Project OOP refactorisation.

model_gen/utils_system.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Created on Thu Apr 27 16:47:54 2023
+
+@author: Edward Middleton-Smith
+
+File Operations OpenSCAD, Cura Engine
+
+"""
+
+# CLASSES
+# ATTRIBUTE DECLARATION
+# METHODS
+    # FUNCTION
+    # ARGUMENTS
+    # ARGUMENT VALIDATION
+    # ATTRIBUTE + VARIABLE INSTANTIATION
+    # METHODS
+    # RETURNS
+    
+# NORMAL METHODS
+# FUNCTION
+# ARGUMENTS
+# ARGUMENT VALIDATION
+# VARIABLE INSTANTIATION
+# METHODS
+# RETURNS
+
+
+import os
+
+
+def render_openscad(path_scad, path_stl, path_cmd = 'C:\\"Program Files"\\openscad\\openscad'): # 'C:\\"Program Files (x86)"\\OpenSCAD\\openscad'
+    # render openscad file and store as file type defined by path_stl
+    cmd = f'{path_cmd} -o "{path_stl}" "{path_scad}"'
+# METHODS
+    print(os.path.exists(path_scad))
+    exec_oscmd(cmd)
+
+def exec_oscmd(cmd):
+    # execute os system command
+    # - validation conducted by os system following python execution - NOT SAFE
+    print()
+    print('command')
+    print(cmd)
+# METHODS
+    # os.system('cd C:\\"Program Files (x86)"\\OpenSCAD\\') # pre-command for openscad commands, alt: os.system('C:\\"Program Files (x86)"\\OpenSCAD\\openscad ...')
+    os.system(cmd)
+    
+def make_openscad(path_scad, path_cmd = 'C:\\"Program Files (x86)"\\OpenSCAD\\openscad'):
+# FUNCTION
+    # render openscad file and store as file type defined by path_stl
+# ARGUMENTS
+    # str path_scad - filepath of openscad model
+    # str path_stl - filepath to store (stl)
+# VARIABLE INSTANTIATION
+    cmd = f'{path_cmd} "{path_scad}"'
+# METHODS
+    exec_oscmd(cmd)
+    
+
+def slice_model(path_stl, path_gcode):
+# FUNCTION
+    # slice stl file using Cura Engine
+# ARGUMENTS
+    # str path_stl - filepath for input stl
+    # str path_stl - filepath to store gcode
+# VARIABLE INSTANTIATION
+    cmd = f'C:\\"Program Files\\Ultimaker Cura 4.11.0\\CuraEngine ' # ToDo FINISH THIS
+# METHODS
+    exec_oscmd(cmd)