highlight_wire_from_selected_edge.py

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# select one edge on a solid- preferably one that lies in a horizontal plane
# the rest of the script will deterimine which wire it is part of
# and highlight the rest of the edges in that wire
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import FreeCAD
import FreeCADGui as Gui
import Part

sel=Gui.Selection.getSelectionEx()[0].SubObjects
obj=Gui.Selection.getSelection()[0]

edge = sel[0]

goodface = None

for f in obj.Shape.Faces:
    if (f.BoundBox.ZMax==f.BoundBox.ZMin) and (f.BoundBox.ZMax==edge.BoundBox.ZMax):
        goodface = f

wire=None

for w in goodface.Wires:
    for e in w.Edges:
        if e.isSame(edge):
            print 'found a match'
            wire=w

# now we know which wire we are dealing with
# time to match edge names with it

eidx = 1
elindex =[]

for e in obj.Shape.Edges:
    for ew in wire.Edges:
        if e.isSame(ew):
            elindex.append(eidx)
    eidx+=1

# now highlight the appropriate edges:
edlist = []
for i in elindex:
    edlist.append('Edge'+str(i))
    Gui.Selection.addSelection(App.ActiveDocument.Fillet, ('Edge'+str(i)))