align object origins

convenience function to align origins

__init__.py

@@ -691,6 +691,10 @@ class ABC3D_PT_FontCreation(bpy.types.Panel):
         layout.row().operator(
             f"{__name__}.temporaryhelper", text="Debug Function Do Not Use"
         )
+        box.label(text="origin points")
+        box.row().operator(f"{__name__}.align_origins_to_active_object", text="Align origins to Active Object")
+        # box.row().operator(f"{__name__}.align_origins_to_metrics", text="Align origins to Metrics (left)")
+        # box.row().operator(f"{__name__}.fix_objects_metrics_origins", text="Fix objects metrics origins")
 
 
 class ABC3D_PT_TextPropertiesPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
@@ -1012,6 +1016,72 @@ class ABC3D_OT_AlignMetrics(bpy.types.Operator):
         butils.align_metrics_of_objects(objects)
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
+class ABC3D_OT_AlignOriginsToActiveObject(bpy.types.Operator):
+    """Align origins of selected objects to origin of active object on one axis."""
+
+    bl_idname = f"{__name__}.align_origins_to_active_object"
+    bl_label = "Align origins to Active Object"
+    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    enum_axis = (('0','X',''),('1','Y',''),('2','Z',''))
+    axis: bpy.props.EnumProperty(items = enum_axis, default='2')
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        objects = bpy.context.selected_objects
+        butils.align_origins_to_active_object(objects, int(self.axis))
+        return {"FINISHED"}
+
+# class ABC3D_OT_AlignOriginsToMetrics(bpy.types.Operator):
+    # """Align origins of selected objects to their metrics left border.
+
+    # Be aware that shifting the origin will also shift the pivot point around which an object rotates.
+
+    # If an object does not have metrics, it will be ignored."""
+
+    # bl_idname = f"{__name__}.align_origins_to_metrics"
+    # bl_label = "Align origins to metrics metrics"
+    # bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    # ignore_warning: bpy.props.BoolProperty(
+        # name="Do not warn in the future",
+        # description="Do not warn in the future",
+        # default=False,
+    # )
+
+    # def draw(self, context):
+        # layout = self.layout
+        # layout.row().label(text="Warning!")
+        # layout.row().label(text="This also shifts the pivot point around which the glyph rotates.")
+        # layout.row().label(text="This may not be what you want.")
+        # layout.row().label(text="Glyph advance derives from metrics boundaries, not origin points.")
+        # layout.row().label(text="If you are sure about what you're doing, please continue.")
+        # layout.row().prop(self, "ignore_warning")
+
+    # def invoke(self, context, event):
+        # if not self.ignore_warning:
+            # wm = context.window_manager
+            # return wm.invoke_props_dialog(self)
+        # return self.execute(context)
+
+    # def execute(self, context):
+        # objects = bpy.context.selected_objects
+        # butils.align_origins_to_metrics(objects)
+        # butils.fix_objects_metrics_origins(objects)
+        # return {"FINISHED"}
+
+# class ABC3D_OT_FixObjectsMetricsOrigins(bpy.types.Operator):
+    # """Align metrics origins of selected objects to their metrics bounding box.
+
+    # If an object does not have metrics, it will be ignored."""
+
+    # bl_idname = f"{__name__}.fix_objects_metrics_origins"
+    # bl_label = "Fix metrics origin of all selected objects"
+    # bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
+
+    # def execute(self, context):
+        # objects = bpy.context.selected_objects
+        # butils.fix_objects_metrics_origins(objects)
+        # return {"FINISHED"}
 
 class ABC3D_OT_TemporaryHelper(bpy.types.Operator):
     """Temporary Helper ABC3D\nThis could do anything.\nIt's just there to make random functions available for testing."""
@@ -1617,6 +1687,9 @@ classes = (
     ABC3D_OT_RemoveMetrics,
     ABC3D_OT_AlignMetricsToActiveObject,
     ABC3D_OT_AlignMetrics,
+    ABC3D_OT_AlignOriginsToActiveObject,
+    # ABC3D_OT_AlignOriginsToMetrics,
+    # ABC3D_OT_FixObjectsMetricsOrigins,
     ABC3D_OT_TemporaryHelper,
     ABC3D_OT_RemoveText,
     ABC3D_OT_PlaceText,