Macro Center Align Objects with Faces or Edges

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File:Macro Center Align Objects with Faces or Edges Center Faces of Parts

Description
This macro Aligns Objects through Faces or Edges constraints

Macro version: 1.5.3
Last modified: 2017-10-01
Author: easyw-fc
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easyw-fc
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Macro Version
1.5.3
Date last modified
2017-10-01
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Description

Note: this Macro is now included in Manipulator WB which is the only regularly updated.

Aligner : a set of tools to move and align 3D parts

Mover : a set of tools to move and rotate 3D parts on different Axis

Measure : a set of tools to measure 3D parts, with some Snap facility and Radius, Length, Angle measurements.

These helpers work with Part, App::Part and Body objects. Each Tool can be Floating or Docked Left or Right.


OLD References

This macro covers the following constraints:
- Concentric constraint among non cylindrical parts;
- Constraint on center Faces and/or Edges.
It works also with the new Body and App::Part containers, as well as with STEP hierarchy.

Aligning tool video tutorial

Aligning STEP models video tutorial

Use

Faces or Edges constraint among non cylindrical parts: Just open a FC document, launch the Macro and select two or more Faces/Edges to be aligned. Click on Align button and that's it!

Script

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Macro Center Faces of Parts.FCMacro

After downloading the file here
GitHub page
https://github.com/easyw/FreeCAD_Macros/tree/master/Align%20Objects
code:
https://github.com/easyw/FreeCAD_Macros/raw/master/Align%20Objects/CenterAlignObjectswFacesEdges.py
you need to copy the file to your macro directory.
How to install macros

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Forum : Faces or Edges constraint among non cylindrical parts Macro

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