# *************************************************************************** # * Copyright (c) 2014 sliptonic * # * 2023 Nicklas SB Karlsson * # * * # * This file is part of the FreeCAD CAx development system. * # * * # * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * # * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) * # * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of * # * the License, or (at your option) any later version. * # * for detail see the LICENCE text file. * # * * # * FreeCAD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * # * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * # * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * # * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. * # * * # * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public * # * License along with FreeCAD; if not, write to the Free Software * # * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 * # * USA * # * * # ***************************************************************************/ # * * # * Modified 2021 by lcorley to support Crossfire(tm) plasma tables * # * Made a copy on 2023-01-17 of crossfire_post.py with name * # * fangling_post.py * # * Modified 2023-01-17- by Nicklas SB Karlsson to support FangLing plasma * # * cutters. Still untested on real cutter. * # * * # ***************************************************************************/ from __future__ import print_function import FreeCAD from FreeCAD import Units import Path import argparse import datetime import shlex # from PathScripts import PostUtils import Path.Post.Utils as PostUtils from PathScripts import PathUtils from builtins import open as pyopen TOOLTIP = """ This is a postprocessor file for the Path workbench. It is used to take a pseudo-G-code fragment outputted by a Path object, and output real G-code suitable for FangLing plasma cutters. This postprocessor, once placed in the appropriate PathScripts folder, can be used directly from inside FreeCAD, via the GUI importer or via python scripts with: import FangLing_post FangLing_post.export(object,"/path/to/file.ncc","") """ now = datetime.datetime.now() parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="FangLing", add_help=False) parser.add_argument("--no-header", action="store_true", help="suppress header output") parser.add_argument("--no-comments", action="store_true", help="suppress comment output") parser.add_argument("--line-numbers", action="store_true", help="prefix with line numbers") parser.add_argument( "--no-show-editor", action="store_true", help="don't pop up editor before writing output" ) parser.add_argument("--precision", default="3", help="number of digits of precision, default=3") parser.add_argument( "--preamble", help='set commands to be issued before the first command, default="G17\nG90"' ) parser.add_argument( "--postamble", help='set commands to be issued after the last command, default="M5\nG17 G90\nM2"', ) parser.add_argument( "--inches", action="store_true", help="Convert output for US imperial mode (G20)" ) parser.add_argument( "--modal", action="store_true", help="Output the Same G-command Name USE NonModal Mode" ) parser.add_argument("--axis-modal", action="store_true", help="Output the Same Axis Value Mode") parser.add_argument( "--no-tlo", action="store_true", help="suppress tool length offset (G43) following tool changes" ) TOOLTIP_ARGS = parser.format_help() # These globals set common customization preferences OUTPUT_COMMENTS = True OUTPUT_HEADER = True OUTPUT_LINE_NUMBERS = False SHOW_EDITOR = True MODAL = False # if true commands are suppressed if the same as previous line. USE_TLO = False # if true G43 will be output following tool changes OUTPUT_DOUBLES = True # if false duplicate axis values are suppressed if the same as previous line. COMMAND_SPACE = " " LINENR = 100 # line number starting value # These globals will be reflected in the Machine configuration of the project UNITS = "G21" # G21 for metric, G20 for us standard UNIT_SPEED_FORMAT = "mm/min" UNIT_FORMAT = "mm" MACHINE_NAME = "FangLing" CORNER_MIN = {"x": 0, "y": 0, "z": 0} CORNER_MAX = {"x": 500, "y": 300, "z": 300} PRECISION = 3 # Preamble text will appear at the beginning of the GCODE output file. # PREAMBLE = '''G17 G54 G40 G49 G80 G90''' # Changed to match preamble produced by Fusion 360 PREAMBLE = """G90 """ # Postamble text will appear following the last operation. POSTAMBLE = """M8 G90 G40 M2 """ # Pre operation text will be inserted before every operation PRE_OPERATION = """""" # Post operation text will be inserted after every operation POST_OPERATION = """""" # Tool Change commands will be inserted before a tool change TOOL_CHANGE = """""" def processArguments(argstring): # pylint: disable=global-statement global OUTPUT_HEADER global OUTPUT_COMMENTS global OUTPUT_LINE_NUMBERS global SHOW_EDITOR global PRECISION global PREAMBLE global POSTAMBLE global UNITS global UNIT_SPEED_FORMAT global UNIT_FORMAT global MODAL global USE_TLO global OUTPUT_DOUBLES try: args = parser.parse_args(shlex.split(argstring)) if args.no_header: OUTPUT_HEADER = False if args.no_comments: OUTPUT_COMMENTS = False if args.line_numbers: OUTPUT_LINE_NUMBERS = True if args.no_show_editor: SHOW_EDITOR = False print("Show editor = %d" % SHOW_EDITOR) PRECISION = args.precision if args.preamble is not None: PREAMBLE = args.preamble if args.postamble is not None: POSTAMBLE = args.postamble if args.inches: UNITS = "G20" UNIT_SPEED_FORMAT = "in/min" UNIT_FORMAT = "in" PRECISION = 4 if args.modal: MODAL = True if args.no_tlo: USE_TLO = False if args.axis_modal: print("here") OUTPUT_DOUBLES = False except Exception: # pylint: disable=broad-except return False return True def export(objectslist, filename, argstring): # pylint: disable=global-statement if not processArguments(argstring): return None global UNITS global UNIT_FORMAT global UNIT_SPEED_FORMAT global HORIZRAPID global VERTRAPID for obj in objectslist: if not hasattr(obj, "Path"): print( "the object " + obj.Name + " is not a path. Please select only path and Compounds." ) return None print("postprocessing...") gcode = "" # write header if OUTPUT_HEADER: gcode += linenumber() + "(Exported by FreeCAD)\n" gcode += linenumber() + "(Post Processor: " + __name__ + ")\n" gcode += linenumber() + "(Output Time:" + str(now) + ")\n" # Write the preamble if OUTPUT_COMMENTS: gcode += linenumber() + "(begin preamble)\n" for line in PREAMBLE.splitlines(False): gcode += linenumber() + line + "\n" gcode += linenumber() + UNITS + "\n" gcode += linenumber() + "G92 X0 Y0\n" for obj in objectslist: # Skip inactive operations if hasattr(obj, "Active"): if not obj.Active: continue if hasattr(obj, "Base") and hasattr(obj.Base, "Active"): if not obj.Base.Active: continue # fetch machine details job = PathUtils.findParentJob(obj) if hasattr(job, "MachineUnits"): if job.MachineUnits == "Metric": UNITS = "G21" UNIT_FORMAT = "mm" UNIT_SPEED_FORMAT = "mm/min" elif job.MachineUnits == "Imperial": UNITS = "G20" UNIT_FORMAT = "in" UNIT_SPEED_FORMAT = "in/min" else: print("Machine units " + job.MachineUnits + " could not be handled.") return None if hasattr(job, "SetupSheet"): if hasattr(job.SetupSheet, "HorizRapid"): HORIZRAPID = Units.Quantity(job.SetupSheet.HorizRapid, FreeCAD.Units.Velocity) if hasattr(job.SetupSheet, "VertRapid"): VERTRAPID = Units.Quantity(job.SetupSheet.HorizRapid, FreeCAD.Units.Velocity) # process the operation gcode gcode += parse(obj) # do the post_amble if OUTPUT_COMMENTS: gcode += "(begin postamble)\n" for line in POSTAMBLE.splitlines(True): gcode += linenumber() + line if FreeCAD.GuiUp and SHOW_EDITOR: dia = PostUtils.GCodeEditorDialog() dia.editor.setText(gcode) if dia.exec_(): final = dia.editor.toPlainText() else: final = gcode else: final = gcode print("done postprocessing.") writeFile(filename, final) return final def linenumber(): # pylint: disable=global-statement global LINENR if OUTPUT_LINE_NUMBERS: LINENR += 10 return "N" + str(LINENR) + " " return "" def parse(pathobj): # pylint: disable=global-statement global PRECISION global MODAL global OUTPUT_DOUBLES global UNIT_FORMAT global UNIT_SPEED_FORMAT out = "" # print(pathobj.Path.toGCode()) lastcommand = None precision_string = "." + str(PRECISION) + "f" # 'g' instead of 'f' removes trailing zeroes currLocation = {} # keep track for no doubles # the order of parameters # mach3_4 doesn't want K properties on XY plane Arcs need work. # params = ['X', 'Y', 'Z', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'I', 'J', 'F', 'S', 'T', 'Q', 'R', 'L', 'H', 'D', 'P'] # FangLing plasma cutters doesn't use Z values params = [ "X", "Y", "A", "B", "C", "I", "J", "F", "S", "T", "Q", "R", "L", "H", "D", "P", ] # It have not been checked which parameters FangLing accept firstmove = Path.Command("G0", {"X": -1, "Y": -1, "Z": -1, "F": 0.0}) currLocation.update(firstmove.Parameters) # set First location Parameters if hasattr(pathobj, "Group"): # We have a compound or project. # if OUTPUT_COMMENTS: # out += linenumber() + "(compound: " + pathobj.Label + ")\n" for p in pathobj.Group: out += parse(p) return out else: # parsing simple path # groups might contain non-path things like stock. if not hasattr(pathobj, "Path"): return out # if OUTPUT_COMMENTS: # out += linenumber() + "(" + pathobj.Label + ")\n" adaptiveOp = False opHorizRapid = 0 opVertRapid = 0 if "Adaptive" in pathobj.Name: adaptiveOp = True if hasattr(pathobj, "ToolController"): if ( hasattr(pathobj.ToolController, "HorizRapid") and pathobj.ToolController.HorizRapid > 0 ): opHorizRapid = Units.Quantity( pathobj.ToolController.HorizRapid, FreeCAD.Units.Velocity ) else: FreeCAD.Console.PrintWarning( "Tool Controller Horizontal Rapid Values are unset" + "\n" ) if ( hasattr(pathobj.ToolController, "VertRapid") and pathobj.ToolController.VertRapid > 0 ): opVertRapid = Units.Quantity( pathobj.ToolController.VertRapid, FreeCAD.Units.Velocity ) else: FreeCAD.Console.PrintWarning( "Tool Controller Vertical Rapid Values are unset" + "\n" ) # print(pathobj.Path.Commands) for c in pathobj.Path.Commands: outstring = [] command = c.Name if c.Name in ["G0", "G00"] and lastcommand in ["G1", "G2", "G3"]: # A rapid move following a positioning move indicates the cut is complete # print ("end of cut") if OUTPUT_COMMENTS: out += linenumber() + " (Torch Off)\n" out += linenumber() + " M08\n" if c.Name in ["G1", "G2", "G3"] and lastcommand in ["G0", "G00"]: # A positioning move following a rapid move indicates a new cut is starting # print ("new cut") if OUTPUT_COMMENTS: out += linenumber() + " (Torch On)\n" out += linenumber() + " M07\n" if OUTPUT_COMMENTS: out += linenumber() + " (Pierce Delay)\n" out += linenumber() + " G4 P1\n" if adaptiveOp and c.Name in ["G0", "G00"]: if opHorizRapid and opVertRapid: command = "G1" else: outstring.append("(Tool Controller Rapid Values are unset)" + "\n") # Filter out vertical moves since FangLing plasma cutters does not support them if command in ["G0", "G00"] and len(c.Parameters) == 1 and "Z" in c.Parameters: # print(c, c.Name, len(c.Parameters), list(c.Parameters)) print("vertical move detected and removed") if command in ["G54"]: # print(c, c.Name, len(c.Parameters), list(c.Parameters)) print("Set coordinate system removed") else: if command in ["G0", "G00"] and not "X" in c.Parameters and not "Y" in c.Parameters: print("No horizontal move detected so removed") else: outstring.append(command) # if modal: suppress the command if it is the same as the last one if MODAL is True: if command == lastcommand: outstring.pop(0) if c.Name[0] == "(" and not OUTPUT_COMMENTS: # command is a comment continue # Now add the remaining parameters in order for param in params: if param in c.Parameters: if param == "F": continue elif param in ["T", "H", "D", "S"]: outstring.append(param + str(int(c.Parameters[param]))) elif ( not OUTPUT_DOUBLES and param in currLocation and currLocation[param] == c.Parameters[param] ): continue else: pos = Units.Quantity(c.Parameters[param], FreeCAD.Units.Length) outstring.append( param + format(float(pos.getValueAs(UNIT_FORMAT)), precision_string) ) # store the latest command lastcommand = command currLocation.update(c.Parameters) # Check for Tool Change: # Tool changes not supported on FangLing plasma cutters if command == "M6": outstring.pop(0) # remove the M6 outstring.pop(0) # remove the tool number # stop the spindle # out += linenumber() + " M5\n" # for line in TOOL_CHANGE.splitlines(True): # out += linenumber() + line # add height offset # No TLO available in g-code # if USE_TLO: # tool_height = '\nG43 H' + str(int(c.Parameters['T'])) # outstring.append(tool_height) print("M6 tool change removed") if command == "message": if not OUTPUT_COMMENTS: out = [] else: outstring.pop(0) # remove the command # prepend a line number and append a newline if len(outstring) >= 1: if OUTPUT_LINE_NUMBERS: outstring.insert(0, (linenumber())) # append the line to the final output for w in outstring: out += w + COMMAND_SPACE out = out.strip() + "\n" return out # print(__name__ + " gcode postprocessor loaded.") def writeFile(filename, final): if not filename == "-": gfile = pyopen(filename, "w") gfile.write(final) gfile.close() return