export to STL format capability added

parastell/invessel_build.py

@@ -309,6 +309,23 @@ def export_step(self, export_dir=""):
             )
             cq.exporters.export(component, str(export_path))
 
+    def export_stl(self, export_dir=""):
+        """Export CAD solids as STL files via CadQuery.
+
+        Arguments:
+            export_dir (str): directory to which to export the STL output files
+                (optional, defaults to empty string).
+        """
+        self._logger.info("Exporting STL files for in-vessel components...")
+
+        self.export_dir = export_dir
+
+        for name, component in self.Components.items():
+            export_path = Path(self.export_dir) / Path(name).with_suffix(
+                ".stl"
+            )
+            cq.exporters.export(component, str(export_path))
+
     def export_cad_to_dagmc(self, dagmc_filename="dagmc", export_dir=""):
         """Exports DAGMC neutronics H5M file of ParaStell in-vessel components
         via CAD-to-DAGMC.

parastell/magnet_coils.py

@@ -269,6 +269,29 @@ def export_step(self, step_filename="magnet_set", export_dir=""):
         )
         cq.exporters.export(coil_set, str(export_path))
 
+    def export_stl(self, stl_filename="magnet_set", export_dir=""):
+        """Export CAD solids as a STL file via CadQuery.
+
+        Arguments:
+            stl_filename (str): name of STL output file, excluding '.stl'
+                extension (optional, defaults to 'magnet_set').
+            export_dir (str): directory to which to export the STL output file
+                (optional, defaults to empty string).
+        """
+        self._logger.info("Exporting STL file for magnet coils...")
+
+        self.export_dir = export_dir
+        self.stl_filename = stl_filename
+
+        export_path = Path(self.export_dir) / Path(
+            self.stl_filename
+        ).with_suffix(".stl")
+
+        coil_set = cq.Compound.makeCompound(
+            [coil.solid for coil in self.magnet_coils]
+        )
+        cq.exporters.export(coil_set, str(export_path))
+
     def mesh_magnets(self):
         """Creates tetrahedral mesh of magnet volumes via Coreform Cubit."""
         self._logger.info("Generating tetrahedral mesh of magnet coils...")

parastell/parastell.py

@@ -171,12 +171,14 @@ def construct_invessel_build(
         self.invessel_build.generate_components()
 
     def export_invessel_build(
-        self, export_cad_to_dagmc=False, dagmc_filename="dagmc", export_dir=""
+        self, export_to_stl=False, export_cad_to_dagmc=False, dagmc_filename="dagmc", export_dir=""
     ):
-        """Exports InVesselBuild component STEP files and, optionally, a DAGMC
+        """Exports InVesselBuild component STEP files and, optionally, to STL files and a DAGMC
         neutronics H5M file of in-vessel components via CAD-to-DAGMC.
 
         Arguments:
+            export_to_stl (bool): export in-vessel components to STL format 
+                (optional, defaults to False)
             export_cad_to_dagmc (bool): export DAGMC neutronics H5M file of
                 in-vessel components via CAD-to-DAGMC (optional, defaults to
                 False).
@@ -187,6 +189,9 @@ def export_invessel_build(
         """
         self.invessel_build.export_step(export_dir=export_dir)
 
+        if export_to_stl:
+            self.invessel_build.export_stl(export_dir=export_dir)
+
         if export_cad_to_dagmc:
             self.invessel_build.export_cad_to_dagmc(
                 dagmc_filename=dagmc_filename, export_dir=export_dir
@@ -230,6 +235,7 @@ def construct_magnets(
     def export_magnets(
         self,
         step_filename="magnet_set",
+        export_stl=False,
         export_mesh=False,
         mesh_filename="magnet_mesh",
         export_dir="",
@@ -240,6 +246,8 @@ def export_magnets(
             step_filename (str): name of STEP export output file, excluding
                 '.step' extension (optional, optional, defaults to
                 'magnet_set').
+            export_stl (bool): export magnet components in STL format. File name
+                is the same as step_filename (optional, defaults to False)
             export_mesh (bool): flag to indicate tetrahedral mesh generation
                 for magnet volumes (optional, defaults to False).
             mesh_filename (str): name of tetrahedral mesh H5M file, excluding
@@ -251,6 +259,11 @@ def export_magnets(
             step_filename=step_filename, export_dir=export_dir
         )
 
+        if export_stl:
+            self.magnet_set.export_stl(
+                stl_filename=step_filename, export_dir=export_dir
+            )
+
         if export_mesh:
             self.magnet_set.mesh_magnets()
             self.magnet_set.export_mesh(