# $Id$
##
##  This file is part of pyFormex 0.8.5     Sun Nov  6 17:27:05 CET 2011
##  pyFormex is a tool for generating, manipulating and transforming 3D
##  geometrical models by sequences of mathematical operations.
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"""Classes and functions for exporting geometry in various formats.


"""

import pyformex
    

class ObjFile(object):
    def __init__(self,filename):
        self.file = file(filename,'w')
        self.file.write("# .obj file written by %s\n" % pyformex.Version)

    def write(self,mesh,name=None):
        """Write a mesh to file in .obj format.

        mesh is a Mesh instance or another object having compatible
        coords and elems attributes.
        """
        if name is not None:
            self.file.write("o %s\n" % str(name))

        for v in mesh.coords:
            self.file.write("v %s %s %s\n" % tuple(v))

        # element code: p(oint), l(ine) or f(ace)
        nplex = mesh.elems.shape[1]
        code = { 1:'p', 2:'l' }.get(nplex,'f')
        s = code+(' %s'*nplex)+'\n'
        for e in mesh.elems+1:   # .obj format starts at 1
            self.file.write(s % tuple(e))

    def close(self):
        self.file.write('# End\n')
        self.file.close()
        self.file = None


# End
