SldwrksExporter/README.md

# SldwrksExporter

Script to generate production files (part -> step, dxf, pdf)

# Usage:
1. Download the latest release: https://git.lurenaud.com/lurenaud/SldwrksExporter/releases
2. Unzip and run the export.exe file
3. Select the folder with the parts, to generate the production files
4. Open and wait
It works faster with solidworks closed

# Working from source:

## Prerequisite:
- python (to install type python in terminal, it will open the windows store to install it) (or: `curl -o python.exe https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.11.1/python-3.11.1-amd64.exe; python.exe /quiet InstallAllUsers=1 PrependPath=1 Include_test=0`)
- git (install: `winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget`)

## Automatic install
will dowwnload the git repo, install everything and launch the program.
copy paste this line in an **Administrator** powershell or windows terminal
`curl -o installFrom0.cmd https://git.lurenaud.com/lurenaud/SldwrksExporter/raw/branch/main/scripts/installFrom0.cmd; .\installFrom0.cmd`

## Manual install
1. Get the code:

- `git clone https://git.lurenaud.com/lurenaud/SldwrksExporter.git`

2. Setup python env

- create venv `python -m venv .venv` 
- activate environement `.venv\Script\Activate.ps1` 
- install requirements `pip install -r requirements.txt`

## Common problems:
- Cannot activate venv, script : in an admin terminal run `Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned`


## Use:
In terminal: `.\gui.py path\toFloderOfFiles` will generate step, pdf and dxf in a export folder
Double click the gui.py file

## Generate exe file

Using auto-py-to-exe
`pip install auto-py-to-exe`

Export command, will generate the exe file in dist folder
```
pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --console --add-data "C:/Users/lucienrenaud/Desktop/SldwrksExporter/scripts/export-pdf-dxf.ps1;." --add-data "C:/Users/lucienrenaud/Desktop/SldwrksExporter/scripts/export-step.ps1;." --add-data "C:/Users/lucienrenaud/Desktop/SldwrksExporter/scripts/SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.dll;."  "C:/Users/lucienrenaud/Desktop/SldwrksExporter/scripts/export.py"
```