party¶
What is party ?¶
party is a Python package that handles parts libraries creation and use.
Installing¶
git clone https://github.com/guillaume-florent/party
cd party
python setup.py install
Parts libraries creation¶
A parts library might contain a lot of duplicated information (e.g. all the M3 screws will have the data defined for their threading). party provides standard mechanisms to avoid this duplication and to create the parts libraries JSON files from template files where no data is duplicated.
The parts library files must also contain the part geometry creation logic. party deals with inserting the geometry creation defined in a Python script into the parts library JSON file. As we will see, the geometry creation logic can also define anchors that allow to attach the parts from the library in a wider project.
Parts libraries use¶
party can generate CAD files from the parts library JSON file (PLJSON) and documentation in several formats for the parts library (HTML, PDF, ePub, Latex..) using Sphinx.