de.mcp.cutcad.printdialog

Class PrintSubInstance

java.lang.Object

de.mcp.cutcad.printdialog.PrintSubInstance

 class PrintSubInstance
extends java.lang.Object

Represents a single plate of a certain material. Main responsibilities are: - managing objects which are placed on the plate. - Setup a laser job and adding the objects placed on the plate to the laser job. - SVG export and execution of the laser job

Author:

Pierre

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private int	dpi Stores the DPI used for the raster, cut through and engrave vector parts.
private LaserJobCreator	laserJob The laser job that is used when the plate is about to be cut
private PrintInstance	parent The printInstance where the plate belongs to.
private java.awt.Frame	printSubDialogFrame The frame containing the confirmation dialog
private PrintSubDialogWindow	printSubDialogWindow The confirmation dialog that is called before the laser job is send to the laser cutter
private java.util.ArrayList<Shape>	shapesPlaced Stores the shapes with all of their properties placed on this plate

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PrintSubInstance(PrintInstance parent) Creates a new object of type printSubInstance.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
(package private) boolean	checkOverlap() Checks whether shapes placed on the plate do not overlap.
private PrintSubDialogWindow	createPrintSubDialog(java.lang.String printJobName) Creates the print confirmation window for this printSubInstance (plate).
(package private) java.util.ArrayList<Shape>	getPlacedShapes() Returns all the shapes that have been placed on the plate
(package private) void	nextJob() Signals that the cutting process is finished.
(package private) void	placeShape(Shape shape) Signals that the shape contained in the parameter has been placed on the plate.
(package private) void	print(java.lang.String printJobName) Singals that the plate with its placed shapes should be printed.
(package private) void	printSVG(java.lang.String exportPath) This method exports the layout of the placed shapes on the plate as SVG.
(package private) void	sendLaserJob() Signals that the plate is ready to be cut.
(package private) void	setDPI(int dpi) Sets the DPI that is needed to create a vector or raster part for a laser job.
(package private) void	setLaserCutter(LaserCutter cutter, java.lang.String ipAddress) Sets the laser cutter in the laser job associates with the plate which will be cut.
(package private) void	unplaceShape(Shape shape) Signals that the shape contained in the parameter has been removed from the plate.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

shapesPlaced

private java.util.ArrayList<Shape> shapesPlaced

Stores the shapes with all of their properties placed on this plate

laserJob

private LaserJobCreator laserJob

The laser job that is used when the plate is about to be cut

printSubDialogWindow

private PrintSubDialogWindow printSubDialogWindow

The confirmation dialog that is called before the laser job is send to the laser cutter

printSubDialogFrame

private java.awt.Frame printSubDialogFrame

The frame containing the confirmation dialog

parent

private PrintInstance parent

The printInstance where the plate belongs to. The printInstance manages all unplaced objects of a certain material and thickness, whereas to the printSubInstance only manages one plate of this material and thickness. The printInstance manages several function of its printSubInstances. To be able to signal whether the printSubInstance is ready, with for example cutting, it needs to know the printInstance to who it belongs.

dpi

private int dpi

Stores the DPI used for the raster, cut through and engrave vector parts.

Constructor Detail

PrintSubInstance

PrintSubInstance(PrintInstance parent)

Creates a new object of type printSubInstance. A printSubInstance represent a plate of a certain material and thickness. As it belongs to a certain material and thickness it needs to know to which it belongs. This is done by knowing the printInstance it belongs to. The constructor initialises the list with placed shapes as an empty list and calls the constructor that initialises its print job.

Parameters:

parent - The printInstance the printSubInstance belongs to. In the printInstance the unplaced shapes for the material of the plate is stored. The printInstance manages several function of its printSubInstances. To be able to signal whether the printSubInstance is ready, with for example cutting, it needs to know the printInstance to who it belongs.

Method Detail

setLaserCutter

void setLaserCutter(LaserCutter cutter,
                  java.lang.String ipAddress)

Sets the laser cutter in the laser job associates with the plate which will be cut. To connect to a laser cutter it needs the type of the laser cutter and an address

Parameters:

cutter - An enum emulator that entails the type of the laser cutter

ipAddress - The address of the laser cutter as a String. Can be a ip address, host name or port.

placeShape

void placeShape(Shape shape)

Signals that the shape contained in the parameter has been placed on the plate. The method adds the shape contained in the parameter to the placedShapes list

Parameters:

shape - The shape that has been added to the plate

unplaceShape

void unplaceShape(Shape shape)

Signals that the shape contained in the parameter has been removed from the plate. The shape contained in the parameter is removed from the placedShapes list

Parameters:

shape - The shape that has been removed from the plate

getPlacedShapes

java.util.ArrayList<Shape> getPlacedShapes()

Returns all the shapes that have been placed on the plate

Returns:

A List containing all the shapes that have been placed on the plate

print

void print(java.lang.String printJobName)

Singals that the plate with its placed shapes should be printed. Before the laser job is send to the laser cutter a confirmation dialog is created to instruct the user and a possibility to wait until the laser cutter is ready with this plate. The confirmation window has the name and thickness of the material to be cut and the printSubInstance number of the plate.

Parameters:

printJobName - The name, thickness of the material and the printSubInstance number of the plate

setDPI

void setDPI(int dpi)

Sets the DPI that is needed to create a vector or raster part for a laser job. The DPI is also needed to calculate how much pixels are needed for 1mm. mm is the unit used in the print dialog to store the coordinates.

Parameters:

dpi - The dpi to be used for the cutting

sendLaserJob

void sendLaserJob()

Signals that the plate is ready to be cut. This method is called by the print confirmation window and should not be called by any other instance. This method first creates the cutting and engraving vector parts and the raster part. All the relevant shapes (the placed shapes) are then added to the job parts and are scaled according to the dpi setting stored in the dpi variable of this class. When the parts are created the job is send to the laser cutter specified in the laser job belonging to the plate to be cut.

nextJob

void nextJob()

Signals that the cutting process is finished. This method is called by the print confirmation window and should not be called by any other instance. First, the confirmation window used for this printInstance is set invisible. Then the printInstance (material) to which this printSubInstance (plate) belongs is signalled that this printSubInstance is done with cutting.

createPrintSubDialog

private PrintSubDialogWindow createPrintSubDialog(java.lang.String printJobName)

Creates the print confirmation window for this printSubInstance (plate). From the confirmation window commands can be send to signal to start cutting and signal that the cutting is finished

Parameters:

printJobName - The name of the job the print confirmation window belongs to. The name consists of the name and thickness of the material the plate belongs to and the printSubInstance number of the plate

Returns:

The print confirmation window created for this printSubInstance (plate)

printSVG

void printSVG(java.lang.String exportPath)

This method exports the layout of the placed shapes on the plate as SVG. The name of the SVG file is the name transmitted by the parameter printJobName

Parameters:

printJobName - The path the where the SVG File should be exported

checkOverlap

boolean checkOverlap()

Checks whether shapes placed on the plate do not overlap. This functions returns true when shapes are overlapping otherwise false

Returns:

true when overlapping, false when not