Macro HighlightDifference

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HighlightDifference

Description
Compute the difference between two shapes. Additions are marked red, removals are marked green. Both original parts will be half transparent. The volume of the additions and removals are printed in the console.

Macro version: 1.0
Last modified: 2015-09-24
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Author: Gaël Ecorchard
Author
Gaël Ecorchard
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Macro Version
1.0
Date last modified
2015-09-24
FreeCAD Version(s)
None
Default shortcut
None
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Description

Compute the difference between two shapes. Additions are marked red, removals are marked green. Both original parts will be half transparent. The volume of the additions and removals are printed in the console.

Temporary code for external macro link. Do not use this code. This code is used exclusively by Addon Manager. Link for optional manual installation: Macro


# This code is copied instead of the original macro code
# to guide the user to the online download page.
# Use it if the code of the macro is larger than 64 KB and cannot be included in the wiki
# or if the RAW code URL is somewhere else in the wiki.

from PySide import QtGui, QtCore

diag = QtGui.QMessageBox(QtGui.QMessageBox.Information,
    "Information",
    "This macro must be downloaded from this link\n"
    "\n"
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-macros/master/Utility/HighlightDifference.FCMacro" + "\n"
    "\n"
    "Quit this window to access the download page")

diag.setWindowFlags(QtCore.Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint)
diag.setWindowModality(QtCore.Qt.ApplicationModal)
diag.exec_()

import webbrowser 
webbrowser.open("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-macros/master/Utility/HighlightDifference.FCMacro")


Result difference two objects created

Example

Script

The code is visible on Github: Utility/HighlightDifference.FCMacro.

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