Python script for board documentation

docsgen.py

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+import os
+
+#To do: Verify that it works with multiline schematics
+def exportPDF():
+    outputDir = (projectDir + "/"+ projectName [:-10] + "Schematic.pdf") # Sets the directory of the output (overwrites the file or creates it)
+    schematicDir = (projectDir + "/" + schematicName) # Directory for schematic being used to create the PDF
+    os.system(f"kicad-cli sch export pdf -o {outputDir} {schematicDir}")
+
+#To do: Make it export relative to board origin
+def exportStep():
+    outputDir = (projectDir + "/"+ projectName [:-10] + ".step")
+    pcbDir = (projectDir + "/" + pcbName) # Directory for the pcb being used for step
+    os.system(f"kicad-cli pcb export step --force --subst-models -o {outputDir} {pcbDir}")
+
+    outputDir = (projectDir + "/"+ projectName [:-10] + "Outline.step")
+    os.system(f"kicad-cli pcb export step --force --board-only -o {outputDir} {pcbDir}")
+
+
+def exportPCB():
+    outputDir = (projectDir + "/"+ projectName [:-10] + "PCB.svg")
+    pcbDir = (projectDir + "/" + pcbName) # Directory for the pcb being used for SVG
+    #os.system(f"kicad-cli pcb export svg --page-size-mode 2 --exclude-drawing-sheet --layers Cmts.User,Dwgs.User,Edge.Cuts,F.SilkS,F.Cu,B.SilkS,B.Cu -o {outputDir} {pcbDir}")
+    os.system(f"kicad-cli pcb export svg --page-size-mode 2 --exclude-drawing-sheet --layers * -o {outputDir} {pcbDir}")
+
+schematicName = ""
+pcbName = ""
+projectName = ""
+projectDir = os.path.dirname(os.getcwd()) # Gets the parents directory since directory is currently in UTSVT-KiCAD
+os.chdir(projectDir) # Changes to parent directory
+#To do: Change depending on linux or windows
+cliPath = r'C:/Program Files/KiCad/7.0/bin' # Path of the KiCAD-cli binary. Gonna need to change for linux and Mac
+for i in os.listdir():
+    if (i.endswith(".kicad_sch")):
+        schematicName = i
+    elif (i.endswith(".kicad_pcb")):
+         pcbName = i
+    elif (i.endswith(".kicad_pro")):
+         projectName = i
+os.chdir(cliPath)
+exportPDF();
+exportStep();
+exportPCB()