VersionControl Workbench

The purpose of this workbench is, to explore the possibilities of using FreeCAD in conjunction with different version control software.

Currently, two systems will be used:

• Git (free and open source)
• LoCo (proprietary Simulation Data Management software by SCALE GmbH)

Features

Opening JSON files

This workbench implements a new FreeCAD file importer. It can open special JSON files, that represent the hierarchy of different CAD parts.

Installation

Copy or link this folder to ~/.FreeCAD/Mod.

Additional Scripts

Easy to use helpers in the scripts folder.

open_from_folder

Takes path to a folder as argument and creates the neccessary JSON file to be openend with FreeCAD. Nested directories will be interpreted as a part hierarchy.

open_from_loco

Wrapper to open FreeCAD directly from the LoCo application. To be configured as external application.