11.1.ReadFile.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

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# This is an example from the Inventor Mentor,
# chapter 11, example 1.
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# Example of reading from a file.
# Read a file given a filename and return a separator
# containing all of the file.  Return NULL if there is 
# an error reading the file.
#

from __future__ import print_function
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#        Modified to be compatible with  FreeCAD                   #
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# Author : Mariwan Jalal  mariwan.jalal@gmail.com                  #
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import os
import sys,math
import FreeCAD as App
import FreeCADGui as Gui
import pivy.coin as coin


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# CODE FOR The Inventor Mentor STARTS HERE

def readFile(filename):
    # Open the input file
    mySceneInput = coin.SoInput()
    if not mySceneInput.openFile(filename):
        print("Cannot open file %s" % (filename), file=sys.stderr)
        return None

    # Read the whole file into the database
    myGraph = coin.SoDB.readAll(mySceneInput)
    if myGraph == None:
        print("Problem reading file", file=sys.stderr)
        return None
    
    mySceneInput.closeFile()
    return myGraph

# CODE FOR The Inventor Mentor ENDS HERE
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def ReadFile():
    # Read the file
    scene = readFile("E:\\TEMP\\fix some drawing\\Mentor_Freecad\\bookshelf.iv")            # TODO: CHANGE ME IF YOU WANT!!
    view = Gui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView
    sg = view.getSceneGraph()
    sg.addChild(scene)