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Start by going into Mod and observing what happens in D3D Workbench
#Start by going into Mod and observing what happens in D3D Workbench
See minimalistic workbench by Stephen - https://github.com/skaiser/FreeCAD_Workbench_Starter  
#See minimalistic workbench by Stephen - https://github.com/skaiser/FreeCAD_Workbench_Starter  
Steps to experiment with when creating workbenches:
#Steps to experiment with when creating workbenches:
#First step - just use FreeCAD without command line, using existing functions
##First step - just use FreeCAD without command line, using existing functions
##Python console automatically creates commands there
###Python console automatically creates commands there
##Go to View->Panels->Python Console
###Go to View->Panels->Python Console
#Do a FreeCAD console command
##Do a FreeCAD console command
#Do a macro to do the same thing
##Do a macro to do the same thing
#Write a Python module
##Write a Python module
#When finished testing, put the code into workbench
##When finished testing, put the code into workbench

Latest revision as of 17:47, 29 May 2018

  1. Start by going into Mod and observing what happens in D3D Workbench
  2. See minimalistic workbench by Stephen - https://github.com/skaiser/FreeCAD_Workbench_Starter
  3. Steps to experiment with when creating workbenches:
    1. First step - just use FreeCAD without command line, using existing functions
      1. Python console automatically creates commands there
      2. Go to View->Panels->Python Console
    2. Do a FreeCAD console command
    3. Do a macro to do the same thing
    4. Write a Python module
    5. When finished testing, put the code into workbench