obpcreator 0.0.2

Generation of open beam path files based on different strategies

Installation

Install it by cloning the git reprository or from PyPi using:

pip install obpcreator

Example from pyvista cube

import pyvista as pv

from obpcreator.data_model import ScanSettings, Part, Build, SlicingSettings, ScanParameters, BackScatter from obpcreator.support_functions.slicer import slice_part from obpcreator.generate_scan_patterns import generate_build_patterns, generate_build_file

mesh1 = pv.Cube(center=(-20.0, 20.0, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh2 = pv.Cube(center=(-7.5, 20.0, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh3 = pv.Cube(center=(7.5, 20.0, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh4 = pv.Cube(center=(20.0, 20.0, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh5 = pv.Cube(center=(-20.0, 7.5, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh6 = pv.Cube(center=(-7.5, 7.5, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh7 = pv.Cube(center=(7.5, 7.5, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh8 = pv.Cube(center=(20.0, 7.5, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh9 = pv.Cube(center=(-20.0, -7.5, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh10 = pv.Cube(center=(-7.5, -7.5, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh11 = pv.Cube(center=(7.5, -7.5, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh12 = pv.Cube(center=(20.0, -7.5, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh13 = pv.Cube(center=(-20.0, -20.0, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh14 = pv.Cube(center=(-7.5, -20.0, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh15 = pv.Cube(center=(7.5, -20.0, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0) mesh16 = pv.Cube(center=(20.0, -20.0, 7.5), x_length=10.0, y_length=10.0, z_length=15.0)

[mesh, speed, hatch, power, spot size]

settings = [ [mesh1, 1600, 0.1, 660, 1], [mesh2, 1600, 0.1, 660, 10], [mesh3, 1600, 0.1, 660, 1], [mesh4, 1600, 0.1, 660, 10], [mesh5, 1587, 0.11, 720, 1], [mesh6, 1587, 0.11, 720, 10], [mesh7, 1587, 0.11, 720, 1], [mesh8, 1587, 0.11, 720, 10], [mesh9, 1576, 0.12, 780, 1], [mesh10, 1576, 0.12, 780, 10], [mesh11, 1576, 0.12, 780, 1], [mesh12, 1576, 0.12, 780, 10], [mesh13, 1566, 0.13, 840, 1], [mesh14, 1566, 0.13, 840, 10], [mesh15, 1566, 0.13, 840, 1], [mesh16, 1566, 0.13, 840, 10] ]

parts = []

for part in settings: scan_parameters_infill = ScanParameters(spot_size=int(part[4]), beam_power=int(part[3]), scan_speed=int(part[1]*1000), dwell_time=1) infill_settings = ScanSettings(scan_parameters=scan_parameters_infill, scan_strategy = "line_snake", strategy_settings={}) part1 = Part( mesh = part[0], infill_setting = infill_settings, contour_setting = infill_settings, contour_order = 0, point_offset = part[2], scan_direction = 0, layer_rotation = 67) parts.append(part1)

back_scatter = BackScatter(file=r"path_to_replace/new_BSE.obp", start_layer=0, step=3) build = Build(parts=parts,layer_height=0.07, back_scatter=back_scatter)

#vis_part_layer(part1.layers[0]) path = r"C:\Users\antwi87\Downloads\TMPX_print_20231011\cubetest3" generate_build_patterns(build, path) generate_build_file(build, path + r"\run_file.yml")

To package

• Delete old builds in the \dist folder
• Update the version in the setup.cfg file
• run "python -m build"
• upload to pip with "twine upload dist/*"