pyro9 / PathHelix

Adds a FreeCAD tool to create a parametric helix around an arbitrary path
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Picking attribute values for the helix before trying to have FreeCAD calculate/render it? #2

Open david-coneff opened 3 weeks ago

david-coneff commented 3 weeks ago

One thing I'm running into with this macro is that when trying to nest it with other curves as the spine (e.g., a double-nested helix which is a helix wrapped around a base helix), the default values are not appropriate and I already have an idea of what values would be better to use before trying to render the helix so that it doesn't consume an excess amount of computation before I can change the values from the default.

Is there any way to have FreeCAD make a dialog that asks for those values before calculating the first render? Or is this outside the scope of what a Macro can do/how this code can be implemented in the FreeCAD framework?

pyro9 commented 3 weeks ago

It can be done, I just don't know exactly how to do it yet.