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Name: gnucleus-freecad-validator
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Summary: Validation tool for parameterized FreeCAD models. Given a design spec describing a CAD model's key parameters and a reference (ground-truth) .FCStd, the validator checks whether a candidate model is consistent with both the spec and the reference.
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# gnucleus-freecad-validator

Heuristic geometry-similarity + spec-consistency scoring for FreeCAD parts.
Deterministic, reproducible, no LLM, no GPU.

## Prerequisites

* Python ≥ 3.11
* [FreeCAD](https://www.freecad.org/) ≥ 0.21:

| Platform | Recommended install |
|---|---|
| **conda / mamba** | `conda install -c conda-forge freecad` *(no extra config needed — module is directly importable)* |
| macOS | `brew install --cask freecad` |
| Ubuntu / Debian | use the PPA — see below |
| Windows | [installer](https://www.freecad.org/downloads.php) |

For Ubuntu / Debian, the distro's default package is often older than
0.21. Use the official PPA for the latest stable (verified on
Ubuntu 24.04, x86_64):

```bash
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freecad-maintainers/freecad-stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install freecad
```

The validator auto-detects FreeCAD's Python binding on the common
install paths above, so `pip install gnucleus-freecad-validator` and
import-and-use should just work — no `PYTHONPATH` wrangling needed.

If FreeCAD lives somewhere unusual, set `FREECAD_LIB`. It accepts a
single directory or a `:`-separated list (same convention as `PATH`
and `PYTHONPATH`), so you can point at every directory FreeCAD needs
in one variable:

```bash
# macOS (Homebrew cask) — single path; the .app bundle finds its own
# workbenches relative to the binary.
export FREECAD_LIB=/Applications/FreeCAD.app/Contents/Resources/lib

# Linux (apt / PPA install) — three paths: the binding under lib/,
# the package-root Mod (often a symlink to /usr/share/freecad/Mod),
# and the canonical workbench tree itself.
export FREECAD_LIB=/usr/lib/freecad/lib:/usr/lib/freecad/Mod:/usr/share/freecad/Mod
```

Verify the wiring:

```bash
python -c "from freecad_validator._freecad_loader import import_freecad; print(import_freecad().Version())"
```

## Install

```bash
pip install gnucleus-freecad-validator
```

## Usage

### CLI

```bash
freecad-validator validate my_model.FCStd ground_truth.FCStd spec.json
```

`freecad-validator` is the package's entry-point; `--help` shows
`validate`, `batch`, and `join` subcommands.

### Python

```python
from freecad_validator import Validator

validator = Validator()
result = validator.validate(
    candidate_fcstd="path/to/my_model.FCStd",
    reference_fcstd="path/to/ground_truth.FCStd",
    spec_json="path/to/spec.json",
)
result.combined               # harmonic mean — overall verdict, in [0, 1]
result.geometry_similarity    # geometry-only sub-score
result.cad_spec_consistency   # spec ↔ CAD sub-score
```

For repeated scoring, reuse one `Validator` across cases — its
internal scorers amortize across calls.

## Scoring

Two independent passes per case:

| Pass | What it measures |
|---|---|
| `geometry_similarity` | weighted sum of `surface_types (0.10) + volume (0.35) + surface_area (0.40) + bbox (0.15)`; solid-count mismatch → 0 |
| `cad_spec_consistency` | `consistent / total_params` from per-param findings (consistent / inconsistent / not_found) |

The two are combined into `result.combined` via the harmonic mean —
chosen so a strong score on one axis cannot rescue a weak score on
the other:

```
                    2 · g · s
combined(g, s) =  ─────────────       (returns 0 when either g or s is 0)
                      g + s
```

where `g = geometry_similarity` and `s = cad_spec_consistency`. All
three values are in `[0, 1]`.

### Tolerances

Pass `GeometryTolerances` or `SpecTolerances` to `Validator` to make
the scoring stricter or more lenient. Each axis on the geometry side
has a *matched* threshold (score = 1.0 at or below) and a *far*
threshold (score = 0.0 at or above), with a smooth ramp in between.

**Geometry** — defaults:

| Axis           | matched | far  |
|---|---|---|
| volume         | 0.1 %   | 1 %  |
| surface area   | 1 %     | 10 % |
| bbox           | 1 %     | 10 % |
| surface types  | 0.5 %   | 0.75 |

**Spec consistency** — defaults:

| Knob         | Default | What it checks                                        |
|---|---|---|
| `tol_scalar` | 1 %     | lengths, radii, angles, counts (relative error)       |
| `tol_pos`    | 1 %     | positions, centers (as fraction of the part's OBB diagonal) |

```python
from freecad_validator import Validator, GeometryTolerances, SpecTolerances

validator = Validator(
    geom_tolerances=GeometryTolerances(volume_matched_rel_tol=5e-4),
    spec_tolerances=SpecTolerances(tol_scalar=0.05),
)
```

Every field is also a CLI flag in `--kebab-case` (e.g.
`--volume-matched-rel-tol`, `--tol-scalar`) on
`freecad-validator validate` and `batch`. See the
`GeometryTolerances` and `SpecTolerances` classes for the full
field list.

## Inputs

The validator takes three paths — names and on-disk layout are up to
the caller:

| Argument | Type |
|---|---|
| `candidate_fcstd` | `.FCStd` to score |
| `reference_fcstd` | ground-truth `.FCStd` |
| `spec_json` | spec JSON with `name`, `description`, `key_parameters` |

Optional spec field `categories: ["gear", ...]` opts into
family-specific checks.

### `param_check.py` auto-discovery

If `param_check.py` sits next to the candidate FCStd
(`Path(candidate_fcstd).parent / "param_check.py"`), the validator
loads it dynamically to refine spec-consistency findings. Anything
else in the directory is ignored.

### Batch CLI layout

`freecad-validator batch --sample-data-dir <sample-data-dir>` expects
one folder per case under `<sample-data-dir>/data/`:

```
<sample-data-dir>/data/<case-name>/
├── candidate.FCStd
├── reference.FCStd
├── spec.json                 # any *.json — see below
└── param_check.py            # optional
```

`<case-name>` only labels rows in the output CSV. Spec lookup tries
`spec.json`, then `<case-name>.json`, then any single `*.json`.
Outputs default to `<sample-data-dir>/validation_results.csv` and
`validation_summary.json` (override with `--output-csv` /
`--output-summary`).

## Adding a custom Category

Define `derived_candidates(bank, spec)` that returns
`{spec_key: (value, feature_ref)}`. Reference it from a case's
`param_check.py`. See `docs/adding_a_category.md`.

## License

Apache 2.0 — see [`LICENSE`](LICENSE).

This project depends on [FreeCAD](https://www.freecad.org/), which is
licensed under LGPL 2.1+. FreeCAD is not bundled with this package.
