FemShellThickness.py

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__title__ = "FemShellThickness"
__author__ = "Bernd Hahnebach"
__url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"


import FreeCAD

if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
    import FreeCADGui
    import FemGui


def makeFemShellThickness(thickness=20.0, name="ShellThickness"):
    '''makeFemShellThickness([thickness], [name]): creates an shellthickness object to define a plate thickness'''
    obj = FemGui.getActiveAnalysis().Document.addObject("Fem::FeaturePython", name)
    import _FemShellThickness
    _FemShellThickness._FemShellThickness(obj)
    obj.Thickness = thickness
    if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
        import _ViewProviderFemShellThickness
        _ViewProviderFemShellThickness._ViewProviderFemShellThickness(obj.ViewObject)
    return obj