- added a new TclCommand named Bbox who generate a bounding box.

FlatCAMApp.py

@@ -1755,13 +1755,14 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         # #######Auto-complete KEYWORDS #############
         # ###########################################
         self.tcl_commands_list = ['add_circle', 'add_poly', 'add_polygon', 'add_polyline', 'add_rectangle',
-                                  'aligndrill', 'clear',
+                                  'aligndrill', 'bbox', 'bounding_box', 'clear',
                                   'aligndrillgrid', 'cncjob', 'cutout', 'delete', 'drillcncjob',
                                   'export_gcode',
                                   'export_svg', 'ext', 'exteriors', 'follow', 'geo_union', 'geocutout', 'get_names',
                                   'get_sys', 'getsys', 'help', 'import_svg', 'interiors', 'isolate', 'join_excellon',
                                   'join_excellons', 'join_geometries', 'join_geometry', 'list_sys', 'listsys', 'mill',
-                                  'millholes', 'mirror', 'new', 'new_geometry', 'offset', 'open_excellon', 'open_gcode',
+                                  'millholes', 'mirror', 'new', 'new_geometry', 'non_copper_regions', 'ncr',
+                                  'offset', 'open_excellon', 'open_gcode',
                                   'open_gerber', 'open_project', 'options', 'paint', 'pan', 'panel', 'panelize', 'plot',
                                   'save', 'save_project', 'save_sys', 'scale', 'set_active', 'set_sys', 'setsys',
                                   'skew', 'subtract_poly', 'subtract_rectangle', 'version', 'write_gcode'

README.md

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 - remade the TclCommand Paint to work in the new configuration of the the app (the painting functions are now in their own tool, Paint Tool)
 - fixed a bug in the Properties Tool
 - added a new TcL Command named Nregions who generate non-copper regions
+- added a new TclCommand named Bbox who generate a bounding box.
 
 23.08.2019
 

tclCommands/TclCommandBbox.py

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+from ObjectCollection import *
+from tclCommands.TclCommand import TclCommand
+import gettext
+import FlatCAMTranslation as fcTranslate
+import builtins
+
+fcTranslate.apply_language('strings')
+if '_' not in builtins.__dict__:
+    _ = gettext.gettext
+
+
+class TclCommandBbox(TclCommand):
+    """
+    Tcl shell command to follow a Gerber file
+    """
+
+    # array of all command aliases, to be able use  old names for backward compatibility (add_poly, add_polygon)
+    aliases = ['bounding_box', 'bbox']
+
+    # dictionary of types from Tcl command, needs to be ordered
+    arg_names = collections.OrderedDict([
+        ('name', str)
+    ])
+
+    # dictionary of types from Tcl command, needs to be ordered , this  is  for options  like -optionname value
+    option_types = collections.OrderedDict([
+        ('outname', str),
+        ('margin', float),
+        ('rounded', bool)
+    ])
+
+    # array of mandatory options for current Tcl command: required = {'name','outname'}
+    required = ['name']
+
+    # structured help for current command, args needs to be ordered
+    help = {
+        'main': "Creates a Geometry object that surrounds the object.",
+        'args': collections.OrderedDict([
+            ('name', 'Object name for which to create bounding box. String'),
+            ('outname', 'Name of the resulting Geometry object. String.'),
+            ('margin', "Distance of the edges of the box to the nearest polygon."
+                       "Float number."),
+            ('rounded', "If the bounding box is to have rounded corners their radius is equal to the margin. "
+                        "True or False.")
+        ]),
+        'examples': ['bbox name -outname name_bbox']
+    }
+
+    def execute(self, args, unnamed_args):
+        """
+        execute current TCL shell command
+
+        :param args: array of known named arguments and options
+        :param unnamed_args: array of other values which were passed into command
+            without -somename and  we do not have them in known arg_names
+        :return: None or exception
+        """
+
+        name = args['name']
+
+        if 'outname' not in args:
+            args['outname'] = name + "_bbox"
+
+        obj = self.app.collection.get_by_name(name)
+        if obj is None:
+            self.raise_tcl_error("%s: %s" % (_("Object not found"), name))
+
+        if not isinstance(obj, FlatCAMGerber) and not isinstance(obj, FlatCAMGeometry):
+            self.raise_tcl_error('%s %s: %s.' % (
+                _("Expected FlatCAMGerber or FlatCAMGeometry, got"), name, type(obj)))
+
+        if 'margin' not in args:
+            args['margin'] = float(self.app.defaults["gerber_bboxmargin"])
+        margin = args['margin']
+
+        if 'rounded' not in args:
+            args['rounded'] = self.app.defaults["gerber_bboxrounded"]
+        rounded = args['rounded']
+
+        del args['name']
+
+        try:
+            def geo_init(geo_obj, app_obj):
+                assert isinstance(geo_obj, FlatCAMGeometry)
+
+                # Bounding box with rounded corners
+                geo = cascaded_union(obj.solid_geometry)
+                bounding_box = geo.envelope.buffer(float(margin))
+                if not rounded:  # Remove rounded corners
+                    bounding_box = bounding_box.envelope
+                geo_obj.solid_geometry = bounding_box
+
+            self.app.new_object("geometry", args['outname'], geo_init)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return "Operation failed: %s" % str(e)

tclCommands/TclCommandNregions.py

@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ class TclCommandNregions(TclCommand):
         if obj is None:
             self.raise_tcl_error("%s: %s" % (_("Object not found"), name))
 
-        if not isinstance(obj, FlatCAMGerber):
+        if not isinstance(obj, FlatCAMGerber) and not isinstance(obj, FlatCAMGeometry):
-            self.raise_tcl_error('%s %s %s.' % (_("Expected FlatCAMGerber, got"), name, type(obj)))
+            self.raise_tcl_error('%s %s: %s.' % (_("Expected FlatCAMGerber or FlatCAMGeometry, got"), name, type(obj)))
 
         if 'margin' not in args:
             args['margin'] = float(self.app.defaults["gerber_noncoppermargin"])
@@ -81,14 +81,15 @@ class TclCommandNregions(TclCommand):
             def geo_init(geo_obj, app_obj):
                 assert isinstance(geo_obj, FlatCAMGeometry)
 
-                bounding_box = obj.solid_geometry.envelope.buffer(float(margin))
+                geo = cascaded_union(obj.solid_geometry)
+                bounding_box = geo.envelope.buffer(float(margin))
                 if not rounded:
                     bounding_box = bounding_box.envelope
 
-                non_copper = bounding_box.difference(obj.solid_geometry)
+                non_copper = bounding_box.difference(geo)
                 geo_obj.solid_geometry = non_copper
 
-            self.app.new_object("geometry", name, geo_init)
+            self.app.new_object("geometry", args['outname'], geo_init)
         except Exception as e:
             return "Operation failed: %s" % str(e)
 

tclCommands/__init__.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import tclCommands.TclCommandAddPolyline
 import tclCommands.TclCommandAddRectangle
 import tclCommands.TclCommandAlignDrill
 import tclCommands.TclCommandAlignDrillGrid
+import tclCommands.TclCommandBbox
 import tclCommands.TclCommandClearShell
 import tclCommands.TclCommandCncjob
 import tclCommands.TclCommandCutout
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import tclCommands.TclCommandListSys
 import tclCommands.TclCommandMillHoles
 import tclCommands.TclCommandMirror
 import tclCommands.TclCommandNew
-import tclCommands.TcLCommandNregions
+import tclCommands.TclCommandNregions
 import tclCommands.TclCommandNewGeometry
 import tclCommands.TclCommandOffset
 import tclCommands.TclCommandOpenExcellon