Minilase

EzCAD Patcher

This tool parses and patches EZCAD files with values specified in a YAML config file. The EZCAD format as implemented in this crate was reverse engineered from sample files, so use at your own risk.

Usage

Usage: minilase.exe [OPTIONS] --input <INPUT>

Options:
  -i, --input <INPUT>    Input file to parse
  -d, --diff <DIFF>      File to diff input against
  -o, --output <OUTPUT>  Output file to write to
  -c, --config <CONFIG>  Configuration file
  -v, --verbose...       Increase logging verbosity
  -q, --quiet...         Decrease logging verbosity
  -h, --help             Print help

Configuration File

Operations defined in the configuration file are applied in order of definition.

Patching Pen

Setting values of specific fields for a given pen:

Ops: 
  - !PatchPen
    Pen: 0                  # Target pen
    # Specify one or more of the following:
    # Color: [127, 127, 127]
    # Enabled: true
    # LoopCount: 3
    # Speed: 1.234
    # Power: 10.5
    # Frequency: 10000

Cloning pen(s) (and optionally override settings):

Ops: 
  - !ClonePen
    From: 0
    To: 1
    # Specify one or more of the following:
    # Inclusive: true
    # Color: [64, 64, 64]
    # Enabled: true
    # LoopCount: 3
    # Speed: 1.234
    # Power: 10.5
    # Frequency: 10000

Incrementing a specific field by some value across a sequence of pens:

Ops: 
  - !PatternPen
    From: 1
    To: 5
    # Specify one of the following:
    # Field: !Loops 1
    # Field: !Speed 100.0
    # Field: !Power 10.0
    # Field: !Frequency 1000

Importing and Exporting Pens and Objects

Exporting a pen to a file:

Ops:
  - !ExportPen
    Index: 0
    Path: "exported_pen.bin"

Importing a pen from a file:

Ops:
  - !ImportPen
    Index: 0
    Path: "exported_pen.bin"

Exporting an object to a file:

Ops:
  - !ExportObject
    Layer: 0
    Object: 0
    Path: "exported_object.bin"

Importing an object from a file:

Ops:
  - !ImportObject
    Layer: 0
    Object: 3 # Optional, will replace specified object instead
    Path: "exported_object.bin"

Deleting and Generating Objects

Deleting all objects from a layer:

Ops:
  - !DeleteObjects
    Layer: 0
    Object: 3 # Optional, will delete specific object instead

Generating a grid of hatched rectangles with incrementing pens:

Ops:
  - !HatchArray
    Layer: 0
    Width: 10.0
    Height: 10.0
    Columns: 3
    Rows: 5
    Spacing: 0.5
    Z: 0.0
    StartingPen: 0
    Hatch:
      LineSpacing: 0.01
      # The following are optional parameters:
      # Count: 2
      # EdgeOffset: 0.0
      # StartOffset: 0.0
      # EndOffset: 0.0
      # Angle: 0.0
      # RotateAngle: 0.0
      # LineRedution: 0.0
      # LoopDistance: 0.0
      # LoopCount: 0
      # Pattern: !Bidirectional
      # FollowEdgeOnce: true
      # CrossHatch: true

Available patterns are:

1. Directional
2. Bidirectional
3. Ring
4. Continuous
5. Gong
6. Background (not supported)
7. Fill
8. Zigzag