Added button to assign the current 3D view direction to a TechDraw view

InitGui.py

@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class AssemblyHandbookWorkbench(Gui.Workbench):
         self.importModule('ahb_cmd_new_step')
         toolbox.append("AHB_new_step")
         
+        self.importModule('ahb_cmd_view_set_direction')
+        toolbox.append("AHB_view_set_direction")
+        
         self.importModule('ahb_cmd_view_annotate')
         toolbox.append("AHB_view_annotate")
         

ahb_cmd_render.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import FreeCAD as App
 class AHB_Render:
     def GetResources(self):
         return {"MenuText": "Render",
-                "ToolTip": "Render to images",
+                "ToolTip": "Render current 3D view to a PNG image",
                 "Pixmap": ""
                 }
 

ahb_cmd_view_set_direction.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import FreeCADGui as Gui
+import FreeCAD as App
+
+class AHB_SetViewDirection:
+    def GetResources(self):
+        return {"MenuText": "Set view direction",
+                "ToolTip": "Applies the current 3D view direction on the selected TechDraw view",
+                "Pixmap": ""
+                }
+
+    def IsActive(self):
+        view = self._get_view()
+        return view is not None
+
+    def Activated(self):
+        workbench = Gui.getWorkbench("AssemblyHandbookWorkbench") #: :type workbench: AssemblyHandbookWorkbench
+        view = self._get_view()
+        if view is None:
+            raise Exception("Please select a TechDraw view")
+        workbench.techDrawExtensions.setCurrentViewDirection(view)
+        
+    def _get_view(self):
+        view = None if len(Gui.Selection.getSelection()) == 0 else Gui.Selection.getSelection()[0]
+        if view is not None and view.TypeId != 'TechDraw::DrawViewPart':
+            view = None
+        return view
+        
+
+from ahb_command import AHB_CommandWrapper
+AHB_CommandWrapper.addGuiCommand('AHB_view_set_direction', AHB_SetViewDirection())

ahb_techdraw_extensions.py

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class TechDrawExtensions:
 				parts_to_paint.append(None)
 			
 			for part in parts_to_paint:
-				default_line_thickness = 0.1
+				default_line_thickness = 0.05
 				line_thickness = default_line_thickness
 				
 				default_color = (0, 0, 0)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class TechDrawExtensions:
 						prev_view = doc.getObject(view.Assembly_handbook_PreviousStepView)
 						if prev_view is not None:
 							if not part in prev_view.XSource:
-								line_thickness *= 2.5
+								line_thickness = 0.3
 								
 					for balloon in selected_balloons:
 						if part.Name == balloon.Assembly_handbook_PartName:
@@ -194,6 +194,22 @@ class TechDrawExtensions:
 				cursor.setViewPos(App.Vector(selected_balloons[0].OriginX, selected_balloons[0].OriginY))
 				cursor.setVisible(True)
 		
+	def setCurrentViewDirection(self, view):
+		from pivy import coin
+		
+		doc = view.Document
+		if doc != Gui.ActiveDocument.Document:
+			raise Exception("Current view is not for the same document as TechDraw view " + view.Name)
+		activeView = Gui.ActiveDocument.ActiveView
+		if str(type(activeView)) != "<class 'View3DInventorPy'>":
+			raise Exception("Current view is not a 3D view")
+		
+		cam = activeView.getCameraNode()
+		
+		dir = cam.orientation.getValue().multVec(coin.SbVec3f(0,0,1)).getValue()
+		xdir = cam.orientation.getValue().multVec(coin.SbVec3f(1,0,0)).getValue()
+		view.Direction = App.Vector(dir[0], dir[1], dir[2])
+		view.XDirection = App.Vector(xdir[0], xdir[1], xdir[2])
 				
 	def refreshView(self, view):
 		doc = view.Document