FreeCAD/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/example_post.py
2016-11-02 10:58:35 +01:00

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TOOLTIP='''
This is an example postprocessor file for the Path workbench. It is used
to save a list of FreeCAD Path objects to a file.
Read the Path Workbench documentation to know how to convert Path objects
to GCode.
'''
import datetime
now = datetime.datetime.now()
# to distinguish python built-in open function from the one declared below
if open.__module__ == '__builtin__':
pythonopen = open
def export(objectslist, filename,argstring):
"called when freecad exports a list of objects"
if len(objectslist) > 1:
print "This script is unable to write more than one Path object"
return
obj = objectslist[0]
if not hasattr(obj, "Path"):
print "the given object is not a path"
gcode = obj.Path.toGCode()
gcode = parse(gcode)
gfile = pythonopen(filename, "wb")
gfile.write(gcode)
gfile.close()
def parse(inputstring):
"parse(inputstring): returns a parsed output string"
print "postprocessing..."
output = ""
# write some stuff first
output += "N10 ;time:"+str(now)+"\n"
output += "N20 G17 G20 G80 G40 G90\n"
output += "N30 (Exported by FreeCAD)\n"
linenr = 100
lastcommand = None
# treat the input line by line
lines = inputstring.split("\n")
for line in lines:
# split the G/M command from the arguments
if " " in line:
command, args = line.split(" ", 1)
else:
# no space found, which means there are no arguments
command = line
args = ""
# add a line number
output += "N" + str(linenr) + " "
# only print the command if it is not the same as the last one
if command != lastcommand:
output += command + " "
output += args + "\n"
# increment the line number
linenr += 10
# store the latest command
lastcommand = command
# write some more stuff at the end
output += "N" + str(linenr) + " M05\n"
output += "N" + str(linenr + 10) + " M25\n"
output += "N" + str(linenr + 20) + " G00 X-1.0 Y1.0\n"
output += "N" + str(linenr + 30) + " G17 G80 G40 G90\n"
output += "N" + str(linenr + 40) + " M99\n"
print "done postprocessing."
return output
print __name__ + " gcode postprocessor loaded."