importAirfoilDAT Namespace Reference

Airfoil (.dat) file importer. More...

Functions
def decodeName (name)
def insert (filename, docname)
def open (filename)
def process (doc, filename)
def translate (context, txt)

Variables
pythonopen = open
bool useDraftWire = True

Detailed Description

Airfoil (.dat) file importer.

This module provides support for importing airfoil .dat files

Function Documentation

decodeName()

def importAirfoilDAT.decodeName

(

name

)

Decode encoded name. Parameters ---------- name : str The string to decode. Returns ------- tuple (string) A tuple containing the decoded `name` in 'latin1', otherwise in 'utf8'. If it fails it returns the original `name`.

Referenced by insert(), and open().

insert()

def importAirfoilDAT.insert	(		filename,
			docname
	)

Get an active document and parse. If no document exists, it is created. Parameters ---------- filename : str The path to the filename to be opened. docname : str The name of the active App::Document if one exists, or of the new one created. Returns ------- App::Document The active FreeCAD document, or the document created if none exists, with the parsed information.

References decodeName(), and process().

open()

def importAirfoilDAT.open

(

filename

)

Open filename and parse. Parameters ---------- filename : str The path to the filename to be opened. Returns ------- App::Document The new FreeCAD document object created, with the parsed information.

References decodeName(), and process().

process()

def importAirfoilDAT.process	(		doc,
			filename
	)

Process the filename and provide the document with the information. The common airfoil dat format has many flavors. This code should work with almost every dialect. Parameters ---------- filename : str The path to the filename to be opened. docname : str The name of the active App::Document if one exists, or of the new one created. Returns ------- App::Document The active FreeCAD document, or the document created if none exists, with the parsed information.

References pythonopen.

Referenced by insert(), and open().

translate()

def importAirfoilDAT.translate	(		context,
			txt
	)

Variable Documentation

pythonopen

importAirfoilDAT.pythonopen = open

Referenced by process().

useDraftWire

bool importAirfoilDAT.useDraftWire = True