From 660949b260e82ec451b0904d219633d50bc2d41c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kurt Ludikovsky Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:45:44 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ReadMe added --- Readme.md | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Readme.md diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e523f9f --- /dev/null +++ b/Readme.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# EasyAreaAlias + +### A FreCAD macro to create Aliasis for a selected range of cells from the row and column headings + +## Installation + +See [How to install macros](https://wiki.freecadweb.org/How_to_install_macros) + +## Usage + +### 1. Create a data-table + +In a FreeCAD spreadsheet create a data-table with row- and column-headers. + +Eg. have the part-name in the rows and in the columns the dimension category. + +| |X|Y|Z| +|---------|---------|---------|---------| +|Part 1|10|20|30| +|Part 2|20|30|10| +|Part 3|40|30|30| +|Part 4|60|50|20| +|Part 5|30|60|60| + + +### 2. Select the data +Select the data only, excluding the headings + +### 3. Execute the macro + +The macro will now check **and correct**[^1] the headings (replace specail characters, blanks, etc.) so that a proper alias can be generated and generate and set the alias for each cell in the selected range. + +Eg. in the tabel above the first cell will get the alias +"Part_1_X", and so on. + + + + + + +[^1] The corretiong is done to assure there are no differencies between the displayed text and the generated alias. \ No newline at end of file