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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."

 

• The initialization needs to be executed for each user. If virtual environments have been created, for instance, by venv, each virtual environment must be initialized.

 

• 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 or Python, be sure that the initialization is executed.

• The initialization needs to be executed for each user. If virtual environments have been created, for instance, by venv, each virtual environment must be initialized.

 

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.