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Re: FreeCAD StepUp tools Openfile dialog issue on OSX

 

No problem, thank you for the tools, I am working on a new board and using
the FreeCAD only workflow. Today created a PCB 3D model in step which is
really valuable!
Take care

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 4:43 PM easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Jose,
>
> I can reproduce it in OSX Lion, so I can debug :)
>
> Thank you for reporting it and also for the solution-workaround you have
> found!
>
> keep in touch
> Maurice :)
>
> On 14/12/2015 16.43, Jose A. Saumell wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've ran into an issue whenever I had to use the StepUp tools on Freecad
> > to open a footprint and do the alignment of 3D model.
> >
> > I would get an open file dialog but nothing would happen after selecting
> > the .kicad_mod file.
> >
> > Inside kicad-StepUp-tools.FCMacro:
> > The name[0] variable would return an empty value.
> >
> > I worked around the problem by not using native OSX Open file dialog:
> > //
> >
> > name=QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, 'Open file',
> > last_file_path,"kicad module files (*.kicad_mod)",
> > options=QtGui.QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog )[0]
> >
> > //
> >
> > This is working for me now, not sure exactly why it is not working with
> > native OSX dialog.
> >
> >
> > Cheers, Jose
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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