[Problem] PartDesign: Mirrored feature mirror plane selection doesn't work

[benj5378]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Problem description

The Mirrored feature task shows some planes, that can be clicked and selected, such they turn green. I therefore expect the selection of one of them to become the mirror plane for the task. But this is not the case.

Not sure if this is a bug or feature request.

Full version info

OS: Ubuntu Core 22 (ubuntu:GNOME/ubuntu)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.22.0dev.34125 (Git) Snap 761
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: ea116dc0332ccfc5797f248b04492a16f421b787
Python 3.10.12, Qt 5.15.10, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 7.1.1, OCC 7.7.1
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Installed mods: 
  * Help 1.0.3

Subproject(s) affected?

PartDesign

Anything else?

No response

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[ghost]

A minimal example file? Guessing, if it is no datum plane, then maybe a b-spline surface, which looks like a plane.

[benj5378]

A minimal example file?

No need: 1) make sketch, 2) pad, 3) make mirror feature and see the behaviour of plane selection in 3D view.

Guessing, if it is no datum plane, then maybe a b-spline surface, which looks like a plane

We are talking about the base planes (XY, YZ, XZ) (but this can be expanded on I guess)

[ghost]

We are talking about the base planes (XY, YZ, XZ) (but this can be expanded on I guess)

This is a information, which is missing, else it is ambiguous.

But still, works for me in all datum plane directions. If that would not be working in general, there would be already be reported i think. Weird that such a fundamental task does not work for you.

my tested version:

OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) (X-Cinnamon/lightdm-xsession)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.22.0dev.34188 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: e248e501e57585c84d073e5aff152e1deacb0799
Python 3.11.2, Qt 5.15.8, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 9.1.0, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Installed mods: 
  * QuickMeasure 2022.10.28

edit: added words for phrase

[benj5378]

@grubertechnic, we are talking the base planes that can be selected while performing a mirror task

[ghost]

Yes. Same. It works (on my compiled master version).

[benj5378]

Yes. Same. It works (on my compiled master version).

Are you sure you get me? It's not what your screenshot shows

[ghost]

Are you sure you get me?

When you asking again, no, i do not get your point. Maybe a step by step instruction would help. At least yours from before works for me.

[aavogt]

I also expected the Gui.Selection.addSelection to set the MirrorPlane attribute. Here is a video which also shows that Pocket cannot be mirrored:

freecad_mirror_plane_selection.webm

[benj5378]

I have thought a bit about this. As base plane selection is used many places throughout FreeCAD, there should propably be a global plane selection implementation (a hook), if not already existing