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Re: FreeCAD StepUp tools Openfile dialog issue on OSX

 

Hi Maurice,

That worked for me on OSX 10.9.5 now with native dialog. Thanks!
Jose

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 10:56 AM easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Jose,
>
> here is the solution for OSX:
>
> 1) add
> import PySide
>    just before (line 48 of StepUp tools 1.3.2.8)
> from PySide import QtGui, QtCore
> 2) and change
> name=QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, "Open File...",
> last_file_path, "kicad module files (*.kicad_mod)")[0]
>    (line 629,630 of StepUp tools 1.3.2.8)
>    with
> name, Filter = PySide.QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(None,
>      "Open File...", last_file_path, "*.kicad_mod")
>
> that should work on all platform with native dialog
>
> If you could confirm me that is fine, I will update the tool on
> repository :)
>
> thank you
> Maurice
>
> On 14/12/2015 20.56, Jose A. Saumell wrote:
> > 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
> > <mailto: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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