Add 'Create sketch' command (issue #481)

InitGui.py

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def Initialize(self):
         import SheetMetalUnfoldCmd
         import SheetMetalBaseShapeCmd
         import os.path
+        import SheetMetalExtraToolbar
 
         self.list = [
             "SheetMetal_AddBase",
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ def Initialize(self):
         # self.appendMenu(["An existing Menu","My submenu"],self.list) # appends a submenu to an existing menu
         Gui.addPreferencePage(os.path.join(SMWBPath, "Resources/panels/SMprefs.ui"), "SheetMetal")
         Gui.addIconPath(SMIconPath)
+        SheetMetalExtraToolbar.check_setup()
 
     def Activated(self):
         "This function is executed when the workbench is activated"

SheetMetalExtraToolbar.py

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+###################################################################################
+#
+#  SheetMetalExtraToolbar.py
+#
+#  Copyright 2025 by @zokhasan
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+#  MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+#
+###################################################################################
+
+import FreeCAD
+from SheetMetalTools import params
+
+
+def add_extra_toolbar() -> None:
+    """Add 'Create sketch' button in Sheet Metal workbench.
+
+    Add a 'Create sketch' button by the way adding information to
+    the user.cfg file (like the 'Customize...' tool does).
+    Set the 'wasSetupExtraToolbar' parameter in user.cfg file, which will
+    allow skipping 'setup_toolbar()' function called  from 'check_setup()'
+    the next time FreeCAD is launched.
+    """
+    toolbar = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter: BaseApp/Workbench/SMWorkbench/Toolbar/SM_Helper")
+    toolbar.SetString("Name", "Sheet Metal Helper")          # Name Custom toolbar
+    toolbar.SetBool("Active", 1)                             # Activate toolbar
+    toolbar.SetString("PartDesign_NewSketch", "PartDesign")  # Add Sketch button(from PartDesign)
+    params.SetBool("wasSetupExtraToolbar", True)
+
+
+def setup_toolbar() -> None:
+    """Call add_extra_toolbar() if 'Create sketch' button isn't added.
+
+    Check if 'Create sketch' button is in a user's custom toolbars,
+    and if found, set 'wasSetupExtraToolbar' parameter in user.cfg,
+    if not, call 'add_extra_toolbar()' function.
+    """
+    if FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter: BaseApp/Workbench/SMWorkbench").HasGroup("Toolbar"):
+        sm_toolbar = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter: BaseApp/Workbench/SMWorkbench/Toolbar")
+        groups = sm_toolbar.GetGroups()
+        sketch_button1 = ('String', 'PartDesign_NewSketch', 'PartDesign')
+        sketch_button2 = ('String', 'Sketcher_NewSketch', 'Sketcher')
+        has_button = False
+
+        for group in groups:
+            contents = sm_toolbar.GetGroup(group).GetContents()
+            if sketch_button1 in contents or sketch_button2 in contents:
+                has_button = True
+                break
+
+        if has_button:
+            params.SetBool("wasSetupExtraToolbar", True)
+        else:
+            add_extra_toolbar()
+    else:
+        add_extra_toolbar()
+
+
+def check_setup() -> None:
+    if not params.GetBool("wasSetupExtraToolbar", False):  # "False" is default value if param doesn't exist
+        setup_toolbar()