#!/usr/bin/python """ This page is in the table of contents. ==Overview== ===Introduction=== Cura is a AGPL tool chain to generate a GCode path for 3D printing. Older versions of Cura where based on Skeinforge. Versions up from 13.05 are based on a C++ engine called CuraEngine. """ __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2013 David Braam - Released under terms of the AGPLv3 License" from optparse import OptionParser from Cura.util import profile def main(): """ Main Cura entry point. Parses arguments, and starts GUI or slicing process depending on the arguments. """ parser = OptionParser(usage="usage: %prog [options] .stl") parser.add_option("-i", "--ini", action="store", type="string", dest="profileini", help="Load settings from a profile ini file") parser.add_option("-p", "--profile", action="store", type="string", dest="profile", help="Internal option, do not use!") parser.add_option("-s", "--slice", action="store_true", dest="slice", help="Slice the given files instead of opening them in Cura") parser.add_option("-o", "--output", action="store", type="string", dest="output", help="path to write sliced file to") parser.add_option("--serialCommunication", action="store", type="string", dest="serialCommunication", help="Start commandline serial monitor") (options, args) = parser.parse_args() if options.serialCommunication: from Cura import serialCommunication port, baud = options.serialCommunication.split(':') serialCommunication.startMonitor(port, baud) return print "load preferences from " + profile.getPreferencePath() profile.loadPreferences(profile.getPreferencePath()) if options.profile is not None: profile.setProfileFromString(options.profile) elif options.profileini is not None: profile.loadProfile(options.profileini) else: profile.loadProfile(profile.getDefaultProfilePath(), True) if options.slice is not None: from Cura.util import sliceEngine from Cura.util import objectScene from Cura.util import meshLoader import shutil def commandlineProgressCallback(progress): if progress >= 0: #print 'Preparing: %d%%' % (progress * 100) pass scene = objectScene.Scene() scene.updateMachineDimensions() engine = sliceEngine.Engine(commandlineProgressCallback) for m in meshLoader.loadMeshes(args[0]): scene.add(m) engine.runEngine(scene) engine.wait() if not options.output: options.output = args[0] + profile.getGCodeExtension() with open(options.output, "wb") as f: gcode = engine.getResult().getGCode() while True: data = gcode.read() if len(data) == 0: break f.write(data) print 'GCode file saved : %s' % options.output engine.cleanup() else: from Cura.gui import app app.CuraApp(args).MainLoop() if __name__ == '__main__': main()