4Views.py

import Draft
from FreeCAD import Vector
'''
creates 4 projected views from a solid that can be exported to a dxf file for dimensioning in another program
'''

sel=Gui.Selection.getSelection()

Xlen  =  sel[0].Shape.BoundBox.XLength
Xmax = sel[0].Shape.BoundBox.XMax
Ylen  =  sel[0].Shape.BoundBox.YLength
Ymax = sel[0].Shape.BoundBox.YMax
Zlen  =  sel[0].Shape.BoundBox.ZLength
offset = .375
ob =  sel[0]

#primary or top view
Draft.rotate(Draft.makeShape2DView(ob,Vector(0,1,0)),90.0,Vector(0,0,0),Vector(0,0,1),False)

#back edge view
#move view away from top view in Ymax by a factor of Ylen/4.0
Draft.move(Draft.rotate(Draft.makeShape2DView(ob,Vector(0,0,1)),0.0,Vector(0,0,0),Vector(0,0,1),False),Vector(0,(Ymax+Zlen*(1.0+offset)),0))

#right edge view
Draft.move(Draft.rotate(Draft.makeShape2DView(ob,Vector(1,0,0)),90.0,Vector(0,0,0),Vector(0,0,1),False),Vector((Xmax+Zlen*(1.0+offset)),0,0))

#isometric view
Draft.move(Draft.rotate(Draft.makeShape2DView(ob,Vector(-1,-.50,.40)),0.0,Vector(0,0,0),Vector(0,0,1),False),Vector((Xmax+Zlen*(1.0+offset))*1.2,(Xmax+Zlen*(1.0+offset))*.75,0))

App.activeDocument().recompute()