Guide how to setup MS Visual Studio for debugging add-on would be very helpfull

[nicedayvl]

hi Jens, could you share please your knowledge how to configure MS Visual Studio, say 2015 version to run and debug your addon inside FC

is that possible? thanks in advance

[nicedayvl]

step by step guide would be very helpfull btw

[jmplonka]

I'm working with to development version to save time:

• one to run on commandline to validate correct syntax
• one to run with FreeCAD to validate correct working

After synchronizing the FreeCAD version with the command line version I do normally a push to git if everything is working as expected.

1. in VS select new project -> Intalled/Templates/Python: "Python Application" a) define a name (e.g.: "InventorLoader_cmd") b) set the location (e.g.: "D:\Projects\Python") - the subfolder will be created for your project c) uncheck "Create directory for solution"
2. Remove the default python file because be we don't need it.
3. Drag'n drop all required files into the view "Solution Explorer", alternatively you can add already existing items by pressing Shft+Alt+A
4. Define _main.py as default startup script (context menu: "Set as Startup file")
5. Add the missing wrapper files after removing the .txt extension:
   • _main.py
   • App.py
   • Draft.py
   • FreeCAD.py
   • FreeCADGui.py
   • PartDesign.py
   • Part.py.gz -> must be extracted!
   • Surface.py
   • Sketcher.py
   • Spreadsheet.py
6. By default VS sets up the Project with the global defined python version. Here you can specify your own / different installation by adding a new python environment (e.g.: Python 3.7) via it's context menu: Add/remove python environments

[nicedayvl]

thanks Jen, will try this configuration

[nicedayvl]

hi Jens, I did al step by step and getting exception in importerUtil.py

from PySide.QtCore import from PySide.QtGui import

any ideas?

[nicedayvl]

exception says DLL load fialed

[jmplonka]

It seems, you have already an QT installation for python. Unfortunately it is not compatible with your python version (e.g. 32Bit vs 64bit) linked in the project. Maybe you can try to install a new Python version (e.g. 3.7) somewhere and reference it in your InventorLoader project (by adding this python environment). But don't forget to install the required libraries (open the cmd.exe and set PATH=somewhere\bin and navigate to the libs folder and run python installLibs.py!

[nicedayvl]

I have no QT installation, I have no QT at all besides QT dlls in bin folder of FC

[nicedayvl]

seems I solved problem with QT, now other exception No module named BOPTools.GeneralFuseResult in Acis.py

ImportError was unhandled by user code Message: No module named BOPTools.GeneralFuseResult

[nicedayvl]

btw I set directory C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.17\bin\ very first in the system wide PATH

[jmplonka]

Can you please try to extract into project folder: BOPTools.zip

[nicedayvl]

thanks! but I copied files into project dir and added to workspace and still get same exception like python don't see them

[nicedayvl]

Running D:\Projects\Python\InventorLoader_cmd_main.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:\Projects\Python\InventorLoader_cmd_main.py", line 4, in import importerIL, importerSAT, importerUtils File ".\importerIL.py", line 8, in import os, sys, FreeCAD, importerSAT, Import_IPT File ".\importerSAT.py", line 8, in import tokenize, sys, FreeCAD, Part, re, Acis, traceback, datetime, ImportGui File ".\Acis.py", line 12, in from BOPTools.GeneralFuseResult import GeneralFuseResult ImportError: No module named BOPTools.GeneralFuseResult

[nicedayvl]

would you like to try teamviewer session please do you have skype btw?

[jmplonka]

It's a little bit tricky to analyse the issue. your project folder should now look like: ` ... InventorLoader_cmd\Acis.py

BOPTools__init__.py

BOPTools\GeneralFuseResult.py

BOPTools\Utils.py

... ` Your project should in VS also look like:

[nicedayvl]

now missing ImportGui

[nicedayvl]

and I haven't folder PySide and its contents btw

[jmplonka]

PySide.zip Sorry for all these inconveniences...

[nicedayvl]

ImportGui please :)

[jmplonka]

voila: ImportGui.zip

[jmplonka]

I think it would have been easier if I had a eMail-address of you...

[nicedayvl]

I wrote you mail to your gmail address from metadata.txt

[nicedayvl]

[jmplonka]

The reason is, that in your %APPDATA%\FreeCAD\user.cfg a value is missing: <FCBool Name="checkLogging" Value="0"/> Please replace line 62 in FreeCAD.py with: e = xml.etree.ElementTree.SubElement(self.prm, 'FCBool')

[nicedayvl]

thanks Jens! now debugging seems working as needed