skeinforge_tools.craft_plugins.export ($Date: 2008/21/04 $)
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Export is a script to pick an export plugin and optionally print the output to a file.

The default 'Activate Export' checkbox is on. When it is on, the functions described below will work, when it is off, the functions will not be called.

Export presents the user with a choice of the export plugins in the export_plugins folder. The chosen plugin will then modify the gcode or translate it into another format. There is also the "Do Not Change Output" choice, which will not change the output.

To print the output to a file, add the file output name to the "Also Send Output To" field. A common choice is sys.stdout to print the output in the shell screen. Another common choice is sys.stderr. The default is nothing, in which case the output will not be printed to a file. The 'File Extension' field determines the file extension added to the name of the output file, the default is gcode.

If the "Delete Comments" checkbox is true, export will delete the comments. The comments are not necessary to run a fabricator.

When export is exporting the code, if there is a file replace.csv, it will replace the word in the first column by its replacement in the second column. There is an example file replace_example.csv to demonstrate the comma separated format, which can be edited in a text editor or a spreadsheet.

An export plugin is a script in the export_plugins folder which has the functions getOuput and writeOutput.

The following examples export the file Screw Holder Bottom.stl. The examples are run in a terminal in the folder which contains Screw Holder Bottom.stl and export.py.


> python export.py
This brings up the export dialog.


> python export.py Screw Holder Bottom.stl
The export tool is parsing the file:
Screw Holder Bottom.stl
..
The export tool has created the file:
.. Screw Holder Bottom_export.gcode


> python
Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Sep 22 2007, 01:43:31)
[GCC 4.2.1 (SUSE Linux)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import export
>>> export.main()
This brings up the export dialog.


>>> export.writeOutput()
The export tool is parsing the file:
Screw Holder Bottom.stl
..
The export tool has created the file:
.. Screw Holder Bottom_export.gcode

 
Modules
       
__init__
skeinforge_tools.analyze
cStringIO
skeinforge_tools.skeinforge_utilities.consecution
skeinforge_tools.skeinforge_utilities.euclidean
skeinforge_tools.skeinforge_utilities.gcodec
skeinforge_tools.skeinforge_utilities.intercircle
skeinforge_tools.skeinforge_utilities.interpret
os
skeinforge_tools.meta_plugins.polyfile
skeinforge_tools.skeinforge_utilities.preferences
sys
time

 
Classes
       
ExportRepository
ExportSkein

 
class ExportRepository
    A class to handle the export preferences.
 
  Methods defined here:
__init__(self)
Set the default preferences, execute title & preferences fileName.
execute(self)
Export button has been clicked.

 
class ExportSkein
    A class to export a skein of extrusions.
 
  Methods defined here:
__init__(self)
addLine(self, line)
Add a line of text and a newline to the output.
getCraftedGcode(self, exportRepository, gcodeText)
Parse gcode text and store the export gcode.
getLineWithTruncatedNumber(self, character, line)
Get a line with the number after the character truncated.
parseLine(self, exportRepository, line)
Parse a gcode line.

 
Functions
       
getCraftedTextFromText(gcodeText, exportRepository=None)
Export a gcode linear move text.
getDistanceGcode(exportText)
Get gcode lines with distance variable added.G2 X-0.148 Y-0.062 Z0.0 I-0.148 J0.148G2 X-0.148 Y-0.062 Z0.0 R0.21
getReplaced(exportText)
Get text with words replaced according to replace.csv file.
getRepositoryConstructor()
Get the repository constructor.
getSelectedPluginModule(plugins)
Get the selected plugin module.
main()
Display the export dialog.
writeOutput(fileName='')
Export a gcode linear move file.

 
Data
        __author__ = 'Enrique Perez (perez_enrique@yahoo.com)'
__date__ = '$Date: 2008/21/04 $'
__license__ = 'GPL 3.0'
absolute_import = _Feature((2, 5, 0, 'alpha', 1), (2, 7, 0, 'alpha', 0), 16384)

 
Author
        Enrique Perez (perez_enrique@yahoo.com)