simplified the "minimum_step" parameters for the GCode generator (fall back to...

simplified the "minimum_step" parameters for the GCode generator (fall back to x, if y/z are not given)


git-svn-id: https://pycam.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pycam/trunk@953 bbaffbd6-741e-11dd-a85d-61de82d9cad9

pycam

@@ -378,9 +378,7 @@ def execute(parser, opts, args, pycam):
                         handler, metric_units = (opts.unit_size == "mm"),
                         safety_height=opts.safety_height,
                         toggle_spindle_status=opts.gcode_no_start_stop_spindle,
-                        minimum_step_x=opts.gcode_minimum_step_x,
-                        minimum_step_y=opts.gcode_minimum_step_y,
-                        minimum_step_z=opts.gcode_minimum_step_z)
+                        minimum_step_x=opts.gcode_minimum_step)
                 generator.set_speed(opts.tool_feedrate, opts.tool_spindle_speed)
                 path_mode = opts.gcode_path_mode
                 PATH_MODES = pycam.Exporters.GCodeExporter.PATH_MODES
@@ -618,10 +616,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             action="store_false", help="do not start the spindle before " \
             + "and stop it after each operation (M3/M5)")
     group_gcode.add_option("", "--gcode-minimum-step",
-            dest="gcode_minimum_step_x", default=0.0,
+            dest="gcode_minimum_step", default=0.00001,
             type="float", action="store", help="mimimum axial distance " \
             + "between two machine positions. Any shorter move is not " \
-            + "written to GCode (default: 0.0).")
+            + "written to GCode (default: 0.00001).")
     group_gcode.add_option("", "--gcode-path-mode", dest="gcode_path_mode",
             default="exact_path", action="store", type="choice",
             choices=["exact_path", "exact_stop", "continuous"],

src/pycam/Exporters/GCodeExporter.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class GCodeGenerator:
 
     def __init__(self, destination, metric_units=True, safety_height=0.0,
             toggle_spindle_status=False, header=None, comment=None,
-            minimum_step_x=0.0001,  minimum_step_y=0.0001,  minimum_step_z=0.0001):
+            minimum_step_x=0.0001,  minimum_step_y=None,  minimum_step_z=None):
         if isinstance(destination, basestring):
             # open the file
             self.destination = file(destination,"w")
@@ -54,8 +54,15 @@ class GCodeGenerator:
         self.toggle_spindle_status = toggle_spindle_status
         self.comment = comment
         self._minimum_step_x = minimum_step_x
-        self._minimum_step_y = minimum_step_y
-        self._minimum_step_z = minimum_step_z
+        # use x value as default for y and z (if not specified)
+        if minimum_step_y is None:
+            self._minimum_step_y = minimum_step_x
+        else:
+            self._minimum_step_y = minimum_step_y
+        if minimum_step_z is None:
+            self._minimum_step_z = minimum_step_x
+        else:
+            self._minimum_step_z = minimum_step_z
         self._finished = False
         if comment:
             self.add_comment(comment)