Adjusted camera to fit prewview.

README.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # InventorLoader
-Loads / Imports Autodesk (R) Inventor (R) files into FreeCAD (min. Version 0.17). Until now only
+Loads / Imports Autodesk (R) Inventor (R) files into FreeCAD (min. Version 0.17). Until now only 
 Parts (IPT) but nor assemblies (IAM) nor drawings (IDW) can be displayed.
 
-As Inventor files contains a complete ACIS model representation, SAT and SAB files can also be
+As Inventor files contains a complete ACIS model representation, SAT and SAB files can also be 
 imported into FreeCAD.
 
 ## Status:
-> Release Candidate 1 (RC1)
+> Release Candidate 2 (RC2)
 
 ## Prerequisites
 - The AddOn requires additional python packages in the FreeCAD python installation:
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ a) beside FreeCAD's bin folder, or
 b) in user's application data (%APPDATA% on windows) or home folder (on linux/MAC).  
 A new folder "InvetorLoader-master" will be created.
 
-The next time FreeCAD will offer new import formats for ACIS' SAT (\*.sat) files and Autodesk
+The next time FreeCAD will offer new import formats for ACIS' SAT (\*.sat) files and Autodesk 
 Inventor's IPT (\*.ipt) files as supported import formats.
 
-As new python packages are required (ref. "Prerequisites") FreeCAD has to be restarted
+As new python packages are required (ref. "Prerequisites") FreeCAD has to be restarted 
 so that the new packages become available.
 
 ### Solving installation problems
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ That allows it to embed Excel workbooks e.g.
  -- STEP based: The ACIS model will be converted into STEP and imported afterwards.
 
 ## History:
-- 0.17.0 (2019-07-04): Missing features added as ACIS models.
+- 0.18.0 (2019-08-07): Added coloring of single faces and changed to default Inventor campera position (RC2).
+
+- 0.17.0 (2019-07-04): Missing features added as ACIS models (RC1).
 
 - 0.16.0 (2019-03-19): Added creation of Shells
 

TODOs.md

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 # IPT file
-## Incomplete Features
-	* Colors
-		* single faces
 
 ## Missing Features
 	* SheetMetal

importerIL.py

@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 Collection of 3D Mesh importers
 '''
 
-import os, sys, FreeCAD, importerSAT, Import_IPT
+import os, sys, FreeCAD, FreeCADGui, importerSAT, Import_IPT
 import importerUtils, Acis, importerClasses
-from importerUtils   import canImport, logWarning, logError, logAlways, viewAxonometric
+from importerUtils   import canImport, logInfo, logWarning, logError, logAlways
 from olefile         import isOleFile
 from importerFreeCAD import createGroup
+from pivy import coin
 
 __author__     = "Jens M. Plonka"
 __copyright__  = 'Copyright 2018, Germany'
@@ -70,6 +71,19 @@ def releaseMemory():
 	Acis.releaseMemory()
 	importerClasses.releaseModel()
 
+def adjustView(doc):
+	if (FreeCAD.GuiUp):
+		# adjust camara position and orientation
+		g = FreeCADGui.getDocument(doc.Name)
+		v = g.ActiveView
+		c = v.getCameraNode()
+		p = coin.SbVec3f(1, 1, 1)
+		o = coin.SbVec3f(0, 0, 0)
+		u = coin.SbVec3f(0, 1, 0)
+		c.position.setValue(p)
+		c.pointAt( o, u )
+		FreeCADGui.SendMsgToActiveView("ViewFit")
+
 def insert(filename, docname, skip = [], only = [], root = None):
 	'''
 	opens an Autodesk Inventor file in the current document
@@ -86,6 +100,8 @@ def insert(filename, docname, skip = [], only = [], root = None):
 				reader.create3dModel(group, doc)
 				viewAxonometric()
 			releaseMemory()
+			FreeCADGui.SendMsgToActiveView("ViewFit")
+			logInfo(u"DONE!")
 		except:
 			open(filename, skip, only, root)
 	return
@@ -104,6 +120,7 @@ def open(filename, skip = [], only = [], root = None):
 		if (reader is not None):
 			# Create 3D-Model in root (None) of document
 			reader.create3dModel(None , doc)
-			viewAxonometric()
+			adjustView(doc)
 		releaseMemory()
+		logInfo(u"DONE!")
 	return

importerUtils.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from PySide.QtGui  import *
 from uuid          import UUID
 from struct        import Struct, unpack_from, pack
-from FreeCAD       import Vector as VEC, Console, GuiUp, ParamGet
+from FreeCAD       import Vector as VEC, Console, ParamGet
 from olefile       import OleFileIO
 
 __author__     = 'Jens M. Plonka'
@@ -851,12 +851,6 @@ def setInventorFile(file):
 				shutil.rmtree(p)
 	return OleFileIO(file)
 
-def viewAxonometric():
-	if (GuiUp):
-		FreeCADGui.activeView().viewAxonometric()
-		FreeCADGui.SendMsgToActiveView("ViewFit")
-	logInfo(u"DONE!")
-
 def isString(value):
 	if (type(value) is str): return True
 	if (sys.version_info.major < 3):