Incrementally show CAD objects in Visual Studio Code. The command support the CQ-Editor parameters obj, name and options plus additional viewer specific args.
show_object(obj, name=None, options=None, port=None, <keyword arguments>)
Parameters:
obj: The CAD object to be shown
Keywords for show_object:
name: The name of the CAD object
options: A dict of color and alpha value: {"alpha":0.5, "color": (64, 164, 223)}
0 <= alpha <= 1.0 and color is a 3-tuple of values between 0 and 255
parent: Add another object, usually the parent of e.g. edges or vertices with alpha=0.25
clear: In interactice mode, clear the stack of objects to be shown
(typically used for the first object)
port: The port the viewer listens to. Typically use 'set_port(port)' instead
progress: Show progress of tessellation with None is no progress indicator. (default="-+c")
for object: "-": is reference, "+": gets tessellated, "c": from cache
Valid keywords to configure the viewer (**kwargs):
- UI
glass: Use glass mode where tree is an overlay over the cad object (default=False)
tools: Show tools (default=True)
tree_width: Width of the object tree (default=240)
- Viewer
axes: Show axes (default=False)
axes0: Show axes at (0,0,0) (default=False)
grid: Show grid (default=False)
ortho: Use orthographic projections (default=True)
transparent: Show objects transparent (default=False)
default_opacity: Opacity value for transparent objects (default=0.5)
black_edges: Show edges in black color (default=False)
orbit_control: Mouse control use "orbit" control instead of "trackball" control (default=False)
collapse: Collapse.LEAVES: collapse all single leaf nodes,
Collapse.ROOT: expand root only,
Collapse.ALL: collapse all nodes,
Collapse.NONE: expand all nodes
(default=Collapse.LEAVES)
ticks: Hint for the number of ticks in both directions (default=10)
up: Use z-axis ('Z') or y-axis ('Y') as up direction for the camera (default="Z")
zoom: Zoom factor of view (default=1.0)
position: Camera position
quaternion: Camera orientation as quaternion
target: Camera look at target
reset_camera: Camera.RESET: Reset camera position, rotation, toom and target
Camera.CENTER: Keep camera position, rotation, toom, but look at center
Camera.KEEP: Keep camera position, rotation, toom, and target
(default=Camera.RESET)
pan_speed: Speed of mouse panning (default=1)
rotate_speed: Speed of mouse rotate (default=1)
zoom_speed: Speed of mouse zoom (default=1)
- Renderer
deviation: Shapes: Deviation from linear deflection value (default=0.1)
angular_tolerance: Shapes: Angular deflection in radians for tessellation (default=0.2)
edge_accuracy: Edges: Precision of edge discretization (default: mesh quality / 100)
default_color: Default mesh color (default=(232, 176, 36))
default_edgecolor: Default color of the edges of a mesh (default=(128, 128, 128))
default_facecolor: Default color of the edges of a mesh (default=#ee82ee / Violet)
default_thickedgecolor: Default color of the edges of a mesh (default=#ba55d3 / MediumOrchid)
default_vertexcolor: Default color of the edges of a mesh (default=#ba55d3 / MediumOrchid)
ambient_intensity: Intensity of ambient light (default=1.00)
direct_intensity: Intensity of direct light (default=1.10)
metalness: Metalness property of the default material (default=0.30)
roughness: Roughness property of the default material (default=0.65)
render_edges: Render edges (default=True)
render_normals: Render normals (default=False)
render_mates: Render mates for MAssemblies (default=False)
render_joints: Render build123d joints (default=False)
parallel: Tessellate objects in parallel (default=False)
show_parent: Render parent of faces, edges or vertices as wireframe
helper_scale: Scale of rendered helpers (locations, axis, mates for MAssemblies) (default=1)
- Debug
debug: Show debug statements to the VS Code browser console (default=False)
imeit: Show timing information from level 0-3 (default=False)
-
Reset the object stack:
reset_show() -
Restart a new objects stack
show_object(obj, clear=True)
For more detail, see show
import cadquery as cq
from ocp_vscode import show_object, reset_show, set_defaults
reset_show() # use for reapeated shift-enter execution to clean object buffer
set_defaults(axes=True, transparent=False, collapse=1, grid=(True, True, True))
box = cq.Workplane().box(1, 2, 1).edges().chamfer(0.4)
show_object(box, name="box", options={"alpha": 0.5})
sphere = cq.Workplane().sphere(0.6)
show_object(
sphere,
# show_object args
"sphere",
{"color": (10, 100, 110)},
# three-cad-viewer args
collapse="1",
reset_camera=False,
ortho=False
)