gbroques / ose-universal-axis-macro

FreeCAD macro for creating Universal Axis objects.

OSE Universal Axis Macro

The Universal Axis is a modular and scalable CNC axis for creating cartesian CNC machines.

This FreeCAD macro creates Universal Axis objects allowing the user to adjust properties like Length automatically.

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Link the macro to your FreeCAD macro directory by running the link_macro.sh shell script:

./link_macro.sh

Python Usage

from universal_axis import create_universal_axis

document = App.ActiveDocument
universal_axis = create_universal_axis(document, 'UniversalAxis')
document.recompute()

If you need more fine-grained control over the geometry of the Universal Axis object, then you can explode the compound.

FreeCAD Version Information

Tested and developed with the following FreeCAD version:

OS: Linux
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.16093 (Git)
Build type: Unknown
Branch: master
Hash: 690774c0effe4fd7b8d2b5e2fb2b8c8d145e21ce
Python version: 2.7.12
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.0.0
Locale: English/UnitedStates (en_US)