#!/usr/bin/python # # slicer.py - FreeCAD-based STL to Gnuplot slicer # # Written 2015 by Werner Almesberger # Copyright 2015 by Werner Almesberger # # This program//library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. # import sys sys.path.append("/usr/lib/freecad/lib") import FreeCAD, Part, Mesh import os, getopt from FreeCAD import Base from math import hypot epsilon = 0.0001 # acceptable math rounding error and slicing offset mech_eps = 0.01 # acceptable mechanical deviation margin = None # draw a rectangular workpiece at the specified xy # distance around the model (default: none) z_step = None # maximum Z step (default: unlimited) flip = False # flip around X center (default: don't) height = None # height of the workpiece above the Z plane (can be # negative). Default: use model dimensions. align_top = None # align the Z position of the model to the workpiece align_bottom = None def dist(a, b): pa = a.Point pb = b.Point return hypot(pa[0] - pb[0], pa[1] - pb[1]) def print_vec(v, z): p = v.Point print p[0], " ", p[1], " ", z # Make a vector from a point. While we're at it, also apply flipping (if # requested). def vec(p): if flip: return Base.Vector(p[0], bb.YMax - p[1] + bb.YMin, bb.ZMax - p[2] + bb.ZMin) else: return Base.Vector(p[0], p[1], p[2]) # # Dump the current Z level (plateau or intermediate level). # def dump_level(wires, z): print "# level z = ", z if margin is not None: print bb.XMin - margin, " ", bb.YMin - margin, " ", z print bb.XMax + margin, " ", bb.YMin - margin, " ", z print bb.XMax + margin, " ", bb.YMax + margin, " ", z print bb.XMin - margin, " ", bb.YMax + margin, " ", z print bb.XMin - margin, " ", bb.YMin - margin, " ", z print for wire in wires: print "# wire = ", wire first = None last = None for e in wire.Edges: v = e.Vertexes[0] if first is None: first = v if last is None or dist(v, last) >= mech_eps: print_vec(v, z) last = v if first is not None: print_vec(first, z) print print def usage(): print >>sys.stderr, "usage:", sys.argv[0], \ "[-a (top|bottom)(+|-)offset] [-f] [-h height]" + \ "\t[-b piece_distance] [-s max_step] file.stl" sys.exit(1) # # FreeCAD prints progress information to stdout instead of stderr. # We don't want that ... # stdout = os.dup(1) os.dup2(2, 1) sys.stdout = os.fdopen(stdout, "w") opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "a:fh:p:s:") for opt, arg in opts: if opt == "-a": if arg[0:3] == "top": align_top = float(arg[3:]) elif arg[0:6] == "bottom": align_bottom = float(arg[6:]) else: usage() elif opt == "-f": flip = True elif opt == "-h": height = float(arg) elif opt == "-p": margin = float(arg) elif opt == "-s": z_step = float(arg) else: assert False if len(args) != 1: usage() # # Read the STL mesh and determine its bounding box # mesh = Mesh.Mesh(args[0]) bb = mesh.BoundBox # # The 2.5D model consists of "plateaus" (facets parallel to the xy plane) and # "walls" (facets parallel to the z axis). Anything else is an error and will # produce incorrect results. # # We use plateau facets only for their z position, as indication where to mill # a plateau. Wall facets are kept for later use. # vert = Mesh.Mesh() z_raw = {} max_nz = 0 inclined = 0 for facet in mesh.Facets: if abs(facet.Normal.z) >= 1 - epsilon: z_raw[facet.Points[0][2]] = 1 else: nz = abs(facet.Normal.z) if nz > epsilon: inclined += 1 max_nz = max(max_nz, nz) vert.addFacet(vec(facet.Points[0]), vec(facet.Points[1]), vec(facet.Points[2])) if inclined: print >>sys.stderr # FreeCAD progress reporting messes up newlines print >>sys.stderr, inclined, "inclined facets, maximum normal", max_nz # # @@@ This is perhaps a bit too paranoid # # I wrote the Z noise filtering because I had mis-read perfectly good # distinct coordinates as being essentially the same value but with # rounding errors. # z_levels = [] last = None for z in sorted(z_raw.keys(), reverse = True): if last is None or last - z > epsilon: z_levels.append(z) last = z # # Convert the walls to a FreeCAD shape # shape = Part.Shape() shape.makeShapeFromMesh(vert.Topology, mech_eps) z_off = 0 if height is not None: if align_top is not None: z_off = align_top - bb.ZMax if height > 0: z_off += height if align_bottom is not None: z_off = align_bottom - bb.ZMin if height < 0: z_off += height # # Iterate over all plateaus and determine how they intersect with the walls. # For this, we add a small offset to the z position so that we intersect above # the plateau. # # We advance by at most z_step and insert intermediate layers if needed. # if height is not None and height > 0: last_z = height else: last_z = None if height is not None and height < 0 and z_levels[-1] > height: z_levels.append(height) for next_z in z_levels: wires = shape.slice(Base.Vector(0, 0, 1), next_z + epsilon) if z_step is None or last_z is None or last_z + z_step >= next_z: dump_level(wires, next_z + z_off) else: d = next_z - last_z n = (d // z_step) + 1 for i in range(0, n): dump_level(wires, last_z + (i + 1) * (d / n) + z_off) last_z = next_z # # That's all, folks ! #