdateActive)
