DXF file importer & exporter. More...

Classes
class	dxfcounter

Functions
def	addObject (shape, name="Shape", layer=None)

def	addText (text, attrib=False)

def	addToBlock (obj, layer)

def	attribs (insert)

def	calcBulge (v1, bulge, v2)

def	decodeName (name)

def	deformat (text)

def	drawArc (arc, forceShape=False)

def	drawBlock (blockref, num=None, createObject=False)

def	drawCircle (circle, forceShape=False)

def	drawEllipse (ellipse, forceShape=False)

def	drawFace (face)

def	drawInsert (insert, num=None, clone=False)

def	drawLayerBlock (objlist)

def	drawLine (line, forceShape=False)

def	drawMesh (mesh, forceShape=False)

def	drawPolyline (polyline, forceShape=False, num=None)

def	drawSolid (solid)

def	drawSpline (spline, forceShape=False)

def	drawSplineIterpolation (verts, closed=False, forceShape=False, alwaysDiscretize=False)

def	drawSplineOld (spline, forceShape=False)

def	errorDXFLib (gui)

def	export (objectslist, filename, nospline=False, lwPoly=False)

def	exportPage (page, filename)

def	exportPageLegacy (page, filename)

def	formatObject (obj, dxfobj=None)

def	getACI (ob, text=False)

def	getArcData (edge)

def	getBlock (sh, obj, lwPoly=False)

def	getColor ()

def	getdimheight (style)

def	getDXFlibs ()

def	getGroup (ob)

def	getGroupColor (dxfobj, index=False)

def	getMultiplePoints (entity)

def	getShapes (filename)

def	getSplineSegs (edge)

def	getStr (l)

def	getStrGroup (ob)

def	getViewBlock (geom, view, blockcount)

def	getViewDXF (view, blocks=True)

def	getWire (wire, nospline=False, lw=True, asis=False)

def	insert (filename, docname)

def	isBrightBackground ()

def	locateLayer (wantedLayer, color=None, drawstyle=None)

def	open (filename)

def	placementFromDXFOCS (ent)

def	prec ()

def	processdxf (document, filename, getShapes=False, reComputeFlag=True)

def	projectShape (shape, direction, tess=None)

def	rawValue (entity, code)

def	readPreferences ()

def	translate (context, txt)

def	vec (pt)

def	warn (dxfobject, num=None)

def	writeMesh (ob, dxf)

def	writePanelCut (ob, dxf, nospline, lwPoly, parent=None)

def	writeShape (sh, ob, dxfobject, nospline=False, lwPoly=False, layer=None, color=None, asis=False)

Variables
float	CURRENTDXFLIB = 1.40

	draftui = None

	DraftWorkingPlane

	dxfColorMap = None

	dxfLibrary = None

	dxfReader = None

	gui = FreeCAD.GuiUp

	plane = WorkingPlane.plane()

	pythonopen = open

float	TEXTSCALING = 1.35

Detailed Description

DXF file importer & exporter.

This module provides support for importing and exporting Autodesk DXF files

Function Documentation

◆ addObject()

def importDXF.addObject	(	shape,
		name = `"Shape"`,
		layer = `None`
	)

Adds a new object to the document, with the given name and layer.

Parameters
----------
shape : Part.Shape or Part::Feature
    The simple Part.Shape or Draft object previously created
    from an entity in a DXF file.

name : str, optional
    It defaults to "Shape". The name of the new document object.

layer : App::FeaturePython or App::DocumentObjectGroup, optional
    It defaults to `None`.
    The `Draft Layer` (`App::FeaturePython`)
    or simple group (`App::DocumentObjectGroup`)
    to which the new object will be added.

Returns
-------
Part::Feature or Part::Part2DObject
    If the `shape` is a simple `Part.Shape`, it will be encapsulated
    inside a `Part::Feature` object and this will be returned.
    Otherwise, it is assumed it is already a Draft object
    (`Part::Part2DObject`) and will just return this.

    It applies the text and line color by calling `formatObject()`
    before returning the new object.

References formatObject(), and locateLayer().

Referenced by processdxf().

◆ addText()

def importDXF.addText	(	text,
		attrib = `False`
	)

Add a new Draft Text object to the document.

It creates a `Draft Text` from the `text` entity,
and adds the new object to its indicated layer,
creating it if it doesn't exist.
It also applies its rotation, position, justification
('center' or 'right'), and color.

If the graphical interface is available, together with the Draft toolbar,
as well as the global variable `dxfUseStandardSize`, it will
use the toolbar's indicated font size.
Otherwise, it will use the text's height scaled by the value of
the global variable `TEXTSCALING`.

Parameters
----------
text : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'text'` or `'mtext'`.

attrib : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If `True` it determines
    the layer name from the DXF code 8, the text value from code 1,
    the position from codes 10, 20, 30, the height from code 40,
    the rotation from code 50, and assigns the name `'Attribute'`.
    Otherwise, it assumes these values from `text`
    and sets the name to `'Text'`.

See also
--------
locateLayer, drawBlock, Draft.make_text

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References DraftVecUtils.angle(), deformat(), formatObject(), DraftVecUtils.isNull(), locateLayer(), rawValue(), DraftVecUtils.scaleTo(), and vec().

Referenced by drawBlock(), drawInsert(), and processdxf().

◆ addToBlock()

def importDXF.addToBlock	(	obj,
		layer
	)

Add the given object to the layer in the global dictionary.

It searches for `layer` in the global dictionary `layerBlocks`.
If found, it appends the `obj` to the `layer`;
otherwise, it adds the `layer` to `layerBlocks` first,
and then adds `obj`.

Parameters
----------
obj : Part.Shape or App::DocumentObject
    Any shape or Draft object previously created from a DXF file.
layer : str
    The name of a layer to which `obj` is added.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

Referenced by processdxf().

◆ attribs()

def importDXF.attribs ( insert )

Check if an insert has attributes, and return the values if positive.

It checks the `drawing.entities.data` for the `insert`,
and saves the index of the element.
Then it iterates again looking for entities with an `'attrib'`,
collecting the entities in a list.

Parameters
----------
insert : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'insert'`.

Returns
-------
list
    It returns a list with the entities that have `'attrib'` data,
    until `'seqend'` is found.

    It returns an empty list `[]`, if DXF code 66 ("Entities follow")
    is different from 1, or if the `insert` is not found
    in `drawing.entities.data`.

References rawValue().

◆ calcBulge()

def importDXF.calcBulge	(	v1,
		bulge,
		v2
	)

Calculate intermediary vertex for a curved segment.

Considering an arc of a circle, it can be defined by two vertices `v1`
and `v2`, and a `bulge` value that indicates how curved the arc is.
A `bulge` of 0 is a straight line, while a `bulge` of 1 is the maximum
curvature, or a semicircle.

A vertex that is in the curve, equidistant to the two vertices,
can be found by finding the sagitta of the arc, that is,
the perpendicular to the chord that goes from `v1` to `v2`.

It uses the algorithm from http://www.afralisp.net/lisp/Bulges1.htm

Parameters
----------
v1 : Base::Vector3
    The first point.
bulge : float
    The bulge is the tangent of 1/4 of the included angle for the arc
    between `v1` and `v2`. A negative `bulge` indicates that the arc
    goes clockwise from `v1` to `v2`. A `bulge` of 0 indicates
    a straight segment, and a `bulge` of 1 is a semicircle.
v2 : Base::Vector3
    The second point.

Returns
-------
Base::Vector3
    The new point betwwen `v1` and `v2`.

References DraftVecUtils.isNull().

Referenced by drawPolyline().

◆ decodeName()

def importDXF.decodeName ( name )

Decode the encoded name into utf8 or latin1.

Parameters
----------
name : str
    The string to decode.

Returns
-------
str
    The decoded string in utf8, latin1, or the original `name`
    if the decoding was not needed, for example,
    when using Python 3.

Referenced by insert(), locateLayer(), and open().

◆ deformat()

def importDXF.deformat ( text )

Remove weird formats in texts and wipes UTF characters.

It removes `{}`, html codes, \\‍(U...) characters,
and decodes the string as utf8 or latin1 if needed.
For Python 3 there is no decoding needed.

Parameters
----------
text : str
    The input string.

Results
-------
str
    The deformatted string.

Referenced by addText().

◆ drawArc()

def importDXF.drawArc	(	arc,
		forceShape = `False`
	)

Return a Part shape (Arc, Edge) from a DXF arc.

Parameters
----------
arc : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'arc'`. The `'arc'` object is different from
    a `'circle'` because it has different start and end angles.

forceShape : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    a `Part.Edge`, otherwise it tries to produce a `Draft Arc`.

Returns
-------
Part::Part2DObject or Part::TopoShape ('Edge')
    The returned object is normally a `Draft Arc` with no face,
    if the global variables `dxfCreateDraft` or `dxfCreateSketch` are set,
    and `forceShape` is `False`.
    Otherwise it produces a `Part.Edge`.

    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

See also
--------
drawCircle, drawBlock

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References placementFromDXFOCS(), prec(), vec(), and warn().

Referenced by drawBlock(), and processdxf().

◆ drawBlock()

def importDXF.drawBlock	(	blockref,
		num = `None`,
		createObject = `False`
	)

Return a Part Shape (Compound) from a DXF block reference.

It inspects the `blockref.entities` for objects of types `'line'`,
`'polyline'`, `'lwpolyline'`, `'arc'`, `'circle'`, `'insert'`,
`'solid'`, and `'spline'`.
If they are found they create shapes with `drawLine`,
`drawMesh` or `drawPolyline`, `drawArc`, `drawCircle`, `drawInsert`,
`drawSolid`, `drawSpline`, and adds all shapes to a list.
Then it makes a compound of all those shapes.

In the case of entities of type `'text'` and `'mtext'`
it will only process the entities if the global variable
`dxfImportTexts` exist, and `dxfImportLayouts` exists
or if the DXF code 67 doesn't indicate an empty space (empty text).
Then it will use `addText` and add the found text to its proper
layer.

Parameters
----------
blockref : drawing.blocks.data
    The DXF block data.

num : float, optional
    It defaults to `None`. A simple number that identifies
    the given `blockref`.

createObject : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    and return a `'Part::Feature'` with the compound
    as its shape attribute.
    Otherwise, just return the `Part.Compound`.

Returns
-------
Part::TopoShape ('Compound') or Part::Feature
    The returned object is normally a `Part.Compound`
    created from the list of all `Part.Shapes` created from
    the `blockref` entities, if `createObject` is `False`.
    Otherwise, it will return a `'Part::Feature'` document object
    with the compound as its shape attribute.

    In the first case, it will add the compound shape
    to the global dictionary `blockshapes`.
    In the latter case, it will add the `'Part::Feature'` object
    to the global dictionary `blockobjects`.

    It returns `None` if the global variable `dxfStarBlocks`
    doesn't exist, if the `blockref.entities.data` is empty,
    or if it fails producing the compound shape.

See also
--------
`drawLine`, `drawMesh`, `drawPolyline`, `drawArc`, `drawCircle`,
`drawInsert`, `drawSolid`, `drawSpline`, `addText`.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References addText(), drawArc(), drawCircle(), drawInsert(), drawLine(), drawMesh(), drawPolyline(), drawSolid(), drawSpline(), rawValue(), and warn().

Referenced by drawInsert(), and processdxf().

◆ drawCircle()

def importDXF.drawCircle	(	circle,
		forceShape = `False`
	)

Return a Part shape (Circle, Edge) from a DXF circle.

Parameters
----------
circle : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'circle'`. The `'circle'` object is different
    from an `'arc'` because the circle forms a full circumference.

forceShape : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    a `Part.Edge`, otherwise it tries to produce a `Draft Circle`.

Returns
-------
Part::Part2DObject or Part::TopoShape ('Edge')
    The returned object is normally a `Draft Circle` with no face,
    if the global variables `dxfCreateDraft` or `dxfCreateSketch` are set,
    and `forceShape` is `False`.
    Otherwise it produces a `Part.Edge`.

    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

See also
--------
drawArc, drawBlock

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References placementFromDXFOCS(), vec(), and warn().

Referenced by drawBlock(), and processdxf().

◆ drawEllipse()

def importDXF.drawEllipse	(	ellipse,
		forceShape = `False`
	)

Return a Part shape (Ellipse, Edge) from a DXF ellipse.

Parameters
----------
ellipse : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'ellipse'`. The ellipse can be a full ellipse
    or an elliptical arc.

forceShape : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    a `Part.Edge`, otherwise it tries to produce a `Draft Ellipse`.

Returns
-------
Part::Part2DObject or Part::TopoShape ('Edge')
    The returned object is normally a `Draft Ellipse` with a face,
    if the global variables `dxfCreateDraft` or `dxfCreateSketch` are set,
    and `forceShape` is `False`.
    Otherwise it produces a `Part.Edge`.

    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

See also
--------
drawArc, drawCircle

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References DraftVecUtils.getPlaneRotation(), prec(), vec(), and warn().

Referenced by processdxf().

◆ drawFace()

def importDXF.drawFace ( face )

Return a Part face (filled) from a list of points.

It takes the points in a `face` and places them in a list,
then appends the first point again to the end.
Only in this way the shape returned appears filled.

Parameters
----------
face : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'3dface'`.

Returns
-------
Part::TopoShape ('Face')
    The returned object is a `Part.Face`.
    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

References vec(), and warn().

Referenced by processdxf().

◆ drawInsert()

def importDXF.drawInsert	(	insert,
		num = `None`,
		clone = `False`
	)

Return a Part Shape (Compound, Clone) from a DXF insert.

It searches for `insert.block` in `blockobjects`
or `blockshapes`, and returns a clone or a copy of the compound,
with transformations applied: rotation, translation (movement),
and scaling.

If the global variable `dxfImportTexts` is available
it will check the attributes of `insert` and add those text attributes
to their own layers with `addText`.

Parameters
----------
insert : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'insert'`.

num : float, optional
    It defaults to `None`. A simple number that identifies
    the given block being drawn, if it is not a clone.

clone : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    and return a `Draft Clone` of the `'insert.block'` contained
    in the global dictionary `blockobjects`.

    Otherwise, it will try to return a copy of the shape
    of the `'insert.block'` contained in the global dictionary
    `blockshapes`, or created from the `drawing.blocks.data`
    with `drawBlock()`.

Returns
-------
Part::TopoShape ('Compound') or
Part::Part2DObject or Part::PartFeature (`Draft Clone`)
    The returned object is normally a copy of the `Part.Compound`
    extracted from `blockshapes` or created with `drawBlock()`.

    If `clone` is `True` then it will try returning
    a `Draft Clone` from the `'insert.block'` contained
    in the global dictionary `blockobjects`.
    It returns `None` if `insert.block` isn't in `blockobjects`.

    In any of these two cases, it will try to apply the
    insert transformations: rotation, translation (movement),
    and scaling.

See also
--------
drawBlock

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References addText(), drawBlock(), and vec().

Referenced by drawBlock(), and processdxf().

◆ drawLayerBlock()

def importDXF.drawLayerBlock ( objlist )

Return a Draft Block (compound) from the given object list.

Parameters
----------
objlist : list
    A list of Draft objects or Part.shapes.

Returns
-------
Part::Part2DObject or Part::TopoShape ('Compound')
    If the global variables `dxfCreateDraft` or `dxfCreateSketch` are set,
    and no element in `objlist` is a `Part.Shape`,
    it will try to return a `Draft Block`.
    Otherwise, it will try to return a `Part.Compound`.

    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

Referenced by processdxf().

◆ drawLine()

def importDXF.drawLine	(	line,
		forceShape = `False`
	)

Return a Part shape (Wire or Edge) from a DXF line.

Parameters
----------
line : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'line'`.

forceShape : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will produce a `Part.Edge`,
    otherwise it produces a `Draft Wire`.

Returns
-------
Part::Part2DObject or Part::TopoShape ('Edge')
    The returned object is normally a `Wire`, if the global
    variables `dxfCreateDraft` or `dxfCreateSketch` are set,
    and `forceShape` is `False`.
    Otherwise it produces a `Part.Edge`.

    It returns `None` if it fails.

See also
--------
drawBlock

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References DraftVecUtils.equals(), vec(), and warn().

Referenced by drawBlock(), and processdxf().

◆ drawMesh()

def importDXF.drawMesh	(	mesh,
		forceShape = `False`
	)

Return a Mesh (Mesh, Shell) from a DXF mesh.

Parameters
----------
mesh : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'polyline'` or `'lwpolyline'`
    with `flags` of 16 (3D polygon mesh) or 64 (polyface mesh).

forceShape : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    a `Part.Shape` of type `'Shell'`,
    otherwise it tries to produce a `Mesh::MeshObject`.

Returns
-------
Mesh::MeshObject or Part::TopoShape ('Shell')
    The returned object is normally a `Mesh` if `forceShape` is `False`.
    Otherwise it produces a `Part.Shape` of type `'Shell'`.

    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

See also
--------
drawBlock

References rawValue(), and warn().

Referenced by drawBlock(), and processdxf().

◆ drawPolyline()

def importDXF.drawPolyline	(	polyline,
		forceShape = `False`,
		num = `None`
	)

Return a Part shape (Wire, Face, or Shell) from a DXF polyline.

It traverses the points of the polyline checking for straight edges,
and for curvatures (bulges) between two points.
Then it produces `Part.Edges` and `Part.Arcs`, and decides what to output
at the end based on the options.

Parameters
----------
polyline : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'polyline'` or `'lwpolyline'`.

forceShape : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    a `Part.Wire`, otherwise it try to produce a `Draft Wire`.

num : float, optional
    It defaults to `None`. A simple number that identifies this polyline.

Returns
-------
Part::Part2DObject or Part::TopoShape ('Wire', 'Face', 'Shell')
    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

If the polyline has a `width` and the global variable
`dxfRenderPolylineWidth` is set, it will try to return a face simulating
a thick line. If the polyline is closed, it will cut the interior loop
to produce the a shell.

If the polyline doesn't have curvatures, and the global variables
`dxfCreateDraft` or `dxfCreateSketch` are set, and `forceShape` is `False`
it creates a straight `Draft Wire`.

If the polyline is closed, and the global variable `dxfFillMode`
is set, it will return a `Part.Face`, otherwise it will return
a `Part.Wire`.

See also
--------
drawBlock

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References calcBulge(), DraftVecUtils.equals(), DraftVecUtils.isColinear(), placementFromDXFOCS(), rawValue(), vec(), and warn().

Referenced by drawBlock(), and processdxf().

◆ drawSolid()

def importDXF.drawSolid ( solid )

Return a Part shape (Face) from a DXF solid.

It takes three or four points from a `solid`, if possible.
It adds the first point again to the end of the points list, and creates
a polygon, which is then used to create a face.

Parameters
----------
solid : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'solid'`.

Returns
-------
Part::TopoShape ('Face')
    The returned object is a `Part.Face`.
    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

See also
--------
drawBlock

References rawValue(), and warn().

Referenced by drawBlock(), and processdxf().

◆ drawSpline()

def importDXF.drawSpline	(	spline,
		forceShape = `False`
	)

Return a Part Shape (BSpline, Wire) from a DXF spline.

A BSpline may be defined in several ways, by knots,
control points, fit points, and weights.
The function searches all values to determine the best way
of building the BSpline with Draft or Part tools.

Parameters
----------
spline : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'spline'`.

forceShape : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    a `Part.Shape` of type `'Wire'`.
    Otherwise it tries to produce a `Draft BSpline`.

Returns
-------
Part::Part2DObject or Part::TopoShape ('Edge', 'Face')
    The returned object is normally a `Draft BezCurve`
    created with `Draft.make_bezcurve(controlpoints, Degree=degree)`,
    if `forceShape` is `False` and there are no weights.

    Otherwise it tries to return a `Part.Shape` of type `'Wire'`,
    by first creating a Bezier curve with `Part.BezierCurve()`.

    If it's impossible to create the BSpline in this way,
    it will try to create an interpolated BSpline with
    `drawSplineIterpolation(controlpoints)`.

    If fit points exist and control points do not,
    it will try to create an interpolated BSpline with
    `drawSplineIterpolation(fitpoints)`.

    In other cases it will try to create a `Part.Shape`
    from a BSpline, using the available control points,
    multiplicity vector, the kot vector, the degree,
    the periodic data, and the weights.

    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

Raises
------
ValueError
    If there are wrong number of knots, wrong number of control points,
    wrong number of fit points, an inconsistent rational flag, or wrong
    number of weights.

See also
--------
drawBlock, Draft.make_bezcurve, Part.BezierCurve, drawSplineIterpolation,
Part.BSplineCurve.buildFromPolesMultsKnots

To do
----
As there is currently no Draft primitive to handle splines
the result is a non-parametric curve.

**2019:** There is a `Draft BSpline` now, but it's not used.

References drawSplineIterpolation(), rawValue(), vec(), and warn().

Referenced by drawBlock(), and processdxf().

◆ drawSplineIterpolation()

def importDXF.drawSplineIterpolation	(	verts,
		closed = `False`,
		forceShape = `False`,
		alwaysDiscretize = `False`
	)

Return a wire or spline, opened or closed.

Parameters
----------
verts : Base::Vector3
    A list of points.

closed : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will create a closed
    Wire, closed BSpline, or a filled Face.

forceShape : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    a `Part.Shape` of type `'Edge'` or `'Face'`.
    Otherwise it tries to produce a `Draft Wire` or `Draft BSpline`.

alwaysDiscretize : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    straight lines (Wires, Edges).
    Otherwise it will try to produce BSplines.

Returns
-------
Part::Part2DObject or Part::TopoShape ('Edge', 'Face')
    The returned object is normally a `Draft Wire` or `Draft BSpline`,
    if the global variables `dxfCreateDraft` or `dxfCreateSketch` are set,
    and `forceShape` is `False`.
    It is a `Draft Wire` if the global variables
    `dxfDiscretizeCurves` or `alwaysDiscretize` are `True`,
    and a `Draft BSpline` otherwise.

    Otherwise it tries producing a `Part.Edge`
    (`dxfDiscretizeCurves` or `alwaysDiscretize` are `True`)
    or `Part.Face`
    if `closed` and the global variable `dxfFillMode` are `True`.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

Referenced by drawSpline(), and drawSplineOld().

◆ drawSplineOld()

def importDXF.drawSplineOld	(	spline,
		forceShape = `False`
	)

Return a Part Shape from a DXF spline. DEPRECATED.

It takes the vertices from the spline data,
considers the value from code 70 to know if the spline
is closed or not, and then calls
`drawSplineIterpolation(verts, closed, forceShape)`.

Parameters
----------
spline : drawing.entities
    The DXF object of type `'spline'`.

forceShape : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try to produce
    a `Part.Shape` of type `'Edge'` or `'Face'`.
    Otherwise it tries to produce a `Draft Wire` or `Draft BSpline`.

Returns
-------
Part::Part2DObject or Part::TopoShape ('Edge', 'Face')
    The returned object is normally a `Draft Wire` or `Draft BSpline`
    as returned from `drawSplineIterpolation()`.

    It returns `None` if it fails producing a shape.

See also
--------
drawSplineIterpolation

References drawSplineIterpolation(), rawValue(), vec(), and warn().

◆ errorDXFLib()

def importDXF.errorDXFLib ( gui )

Download the files required to convert DXF files.

It checks the parameter `'dxfAllowDownload'` to decide whether it
has access to download the required DXF libraries.

Parameters
----------
gui : bool
    If `True` it will display error messages in graphical
    text boxes; otherwise it will display the messages in the terminal.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References ArchCommands.download(), and errorDXFLib().

Referenced by errorDXFLib(), export(), getDXFlibs(), insert(), and open().

◆ export()

def importDXF.export	(	objectslist,
		filename,
		nospline = `False`,
		lwPoly = `False`
	)

Export a DXF file into the specified filename.

If will read the preferences. If the global variable
`dxfUseLegacyExporter` exists, it will try using the `Import` module
to write the DXF file.
::
    Import.writeDXFObject(objectslist, filename, version, lwPoly)

Where `version` is 14, or 12 if `nospline` is `True`.

Otherwise it will try to use the DXF export libraries
by running `getDXFlibs()`.

Iterating over all objects it writes shapes individually
with `writeShape()`, looking for types `'PanelSheet'`, `'PanelCut'`,
`'Axis'`, `'Annotation'`, `'DraftText'`, `'Dimension'`.
For objects derived from `'Part::Feature'` it may use `writeMesh()`
depending on the parameter `'dxfmesh'`, or it may project the object
in the camera view, depending on the parameter `'dxfproject'`.

Parameters
----------
objectslist : list of App::DocumentObject
    A list with all objects that will be exported.
    If any object of the given list is a group, its contents are appended
    to the export list.

    If the list only contains an `'ArchSectionView'` object
    it will use its `getDXF()` method to provide the DXF information
    to write into `filename`.

    If the list only contains a `'Drawing::FeaturePage'`
    or a `'TechDraw::DrawPage'` object it will use `exportPage()`
    to produce the DXF file.

filename : str
    The path of the new DXF file.

nospline : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`.
    If it is `True`, the BSplines are exported as straight segments,
    when passing the objects to `writeShape()`.

lwPoly : bool, optional.
    It defaults to `False`.
    If it is `True` it will try producing
    a `dxfLibrary.LwPolyLine`, instead of a `dxfLibrary.PolyLine`,
    by using `writeShape()`.
    This is required to produce an OpenSCAD DXF.

Returns
-------
It returns `None` if the export is successful.

See also
--------
dxfLibrary.Drawing, readPreferences, getDXFlibs, errorDXFLib,
writeShape, writeMesh, Import.writeDXFObject

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References errorDXFLib(), exportPage(), getACI(), getBlock(), draftfunctions.dxf.getDXF(), getDXFlibs(), getGroup(), getStr(), getStrGroup(), projectShape(), pythonopen, readPreferences(), DraftVecUtils.tup(), writeMesh(), writePanelCut(), and writeShape().

Referenced by PathScripts.post.dxf_post.dxfWrite(), importDWG.export(), exportPageLegacy(), and OpenSCADUtils.process2D_ObjectsViaOpenSCADShape().

◆ exportPage()

def importDXF.exportPage	(	page,
		filename
	)

Export a page created with Drawing or TechDraw workbenches.

The template is extracted from the page.
If the template exists in the system, it will be searched
for editable text fields, and replaced with their text values.
If no template is found a dummy default DXF template is used.

For TechDraw pages their templates are not supported currently,
so the dummy template will be used.

It considers all views or groups in the page,
and tries to get the blocks and entities with `getViewDXF(view)`.
It also increments the counter by using the `dxfcounter` class.

The blocks and entities are added to the template, and finally
this template is written into the `filename`.

Parameters
----------
page : object derived from 'Drawing::FeaturePage' or 'TechDraw::DrawPage'
    A Drawing or TechDraw page to export.

filename : str
    The path of the new DXF file.

References getViewDXF(), and pythonopen.

Referenced by export().

◆ exportPageLegacy()

def importDXF.exportPageLegacy	(	page,
		filename
	)

Export a page created with Drawing or TechDraw workbenches. DEPRECATED.

It uses the `importSVG` module to import the SVG information of `page`
into a temporary document, then the objects of this document
are used with the exporter to produce the DXF file,
and the temporary document is closed.
::
    temp = importSVG.open(page.PageResult)
    export(temp.Objects, filename, nospline=True, lwPoly=false)
    App.closeDocument(temp.Name)

Parameters
----------
page : object derived from 'Drawing::FeaturePage' or 'TechDraw::DrawPage'
    A Drawing or TechDraw page to export.

filename : str
    The path of the new DXF file.

See also
--------
exportPage, export, importSVG.open

References export(), and importSVG.open().

◆ formatObject()

def importDXF.formatObject	(	obj,
		dxfobj = `None`
	)

Apply text and line color to an object from a DXF object.

This function only works when the graphical user interface is loaded
as it needs access to the `ViewObject` attribute of the objects.

If `dxfobj` and the global variable `dxfGetColors` exist
the `TextColor` and `LineColor` of `obj` will be set to the color
indicated by the global dictionary
`dxfColorMap.color_map[dxfobj.color_index]`.

If the global `dxfBrightBackground` is set, it will set the `LineColor`
to black.

If no `dxfobj` is given, `TextColor` and `LineColor`
are set to the global variable `dxfDefaultColor`.

Parameters
----------
obj : App::DocumentObject
    Object that will use the DXF color.

dxfobj : drawing.entities, optional
    It defaults to `None`. DXF object from which the color will be taken.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References getGroupColor().

Referenced by addObject(), addText(), and processdxf().

◆ getACI()

def importDXF.getACI	(	ob,
		text = `False`
	)

Get the AutoCAD color index (ACI) color closest to the object's color.

This function only works if the graphical interface is loaded,
as it checks the `ViewObject` attribute of the object
which only exists when the GUI is available.

Parameters
----------
ob : App::DocumentObject
    Any object.

text : bool, optional
    It defaults ot `False`. If `True`, use the `TextColor`
    instead of the `LineColor` of the object.

Returns
-------
int
    The numerical value of the AutoCAD color index (ACI) color,
    which goes from 0 to 255.
    It returns 0 (black) if no graphical interface is loaded.
    It returns 256 (`BYLAYER`) if `ob` is inside a Draft Layer,
    and the layer's `OverrideChildren` view property is `True`.

Referenced by export(), writeMesh(), and writeShape().

◆ getArcData()

def importDXF.getArcData ( edge )

Return center, radius, start, and end angles of a circle-based edge.

Parameters
----------
edge : Part::TopoShape ('Edge')
    An edge representing a circular arc, either open or closed.

Returns
-------
(tuple, float, float, float)
    It returns a tuple of four values; the first value is a tuple
    with the coordinates of the center `(x, y, z)`;
    the other three represent the magnitude of the radius,
    and the start and end angles in degrees that define the arc.

(tuple, float, 0, 0)
    If the number of vertices in the `edge` is only one, only the center
    point exists, so it's a full circumference; in this case, both
    angles are zero.

References DraftVecUtils.angle(), and DraftVecUtils.tup().

Referenced by writeShape().

◆ getBlock()

def importDXF.getBlock	(	sh,
		obj,
		lwPoly = `False`
	)

Return a DXF block with the contents of the object.

It creates a `block` object using `dxfLibrary.Block`,
and then writes the given shape with
`writeShape(sh, obj, block, lwPoly)`.

Parameters
----------
sh : Part::TopoShape
    Any shape in the document.

obj : App::DocumentObject
    Any object in the document.

lwPoly : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will write
    a `'lwpolyline'`.
    Otherwise, it will be a `'polyline'`.

Returns
-------
dxfLibrary.Block
    The block of data with the given `sh` shape and `obj` object.

References getStrGroup(), and writeShape().

Referenced by export().

◆ getColor()

def importDXF.getColor ( )

Get the Draft color defined in the Draft toolbar or preferences.

Returns
-------
tuple of 4 floats
    Return the `(r, g, b, 0.0)` tuple with the colors defined
    in the Draft toolbar, if the graphical user interface is active.
    Otherwise, return the tuple with the color
    of the `DefaultShapeLineColor` in the parameter database.

Referenced by readPreferences().

◆ getdimheight()

def importDXF.getdimheight ( style )

Return the dimension text height from the given dimstyle.

It searches the global variable `drawing.tables.data`,
created in `processdxf`, for a `dimstyle`; then iterates on the data,
and if a `dimstyle` is found, it compares if its raw value with DXF code 2
(Name) is equal to `style`.

Parameters
---------
style : str
    A raw value of DXF code 3 (other text or name value).

Returns
-------
float
    The data of DXF code 140 (DIMSTYLE setting),
    or just 1 if no `dimstyle` was found in `drawing.tables.data`.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References rawValue().

Referenced by processdxf().

◆ getDXFlibs()

def importDXF.getDXFlibs ( )

Load the DXF Python libraries.

It tries loading the global libraries for use in the system
`dxfLibrary`, `dxfColorMap`, `dxfReader`,
If they are not present, they are downloaded.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References errorDXFLib().

Referenced by export(), OpenSCAD2Dgeom.importDXFface(), insert(), open(), and processdxf().

◆ getGroup()

def importDXF.getGroup ( ob )

Get the name of the group or Draft layer that contains the object.

It looks for the global `dxfUseDraftVisGroup` variable defined
in `readPreferences`. Then searches all objects of type "Layer"
for the one that contains `ob`.

Otherwise, it searches all objects derived from
`App::DocumentObjectGroup` for the one that contains `ob`.

Parameters
----------
ob : App::DocumentObject
    Any object to test as belonging to a layer or group.

Returns
-------
str
    The label of the layer, or of the group, if it contains `ob`.
    Otherwise, return "0".

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

Referenced by export(), getStrGroup(), and writeMesh().

◆ getGroupColor()

def importDXF.getGroupColor	(	dxfobj,
		index = `False`
	)

Get the color of the layer.

It searches the global variable `drawing.tables`,
created in `processdxf`, for a `layer`; then iterates on the data,
and if the layer name matches the layer of `dxfobj`, it will try
to return the color of its layer.

It searches the global variable `dxfBrightBackground` to determine
if it should return black, or a color from the global
`dxfColorMap.color_map` dictionary.

Parameters
----------
dxfobj : Part::Feature
    An imported DXF object.

index : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will return the layer's
    color; otherwise it will check the global variable
    `dxfBrightBackground`, and return black or a mapped color.

Returns
-------
list of 3 floats
    The layer's color as a list `[r, g, b]`, black `[0, 0, 0]`
    or the mapped color `dxfColorMap.color_map[color]`.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

Referenced by formatObject().

◆ getMultiplePoints()

def importDXF.getMultiplePoints ( entity )

Scan the given entity (paths, leaders, etc.) for multiple points.

Parameters
----------
entity : drawing.entities
    A DXF entity in the `drawing` data obtained from `processdxf`.

Returns
-------
list of Base::Vector3
    The list of points (vectors).
    Each point has three coordinates `(X,Y,Z)`.
    If the original point only had two, the third coordinate
    is set to zero `(X,Y,0)`.

Referenced by processdxf().

◆ getShapes()

def importDXF.getShapes ( filename )

Read a DXF file, and return a list of shapes from its contents.

This is an auxiliary function that processes the DXF file to list its
contents but doesn't open or create a new document.

Parameters
----------
filename : str
    The path to the file to read.

Returns
-------
list of `Part.Shapes`
    It returns `None` if the edges (lines, polylines, arcs)
    are above 100, and the user decides to interrupt (graphically)
    the process of joining them.

See also
--------
open, insert

References processdxf().

◆ getSplineSegs()

def importDXF.getSplineSegs ( edge )

Return a list of points from an edge that is a spline or bezier curve.

Parameters
----------
edge : Part::TopoShape ('Edge')
    An edge representing a spline or bezier curve.

Returns
-------
list of Base::Vector3
    It returns a list with the points that form the curve.
    It returns the point in `edge.FirstParameter`,
    all the intermediate points, and the point in `edge.LastParameter`.

    If the `segmentlength` variable is zero in the parameters database,
    then it only returns the first and the last point of the `edge`.

Referenced by getWire(), and writeShape().

◆ getStr()

def importDXF.getStr ( l )

Return a string that is valid in both Python 2 and 3.

If Python 2 is used, it tries to encode the string into ascii,
replacing characters as necessary, for example,
accented characters.

Parameters
----------
l : str
    Any string either in Python 2 or 3.

Returns
-------
str
    The same `l` string if Python 3,
    or ascii encoded if Python 2 is used.

Referenced by export(), and getStrGroup().

◆ getStrGroup()

def importDXF.getStrGroup ( ob )

Get a string version of the group or layer that contains the object.

Parameters
----------
ob : App::DocumentObject
    Any object in the document.

Returns
-------
str
    The name of the layer in capital letters,
    as the DXF R12 format seems to favor this style.
    ::
        return getStr(getGroup(ob)).upper()

    By calling `getStr()`, we make sure the layer has a valid
    utf8 or ascii name.

References getGroup(), and getStr().

Referenced by export(), getBlock(), and writeShape().

◆ getViewBlock()

def importDXF.getViewBlock	(	geom,
		view,
		blockcount
	)

Get a view block.

It iterates over all `geom` objects.
If the global variable `dxfExportBlocks` exists, it will create
the appropriate strings for `BLOCK` and `INSERT` sections,
and increment the `blockcount`.
Otherwise, it will just create an insert by changing the layer,
and setting a handle.

Parameters
----------
geom : list of str
    A list string objects or a single object, returned by
    the `getDXF()` method of the `view`.

view : page view
    A Drawing or TechDraw view which may be of different types
    depending on the objects being projected:
    ``'Drawing::FeatureViewPython'`,
    `'TechDraw::DrawViewDraft'`, or `'TechDraw::DrawViewArch'`.

blockcount : int
    A counter that increments by one each time an insert and block
    are added to the output strings, if the global variable
    `dxfExportBlocks` exists.

Returns
-------
str, str, int
    A tuple containing the strings for blocks, inserts,
    and the final value of `blockcount`.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References draftfunctions.dxf.getDXF().

Referenced by getViewDXF().

◆ getViewDXF()

def importDXF.getViewDXF	(	view,
		blocks = `True`
	)

Return a DXF fragment from a Drawing view.

Depending on the type of page view, it will try
obtaining `geom`, the DXF representation of `view`,
and then extract the block and insert strings
with `getViewBlock(geom, view, blockcount)`,
starting with a `blockcount` of 1.

If `view` is a group (`'App::DocumentObjectGroup'`)
it will recursively call itself in a loop `getViewDXF(child)`,
where `child` is a view contained in `view.Group`,
until all children are processed.

If the `view` is `'Drawing::FeatureViewPart'`,
and if the global variable `dxfExportBlocks` exists, it will create
the appropriate strings for `BLOCK` and `INSERT` sections,
and increment the `blockcount`.
Otherwise, it will just create an insert by changing the layer,
and setting a handle

Parameters
----------
view : App::DocumentObjectGroup or page view
    A Drawing or TechDraw view which may be of different types
    depending on the objects being projected:
    `'Drawing::FeatureViewPython'`,
    `'TechDraw::DrawViewDraft'`, `'TechDraw::DrawViewArch'`,
    `'Drawing::FeatureViewPart'`, `'Drawing::FeatureViewAnnotation'`

blocks : bool, optional
    It defaults to `True`. Not used?

Returns
-------
str, str
    It returns the two strings for DXF blocks and inserts.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References ArchSectionPlane.getDXF(), getViewBlock(), and getViewDXF().

Referenced by exportPage(), and getViewDXF().

◆ getWire()

def importDXF.getWire	(	wire,
		nospline = `False`,
		lw = `True`,
		asis = `False`
	)

Return a list of DXF ready points and bulges from a wire.

It builds a list of points from the edges of a `wire`.
If the edges are circular arcs, the "bulge" of that edge is calculated,
for other cases, the bulge is considered zero.

Parameters
----------
wire : Part::TopoShape ('Wire')
    A shape representing a wire.

nospline : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`.
    If it is `True`, the edges of the wire are not considered as
    being one of `'BSplineCurve'`, `'BezierCurve'`, or `'Ellipse'`,
    and a simple point is added to the list.
    Otherwise, `getSplineSegs(edge)` is used to extract
    the points and add them to the list.

lw : bool, optional
    It defaults to `True`. If it is `True` it assumes the `wire`
    is a `'lwpolyline'`.
    Otherwise, it assumes it is a `'polyline'`.

asis : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True`, it just returns
    the points of the vertices of the `wire`, and considers the bulge
    is zero.

    Otherwise, it processes the edges of the `wire` and calculates
    the bulge of the edges if they are of type `'Circle'`.
    For types of edges that are `'BSplineCurve'`, `'BezierCurve'`,
    or `'Ellipse'`, the bulge is zero

Returns
-------
list of tuples
    It returns a list of tuples ``[(...), (...), ...]``
    where each tuple indicates a point with additional information
    besides the coordinates.
    Two types of tuples may be returned.

[(float, float, float, None, None, float), ...]
    When `lw` is `True` (`'lwpolyline'`)
    the first three values represent the coordinates of the point,
    the next two are `None`, and the last value is the bulge.

[((float, float, float), None, [None, None], float), ...]
    When `lw` is `False` (`'polyline'`)
    the first element is a tuple of three values that indicate
    the coordinates of the point, the next element is `None`,
    the next element is a list of two `None` values,
    and the last element is the value of the bulge.

See also
--------
calcBulge

References getSplineSegs().

Referenced by writeShape().

◆ insert()

def importDXF.insert	(	filename,
		docname
	)

Import a file into the specified document.

Parameters
----------
filename : str
    The path to the file to import.

docname : str
    The name of an `App::Document` instance into which
    the objects and shapes from `filename` will be imported.

    If the document doesn't exist, it is created
    and set as the active document.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References decodeName(), errorDXFLib(), getDXFlibs(), processdxf(), and readPreferences().

Referenced by importDWG.insert().

◆ isBrightBackground()

def importDXF.isBrightBackground ( )

Check if the current viewport's background is a bright color.

It considers the values of `BackgroundColor` for a solid background,
or a combination of `BackgroundColor2` and `BackgroundColor3`
for a gradient background from the parameter database.

Returns
-------
bool
    Returns `True` if the value of the color is larger than 128,
    which is considered light; otherwise it is considered dark
    and returns `False`.

Referenced by readPreferences().

◆ locateLayer()

def importDXF.locateLayer	(	wantedLayer,
		color = `None`,
		drawstyle = `None`
	)

Return layer group and create it if needed.

This function iterates over a global list named `layers`, which is
defined in `processdxf`.

If no layers are found it looks for the global `dxfUseDraftVisGroup`
variable defined in `readPreferences`, and creates a new `Draft Layer`
with the specified color.

Otherwise it creates a group (`App::DocumentObjectGroup`)
to use as a layer container.

Parameters
----------
wantedLayer : str
    The name of a layer to search in the global `layers` list.

color : tuple of four floats, optional
    It defaults to `None`.
    A tuple with color information `(r,g,b,a)`, where each value
    is a float between 0 and 1.

Returns
-------
App::FeaturePython or App::DocumentObjectGroup
    If the `wantedLayer` is found in the global list of layers,
    it is returned.
    Otherwise, a new layer or group is created and returned.

    If the global variable `dxfUseDraftVisGroup` is set,
    it creates a `Draft Layer` (`App::FeaturePython`).
    Otherwise, it creates a simple group (`App::DocumentObjectGroup`).

See also
--------
Draft.make_layer

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References decodeName().

Referenced by addObject(), addText(), and processdxf().

◆ open()

def importDXF.open ( filename )

Open a file and return a new document.

If the global variable `dxfUseLegacyImporter` exists,
it will process `filename` with `processdxf`.
Otherwise, it will use the `Import` module, `Import.readDXF(filename)`.

Parameters
----------
filename : str
    The path to the file to open.

Returns
-------
App::Document
    The new document object with objects and shapes built from `filename`.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References decodeName(), errorDXFLib(), getDXFlibs(), processdxf(), and readPreferences().

Referenced by importDWG.open().

◆ placementFromDXFOCS()

def importDXF.placementFromDXFOCS ( ent )

Return the placement of an object from AutoCAD's OCS.

In AutoCAD DXF's the points of each entity are expressed in terms
of the entity's object coordinate system (OCS).
Then to determine the entity's position in 3D space,
what is needed is a 3D vector defining the Z axis of the OCS,
and the elevation value over it.

It uses `WorkingPlane.alignToPointAndAxis()` to align the working plane
to the origin and to `ent.extrusion` (the plane's `axis`).
Then it gets the global coordinates of the entity
by using `WorkingPlane.getGlobalCoords()`
and either `ent.elevation` (Z coordinate) or `ent.loc` a `(x,y,z)` tuple.

Parameters
----------
ent : A DXF entity
    It could be of several types, like `lwpolyline`, `polyline`,
    and others, and with `ent.extrusion`, `ent.elevation`
    or `ent.loc` attributes.

Returns
-------
Base::Placement
    A placement, comprised of a `Base` (`Base::Vector3`),
    and a `Rotation` (`Base::Rotation`).

See also
--------
WorkingPlane.alignToPointAndAxis, WorkingPlane.getGlobalCoords

References vec().

Referenced by drawArc(), drawCircle(), and drawPolyline().

◆ prec()

def importDXF.prec ( )

Return the current Draft precision level.

Referenced by drawArc(), drawEllipse(), and vec().

◆ processdxf()

def importDXF.processdxf	(	document,
		filename,
		getShapes = `False`,
		reComputeFlag = `True`
	)

Process the DXF file, creating Part objects in the document.

If the `dxfReader` module is not available run `getDXFlibs()`
to get the required libraries and `readPreferences()`.

It defines the global variables `drawing`, `layers`, `doc`,
`blockshapes`, `blockobjects`, `badobjects`, `layerBlocks`.
The read data is placed in the object `drawing`.

It iterates over `drawing.tables` to find tables of type `'layer'`,
and adds them to the document considering its color and drawing style.
Then it iterates over the `drawing.entities` processing the most common
drawing types, that include `'line'`, `'lwpolyline'`, `'polyline'`,
`'arc'`, `'circle'`, `'solid'`, `'spline'`, `'ellipse'`, `'mtext'`,
`'text'`, and `'3dface'`.
If `getShapes` is `False` it will additionally process the types
`'dimension'`, `'point'`, `'leader'`, `'hatch'`, and `'insert'`.

Parameters
----------
document : App::Document
    A document object opened in which to create the new Part shapes.

filename : str
    The path to the DXF file to process.

getShapes : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try creating
    simple `Part Shapes` instead of Draft objects,
    and will immediately return the list of the most common shapes
    without processing the entities of types `'dimension'`, `'point'`,
    `'leader'`, `'hatch'`, and `'insert'`.

reComputeFlag : bool, optional
    It defaults to `True`, in which case it recomputes the document
    after finishing processing of the entities.
    Otherwise, it skips the recompute.

    The recompute causes OpenSCAD import to loop, so this flag
    can be set to `False` to prevent this.

Returns
-------
list of `Part.Shapes`
    It returns `None` if the edges (lines, polylines, arcs)
    are above 100, and the user decides to interrupt (graphically)
    the process of joining them.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References addObject(), addText(), addToBlock(), drawArc(), drawBlock(), drawCircle(), drawEllipse(), drawFace(), drawInsert(), drawLayerBlock(), drawLine(), drawMesh(), drawPolyline(), drawSolid(), drawSpline(), formatObject(), getdimheight(), getDXFlibs(), getMultiplePoints(), locateLayer(), rawValue(), readPreferences(), vec(), and warn().

Referenced by prototype.Node.addtofreecad(), getShapes(), OpenSCAD2Dgeom.importDXFface(), insert(), and open().

◆ projectShape()

def importDXF.projectShape	(	shape,
		direction,
		tess = `None`
	)

Project shape in a given direction.

It uses `TechDraw.projectEx(shape, direction)`
to return a list with all the parts of the projection.
The first five elements are added to a list of edges,
which are then put in a `Part.Compound`.

Parameters
----------
shape : Part.Shape
    Any shape previously created from a DXF file.

direction : Base::Vector3
    The direction of the projection.

tess : list, optional
    It defaults to `None`. If it is available, it is a list with
    two elements, `[True, segment_length]` which are used by
    `DraftGeomUtils.cleanProjection(compound, tess[0], tess[1])`
    to create a valid compound of edges.

    Otherwise, a simple `Part.Compound` is produced.

Returns
-------
Part::TopoShape ('Compound')
    A `Part.Compound` of edges.

    It returns the original `shape` if it fails producing the projection
    in the given `direction`.

See also
--------
TechDraw.projectEx, DraftGeomUtils.cleanProjection

Referenced by export().

◆ rawValue()

def importDXF.rawValue	(	entity,
		code
	)

Return the value of a DXF code in an entity section.

Parameters
----------
entity : drawing.entities
    A DXF entity in the `drawing` data obtained from `processdxf`.
code : int
    A numerical value of the code.

Returns
-------
float or str
    The value corresponding to the code. It may be numeric or a string.

Referenced by addText(), attribs(), drawBlock(), drawMesh(), drawPolyline(), drawSolid(), drawSpline(), drawSplineOld(), getdimheight(), and processdxf().

◆ readPreferences()

def importDXF.readPreferences ( )

Read the preferences of the this module from the parameter database.

It creates and sets the global variables:
`dxfCreatePart`, `dxfCreateDraft`, `dxfCreateSketch`,
`dxfDiscretizeCurves`, `dxfStarBlocks`, `dxfMakeBlocks`, `dxfJoin`,
`dxfRenderPolylineWidth`, `dxfImportTexts`, `dxfImportLayouts`,
`dxfImportPoints`, `dxfImportHatches`, `dxfUseStandardSize`,
`dxfGetColors`, `dxfUseDraftVisGroups`, `dxfFillMode`,
`dxfBrightBackground`, `dxfDefaultColor`, `dxfUseLegacyImporter`,
`dxfExportBlocks`, `dxfScaling`, `dxfUseLegacyExporter`

The parameter path is ``User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Draft``

See also
--------
FreeCAD.ParamGet, FreeCAD.ParamGet.GetBool

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References getColor(), and isBrightBackground().

Referenced by export(), OpenSCAD2Dgeom.importDXFface(), insert(), open(), and processdxf().

◆ translate()

def importDXF.translate	(	context,
		txt
	)

◆ vec()

def importDXF.vec ( pt )

Return a rounded and scaled Vector from a DXF point.

Parameters
----------
pt : Base::Vector3, or list of three numerical values, or float, or int
    A point with three coordinates `(x, y, z)`,
    or just a single numerical value.

Returns
-------
Base::Vector3 or float
    Each of the components of the vector, or the single numerical value,
    is rounded to the precision defined by `prec`,
    and scaled by the amount of the global variable `dxfScaling`.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

References prec().

Referenced by addText(), drawArc(), drawCircle(), drawEllipse(), drawFace(), drawInsert(), drawLine(), drawPolyline(), drawSpline(), drawSplineOld(), placementFromDXFOCS(), and processdxf().

◆ warn()

def importDXF.warn	(	dxfobject,
		num = `None`
	)

Print a warning that the DXF object couldn't be imported.

Also add the object to the global list `badobjects`.

Parameters
----------
dxfobject : drawing.entities
    The DXF object that couldn't be imported.

num : float, optional
    It defaults to `None`. A simple number that identifies
    the given `dxfobject`.

To do
-----
Use local variables, not global variables.

Referenced by drawArc(), drawBlock(), drawCircle(), drawEllipse(), drawFace(), drawLine(), drawMesh(), drawPolyline(), drawSolid(), drawSpline(), drawSplineOld(), and processdxf().

◆ writeMesh()

def importDXF.writeMesh	(	ob,
		dxf
	)

Write an object's shape as a polyface mesh in the given DXF list.

It tessellates the `ob.Shape` with a tolerance of 0.5,
to produce mesh data, that is, lists of vertices and face indices:
``([ point1, point2, ...], [(face1 indices), (face2 indices), ...])``

The points and faces are extracted, and used with
`dxfLibrary.PolyLine` to produce a polyface mesh, that is added
to the `dxf` object.

Parameters
----------
ob : App::DocumentObject
    Any object in the document.

dxf : dxfLibrary.Drawing
    An object which will be populated with a DXF polyface mesh
    created from `ob.Shape`.

See also
--------
dxfLibrary.Drawing, dxfLibrary.PolyLine, Part.Shape.tessellate

References getACI(), and getGroup().

Referenced by export().

◆ writePanelCut()

def importDXF.writePanelCut	(	ob,
		dxf,
		nospline,
		lwPoly,
		parent = `None`
	)

Create an object's outline and add it to the given DXF list.

Given an object `ob` that contains an outline in its proxy object,
it tries obtaining the outline `outl`, the inline `inl`, and a `tag`.
Then tries creating each shape using the `parent` object as base
(or `ob` itself), and placing the result in the `dxf` list.

For `outl` it places the result in an `'Outlines'` layer of color index 5
(blue).
For `intl`, if it exists, it places the result in a `'Cuts'` layer
of color index 4 (light blue).
For `tag`, if it exists, it places the result in a `'Tags'` layer
of color index 2 (yellow).
::
    writeShape(outl, parent, dxf, nospline, lwPoly, ...)
    writeShape(inl, parent, dxf, nospline, lwPoly, ...)
    writeShape(tag, parent, dxf, nospline, lwPoly, ...)

Parameters
----------
ob : App::DocumentObject
    Any object in the document.

dxf : dxfLibrary.Drawing
    An object which will be populated with a DXF object created
    from `writeShape()`.

nospline : bool
    If it is `True`, the edges of the wire are not considered as
    being one of `'BSplineCurve'`, `'BezierCurve'`, or `'Ellipse'`,
    and simple points are used to build the new shape with
    `writeShape()`.

lwPoly : bool
    If it is `True` it will try producing
    a `dxfLibrary.LwPolyLine`, instead of a `dxfLibrary.PolyLine`,
    by using `writeShape()`.

parent : App::DocumentObject, optional
    It defaults to `None`.
    If it exists, its `Base::Placement` is used to modify the
    Placement of the output object and its tag.
    Otherwise, `ob` is also used as the `parent`.

See also
--------
writeShape

References writeShape().

Referenced by export().

◆ writeShape()

def importDXF.writeShape	(	sh,
		ob,
		dxfobject,
		nospline = `False`,
		lwPoly = `False`,
		layer = `None`,
		color = `None`,
		asis = `False`
	)

Write the object's shape contents in the given DXF object.

Iterates over the wires (polylines) and lone edges of `sh`.
Then it creates DXF object depending of the type of wire,
and adds those objects to the `dxfobject` list.

If the wire only has one edge and it is of type `'Circle'`
it will create an object of type `dxfLibrary.Circle` or `dxfLibrary.Arc`.
In other cases, it will try creating objects of type
`dxfLibrary.LwPolyLine` or `dxfLibrary.PolyLine`.

When parsing lone edges it will approximate single closed edges of type
`'BSplineCurve'` or `'BezierCurve'` with a `dxfLibrary.Circle`.
In the case of edges of type `Ellipse`, it can approximate
the edge as a `dxfLibrary.PolyLine`, depending on the value
of `'DiscretizeEllipses'` in the parameter database.
Otherwise it creates an object of type `dxfLibrary.Ellipse`.

For other lone edges, they are treated as lines,
so they create an object of type `linesdxfLibrary.Line`.

Parameters
----------
sh : Part::TopoShape
    Any shape in the document.

ob : App::DocumentObject
    Any object in the document.

dxfobject : dxfLibrary.Drawing
    An object which will be populated with DXF objects created
    from `sh.Wires` and `sh.Edges`.

nospline : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`.
    If it is `True`, the edges of the wire are not considered as
    being one of `'BSplineCurve'`, `'BezierCurve'`, or `'Ellipse'`,
    and simple points are used to build the new object with
    `getWire(wire, nospline=True, asis=asis)`.

lwPoly : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True` it will try producing
    a `dxfLibrary.LwPolyLine`, instead of a `dxfLibrary.PolyLine`.

layer : str, optional
    It defaults to `None`. It is the name of the layer or group where `ob`
    is contained. If it is `None`, `getStrGroup(ob)` is called to search
    for the layer's name that contains `ob`.
    The created object is placed in this layer.

color : int, optional
    It defaults to `None`. It is the AutoCAD color index (ACI)
    closest to `ob`'s color obtained with `getACI(ob)`.
    The created object uses this color.

asis : bool, optional
    It defaults to `False`. If it is `True`, it just extracts
    the edges of the wire as is, and creates the `'lwpolyline'`
    or `'polyline'` with the simple points returned by
    `getWire(wire, nospline, asis=True)`.

    Otherwise, the edges are sorted, and then creates
    more complex shapes with `getWire(wire, nospline, asis=False)`.

See also
--------
getWire, getStrGroup, getACI, dxfLibrary.Circle, dxfLibrary.Arc,
dxfLibrary.LwPolyLine, dxfLibrary.PolyLine, dxfLibrary.Ellipse,
dxfLibrary.Line

References getACI(), getArcData(), getSplineSegs(), getStrGroup(), getWire(), DraftVecUtils.scaleTo(), and DraftVecUtils.tup().

Referenced by export(), getBlock(), and writePanelCut().

Variable Documentation

◆ CURRENTDXFLIB

float importDXF.CURRENTDXFLIB = 1.40

◆ draftui

importDXF.draftui = None

◆ DraftWorkingPlane

importDXF.DraftWorkingPlane

◆ dxfColorMap

importDXF.dxfColorMap = None

◆ dxfLibrary

importDXF.dxfLibrary = None

◆ dxfReader

importDXF.dxfReader = None

◆ gui

importDXF.gui = FreeCAD.GuiUp

◆ plane

importDXF.plane = WorkingPlane.plane()

◆ pythonopen

importDXF.pythonopen = open

Referenced by export(), and exportPage().

◆ TEXTSCALING

float importDXF.TEXTSCALING = 1.35

Classes

Functions

Variables

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

◆ addObject()

◆ addText()

◆ addToBlock()

◆ attribs()

◆ calcBulge()

◆ decodeName()

◆ deformat()

◆ drawArc()

◆ drawBlock()

◆ drawCircle()

◆ drawEllipse()

◆ drawFace()

◆ drawInsert()

◆ drawLayerBlock()

◆ drawLine()

◆ drawMesh()

◆ drawPolyline()

◆ drawSolid()

◆ drawSpline()

◆ drawSplineIterpolation()

◆ drawSplineOld()

◆ errorDXFLib()

◆ export()

◆ exportPage()

◆ exportPageLegacy()

◆ formatObject()

◆ getACI()

◆ getArcData()

◆ getBlock()

◆ getColor()

◆ getdimheight()

◆ getDXFlibs()

◆ getGroup()

◆ getGroupColor()

◆ getMultiplePoints()

◆ getShapes()

◆ getSplineSegs()

◆ getStr()

◆ getStrGroup()

◆ getViewBlock()

◆ getViewDXF()

◆ getWire()

◆ insert()

◆ isBrightBackground()

◆ locateLayer()

◆ open()

◆ placementFromDXFOCS()

◆ prec()

◆ processdxf()

◆ projectShape()

◆ rawValue()

◆ readPreferences()

◆ translate()

◆ vec()

◆ warn()

◆ writeMesh()

◆ writePanelCut()

◆ writeShape()

Variable Documentation

◆ CURRENTDXFLIB

◆ draftui

◆ DraftWorkingPlane

◆ dxfColorMap

◆ dxfLibrary

◆ dxfReader

◆ gui

◆ plane

◆ pythonopen

◆ TEXTSCALING