Automate Printing

[bgdch]

I have to print about 200 2d drawings, arranged one next to each other, on the same page format. Is there any way to do this with python?

10x!

[Mitch]

Well, a lot will depend on how those 2D drawings are. Are they each a separate file? If so it should be possible to write a script to open/import each successive file in a folder, throw a bounding box around the drawing and center that in a standard rectangle and then add that to a layout - spacing it away from the last one and indexing over and down when the page width limit is reached. but it's a fair amount of work...

--Mitch

[bgdch]

Hi Mitch, thanks for the reply. The drawings are in the same file, i just have to move the bounding box in X direction. I know it is a lot of work but i'm wandering what is faster, to print manually 200 drawings or to spend that time with the script.

[vittorio]

Hi bgdch

Below is a trace of Python scripting.
You must select the bounding rectangles as in the attached file.

Python Code:

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
import Rhino
riquadri=rs.GetObjects("seleziona riquadri disegni")
object_list = rs.AllObjects()
name="stp"
n=1
for riquadro in riquadri:
    rs.UnselectAllObjects()
    bb=rs.BoundingBox(riquadro)
    for obj in object_list:
        if rs.IsObjectInBox(obj, bb, False):
            rs.SelectObject( obj )
    lista_di_stampa=rs.SelectedObjects()
    rs.Sleep(600)
    obs=rs.InvertSelectedObjects()
    object_list=obs
    rs.HideObjects(obs)
    rs.Command("-print _go")# to be completed with setup options
    Rhino.RhinoApp.Wait()
    #rs.Sleep(600)
    rs.ShowObjects(obs)

I hope help you
Ciao Vittorio

[vittorio]

This script works OK with my printer:

Python Code:

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
import Rhino
riquadri=rs.GetObjects("seleziona riquadri disegni")
object_list = rs.AllObjects()
for riquadro in riquadri:
    rs.UnselectAllObjects()
    bb=rs.BoundingBox(riquadro)
    for obj in object_list:
        if rs.IsObjectInBox(obj, bb, False):
            rs.SelectObject( obj )
    lista_di_stampa=rs.SelectedObjects()
    rs.Sleep(600)
    obs=rs.InvertSelectedObjects()
    object_list=obs
    rs.HideObjects(obs)
    rs.Command("-print _S _D _p " + '"Epson ESC/P-R"'+ " _enter _enter  _g  _enter")# to be completed with setup options
    #Rhino.RhinoApp.Wait() # aspetta che termini la stampa prima di proseguire
    rs.Sleep(28000) # printing time about expected
    rs.ShowObjects(obs)

Ciao Vittorio