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Prepare Operating Environment for Python

Preparation to operate Femtet by Python script is explained here.

Preparation for Operating Environment

• Python for Windows 3.x must be installed. (x is a version number)

     https://www.python.org/downloads/

• The operation was verified with version 3.x.

 

• Python for Windows (pywin32) Extensions must be installed.

     https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/releases

• The installer must support Python's version and OS type (32bits or 64bits).

• When the Python Femtet utility package is installed, pywin32 will be installed automatically.

 

• PATH must be set so as to run Python and pip command on the command prompt of OS.
• C:¥Users¥userID¥AppData¥Local¥Programs¥Python¥Python3xx¥   (x is a version number)
• C:¥Users¥userID¥AppData¥Local¥Programs¥Python¥Python3xx¥Scripts¥   (x is a version number)

 

• Femtet macros must be enabled. (Procedure)

 

 

How to Introduce Python Femtet Utility Package

• It allows you to activate Femtet or other applications with Python script.
• The name of Femtet interface classes specified by the win32com.client.Dispatch method can be specified in a simple form.
• Example: Formal name is "FemtetMacro.Femtet" and its simplified name is "CFemtet."

 

• Installation Procedure

 

1. Obtain the Python Femtet utility package file (femtetutils-x.x.x-py3-none-any.whl). (x.x.x ) is a version number.
2. Copy it in a folder.
3. Open the command prompt from the start menu.
4. Execute the following commands.

 

cd [the folder in step 2]

pip install --upgrade femtetutils-x.x.x-py3-none-any.whl (x.x.x ) is a version number.

 

5. The Python Femtet utility package file is installed.

• If pywin32 has not been installed, it will be installed automatically.

 

1. If [Successfully installed femtetutils-x.x.x ... ] appears on the command prompt, the installation has finished.

• Check whether femtetutils and pywin32 are installed by the pip list command.  

 

 

Initialization by Makepy Tool (pywin32)

• Initialization is executed by makepy tool so that Python can use Femtet macro constants (such as DYNAMIC_T).

• If macro is enabled after updating Femtet, be sure that the initialization is executed.

• The initialization needs to be executed for each user.

 

1. Open the command prompt from the start menu.

2. Execute the following commands.

 

python -m win32com.client.makepy FemtetMacro

 

3. If [Importing module] appears on the command prompt, the initialization has finished.

Close the command prompt.

 

 

 

Operation Verification

1. Obtain Python script for operation verification (self-extraction format). Extract a script file (check_femtet.py) to an arbitrary folder.

2. Open command prompt.

3. Type the following commands.

• The commands cannot be executed unless PATH is set so as to run Python on the command prompt.

 

• cd [the folder in step 1]
• python check_femtet.py

 

4. Check if Femtet is activated automatically and a rectangular solid is displayed on the Femtet window.