Run openradioss_gui within FreeCAD

[ceanwang]

Tried to install openradioss_gui into fc. Looks good.

[ceanwang]

I first run into a problem that the main window in FreeCAD is not wide enough, only shows part of the control elements. I have to drag to enlarge it.
At the end I found out I need to change the window size in gui_def.py

Any idea what cause this? Thanks.

[PaulAltair]

It may be down to scaling? Is your windows display scaling at greater than 100%? FYI there is already a pull request currently to replace the checkbox options with a drop-down, which will make the window more compact.

[ceanwang]

I just made a Pull request to make the gui easy to be started by 3rd party code.

#42

[ceanwang]

Thanks for the merge.
https://github.com/OpenRadioss/Tools/blob/main/openradioss_gui/OpenRadioss_gui.py#L51

But I found an error. Forgot to change gui. to self. for this line:

` self.job_file_entry=gui.Window.file('Job file (.rad, .key, or .k, or .inp)', gui.select_file, gui.Window.icon_folder)
self.job_holder = JobHolder(1)

    #self.job_file_entry=self.Window.file('Job file (.rad, .key, or .k, or .inp)', self.select_file, self.Window.icon_folder)`

Should delete the first two lines and un-comment the 3rd line.

@PaulAltair

I am preparing input file for OR with FreeCAD, so I know the name. I want to pass it into the gui class in FreeCAD like this:

gui=openradioss_gui(0,FullName)

Then in the gui class, something like this:

`class openradioss_gui:

  def __init__(self,debug, self.FullName):
   ...        
   if self.FullName=='':  
    self.job_file_entry=self.Window.file('Job file (.rad, .key, or .k, or .inp)', self.select_file, self.Window.icon_folder)
   else:
    self.job_file_entry=self.Window.file(self.FullName, self.select_file, self.Window.icon_folder)
    #----------------------------------------------------------------------
    #how to set self.job_file_entry.is_placeholder_active() to true ???
    #----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ...

`
What do you think of this? Could I make a PR on this?

I also want to pass the Path to class window in gui_def.py and class JobWindow in job_window.py to find the icon file.

[PaulAltair]

my pending merge already fixed the first issue

I don't know enough python to understand the implications of the second part, is the intention to effectively pass the filename directly into the gui so you don't need to browse for it?

[ceanwang]

Yes for the input file. But I haven't figured out how to hold that job. I can only show the file name in the input box.

When I use FreeCAD macro to call gui class, the current folder is where the macro stored. Then in gui_def.py:
if arch == 'Windows': self.root.iconbitmap('./icon/ross.ico')
icon file can't be found.

I need to pass the path and change it to:
self.root.iconbitmap(tpath+'/icon/ross.ico')

See my FullName branch for this:
https://github.com/ceanwang/Tools/blob/FullName/openradioss_gui/OpenRadioss_gui.py

[ceanwang]

Pull to add icon path.

#49

After this, the gui could be called with FreeCAD macro.

The FreeCAD macro to start OpenRadioss_gui is here:
https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=93883