Method load

cadquery/assembly.py:643–669

Load step, xbf or xml. Only STEP supports unit conversion on loading.

(
        cls,
        path: str,
        importType: Optional[ImportLiterals] = None,
        unit: UnitLiterals = "MM",
    )

    @classmethod
    def load(
        cls,
        path: str,
        importType: Optional[ImportLiterals] = None,
        unit: UnitLiterals = "MM",
    ) -> Self:
        """
        Load step, xbf or xml. Only STEP supports unit conversion on loading.
        """

        if importType is None:
            t = path.split(".")[-1].upper()
            if t in ("STEP", "XML", "XBF"):
                importType = cast(ImportLiterals, t)
            else:
                raise ValueError("Unknown extension, specify import type explicitly")

        assy = cls()

        if importType == "STEP":
            _importStep(assy, path, unit)
        elif importType == "XML":
            importXml(assy, path)
        elif importType == "XBF":
            importXbf(assy, path)

        return assy

    @property
    def shapes(self) -> List[Shape]: