-
- // Do check that we can use external feature
- if ((aSPFeature.get() != NULL) && aSPFeature->isExternal() && (!myExternalObjectMgr->useExternal()))
- return false;
-
- if (aSPFeature.get() == NULL && aShape.get() != NULL && !aShape->isNull() && myExternalObjectMgr->useExternal()) {
- aSelectedObject = myExternalObjectMgr->externalObject(theSelectedObject, theShape, sketch());
+ // there is no a sketch feature is selected, but the shape exists, try to create an exernal object
+ // TODO: unite with the same functionality in PartSet_WidgetShapeSelector
+ if (aSPFeature.get() == NULL) {
+ ObjectPtr anExternalObject = ObjectPtr();
+ GeomShapePtr anExternalShape = GeomShapePtr();
+ if (myExternalObjectMgr->useExternal()) {
+ if (myExternalObjectMgr->canCreateExternal()) {
+ GeomShapePtr aShape = theShape;
+ if (!aShape.get()) {
+ ResultPtr aResult = myWorkshop->selection()->getResult(thePrs);
+ if (aResult.get())
+ aShape = aResult->shape();
+ }
+ if (aShape.get() != NULL && !aShape->isNull())
+ anExternalObject =
+ myExternalObjectMgr->externalObject(theObject, aShape, sketch(), myIsInValidate);
+ }
+ else {
+ anExternalObject = theObject;
+ anExternalShape = theShape;
+ }
+ }
+ /// the object is null if the selected feature is "external"(not sketch entity feature of the
+ /// current sketch) and it is not created by object manager
+ theObject = anExternalObject;
+ theShape = anExternalShape;