scripts¶

csv_tools¶

pycatia.scripts.csv_tools.convert_units(number, unit)¶

Convert input ‘length’ from unit to millimeters.

Parameters

• number –

• unit (str) – A string representing the unit ‘mm’, ‘in’, ‘cm’, ‘m’, ‘mile’, ‘km’

Returns

pycatia.scripts.csv_tools.create_points(part, file_name, units='mm', geometry_set_name='New_Points')¶

Parses a csv file in the format defined in csv_reader() and populates the geometry_set_name with new points. Once complete the part is updated.

Parameters

• part (Part) –

• file_name (str) – full path to csv file.

• units (str) – length units of csv_file eg ‘in’

• geometry_set_name (str) – name of new geometrical set in which to add points.

Returns

pycatia.scripts.csv_tools.csv_reader(file_name, units, delimiter=',')¶

Reads contents of csv file and returns a generator object containing tuples in the format:

[

(

str(<point_name>),

int(X coordinate),

int(Y coordinate),

int(Z coordinate)

),

]

Parameters

• file_name – full path to csv file.

• units –

• delimiter –

Returns

generator()