Gui Command

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The GuiCommand is one of the most important function of FreeCAD. Is the main interaction point of the User. Every time the user selects a menu item or press a toolbar button it activates a GuiCommand. Some of the attributes of a GuiCommand are:

  • Contains a Icon
  • Defines the scope for an Undo/Redo
  • Have a help page
  • opens and controls modal Dialogs
  • Macro recording
  • and so forth....

Quality requirements

There are a lot GuiCommands (Features) in FreeCAD which are experimental or used shortly for implementation purpose. This GuiCommands a mostly in the dedicated Workbenches like Part, Mesh or Cam. To ensure a good user experience the Workbenc Complete was created. This is the default start Workbench of FreeCAD and incorporate all GuiCommand which meat cretin Quality requirements which are described here:

Help page

Every GuiCommand have to have a Help page