diff -r 39fb313ba27c -r ba3d8c56e6f5 stl.py --- a/stl.py Wed Apr 05 00:39:31 2017 +0200 +++ b/stl.py Wed Apr 05 00:59:45 2017 +0200 @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ -import data, os, config, subprocess -import vtk +""" +STL related helpers +""" + +import os, subprocess, vtk +import config, data OPENSCAD_MODULES = """ module tank(x, r, h) { @@ -29,6 +33,9 @@ """ def run_openscad(output): + """ + Run openSCAD process, then convert the ascii stl to binary by using vtk + """ if os.path.isfile(output): print "skipping existing file %s" % output return @@ -47,9 +54,14 @@ write.SetFileTypeToBinary() write.SetInput(reader.GetOutput()) write.SetFileName(output) - write.Write() + write.Write() def precompile_all_stl(): + """ + Write .scad temp file and + Invoke run_openscad for each object + that needs to be created in stl directory + """ base = os.path.abspath('stl') hmin = 9999 rmax = 0 @@ -59,7 +71,7 @@ fn.write("tank(0, %f, %f);" % ( data.CYLINDER[cyl][0] / 2 * config.SCALE3D, data.CYLINDER[cyl][1] * config.SCALE3D)) - run_openscad(os.path.join(base, + run_openscad(os.path.join(base, \ 'cylinder_' + cyl + '.stl')) if data.CYLINDER[cyl][1] < hmin: hmin = data.CYLINDER[cyl][1] @@ -73,6 +85,6 @@ pipe[1] / 2 * config.SCALE3D, rmax / 2 * config.SCALE3D, hmin * config.SCALE3D)) - run_openscad(os.path.join(base, + run_openscad(os.path.join(base, \ 'spacer_' + pipe[0] + '.stl'))