From ffab288f4e91461e97dbb1b28d6ec4b03daaa757 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roy-043 <70520633+Roy-043@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:30:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Draft: fix clone diffuse color regression

Fixes #27958.

Delay formatting of clone object to ensure shape availability.
---
 src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_clone.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_clone.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_clone.py
index 3b8f4ffb4f..b4b7e4b547 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_clone.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_clone.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from draftutils import utils
 from draftutils import gui_utils
 
 if App.GuiUp:
+    from PySide import QtCore
     from draftviewproviders.view_clone import ViewProviderClone
 
 
@@ -131,7 +132,10 @@ def make_clone(obj, delta=None, forcedraft=False):
         cl.LongName = obj[0].LongName
     if App.GuiUp:
         ViewProviderClone(cl.ViewObject)
-        gui_utils.format_object(cl, obj[0])
+        # Shape of clone may not yet be available (v1.1 regression). We need to delay
+        # `format_object()` as that function requires the correct number of faces.
+        # https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues/27958
+        QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(0, lambda: gui_utils.format_object(cl, obj[0]))
         gui_utils.select(cl)
     return cl