Cura/cura.py

   1 #!/usr/bin/python
   2 """
   3 This page is in the table of contents.
   4 ==Overview==
   5 ===Introduction===
   6 Cura is a AGPL tool chain to generate a GCode path for 3D printing. Older versions of Cura where based on Skeinforge.
   7 Versions up from 13.05 are based on a C++ engine called CuraEngine.
   8 """
   9 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2013 David Braam - Released under terms of the AGPLv3 License"
  10
  11 from optparse import OptionParser
  12
  13 from Cura.util import profile
  14
  15 def main():
  16         """
  17         Main Cura entry point. Parses arguments, and starts GUI or slicing process depending on the arguments.
  18         """
  19         parser = OptionParser(usage="usage: %prog [options] <filename>.stl")
  20         parser.add_option("-i", "--ini", action="store", type="string", dest="profileini",
  21                 help="Load settings from a profile ini file")
  22         parser.add_option("-r", "--print", action="store", type="string", dest="printfile",
  23                 help="Open the printing interface, instead of the normal cura interface.")
  24         parser.add_option("-p", "--profile", action="store", type="string", dest="profile",
  25                 help="Internal option, do not use!")
  26         parser.add_option("-s", "--slice", action="store_true", dest="slice",
  27                 help="Slice the given files instead of opening them in Cura")
  28         parser.add_option("-o", "--output", action="store", type="string", dest="output",
  29                 help="path to write sliced file to")
  30         parser.add_option("--serialCommunication", action="store", type="string", dest="serialCommunication",
  31                 help="Start commandline serial monitor")
  32
  33         (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
  34
  35         if options.serialCommunication:
  36                 from Cura import serialCommunication
  37                 port, baud = options.serialCommunication.split(':')
  38                 serialCommunication.startMonitor(port, baud)
  39                 return
  40
  41         print "load preferences from " + profile.getPreferencePath()
  42         profile.loadPreferences(profile.getPreferencePath())
  43
  44         if options.profile is not None:
  45                 profile.setProfileFromString(options.profile)
  46         elif options.profileini is not None:
  47                 profile.loadProfile(options.profileini)
  48         else:
  49                 profile.loadProfile(profile.getDefaultProfilePath(), True)
  50
  51         if options.printfile is not None:
  52                 from Cura.gui import printWindow
  53                 printWindow.startPrintInterface(options.printfile)
  54         elif options.slice is not None:
  55                 from Cura.util import sliceEngine
  56                 from Cura.util import objectScene
  57                 from Cura.util import meshLoader
  58                 import shutil
  59
  60                 def commandlineProgressCallback(progress):
  61                         if progress >= 0:
  62                                 #print 'Preparing: %d%%' % (progress * 100)
  63                                 pass
  64                 scene = objectScene.Scene()
  65                 scene.updateMachineDimensions()
  66                 engine = sliceEngine.Engine(commandlineProgressCallback)
  67                 for m in meshLoader.loadMeshes(args[0]):
  68                         scene.add(m)
  69                 engine.runEngine(scene)
  70                 engine.wait()
  71
  72                 if not options.output:
  73                         options.output = args[0] + profile.getGCodeExtension()
  74                 with open(options.output, "wb") as f:
  75                         gcode = engine.getResult().getGCode()
  76                         while True:
  77                                 data = gcode.read()
  78                                 if len(data) == 0:
  79                                         break
  80                                 f.write(data)
  81                 print 'GCode file saved : %s' % options.output
  82
  83                 engine.cleanup()
  84         else:
  85                 from Cura.gui import app
  86                 app.CuraApp(args).MainLoop()
  87
  88 if __name__ == '__main__':
  89         main()