AutoCAD slide library and command line utilities

Features:

Parse slide file format (.sld) version 2.0 and version 1.0
Parse slide library file format (.slb) version 1.0
Create slide library from slides | Example
Import slides to slide library | Example
Export slides from slide library | Example
Delete slides from slide library | Example
Convert slide to PNG and SVG | Example
Create slide from text records | Example
Print various info about slide | Example
Print various info about slide library | Example
Draw slide on Cairo surface | Example
Draw slide on Cairo surface via GObject Introspection | Example
Backend for the slide_image function in VeLisp
Windows, MacOS and Linux support

Install

Windows

You can find the latest release here.

Install via automatic setup

Download https://github.com/ten0s/slide/releases/download/0.10.1/slide-0.10.1-win-x64-setup.zip
Open Downloads folder
Double-click on slide-0.10.1-win-x64-setup.zip to open the archive
Run slide-0.10.1-win-x64-setup.exe
Follow the installation wizard. Default options are ok for most users

Install via binary archive

Download and unarchive

Download https://github.com/ten0s/slide/releases/download/0.10.1/slide-0.10.1-win-x64.zip
Open Downloads folder
Select slide-0.10.1-win-x64.zip
Press the right mouse button
Click ‘Extract All…’
Enter ’C:'
Click ‘Extract’

Add the folder to PATH

Press ‘Windows + Break’ to open the System Info
Click ‘Advanced system settings’
Click ‘Environment Variables…’
Select ‘Path’ inside the User variables block
Click ‘Edit…’
Click ‘New…’
Enter ‘C:\slide-0.10.1-win-x64\bin’
Click ‘OK’
Click ‘OK’

MacOS

Homebrew

You should have Homebrew installed.

% brew tap ten0s/velisp
% brew install slide

Linux

$ make
$ make install [PREFIX=$PWD/install]

Examples

Create slide from text records

$ cat test/square.txt
(COLOR 1) ; red
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 10 10 10 190 190 190 190 10)

(COLOR 2) ; yellow
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 20 20 20 180 180 180 180 20)

(COLOR 3) ; green
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 30 30 30 170 170 170 170 30)

(COLOR 5) ; blue
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 40 40 40 160 160 160 160 40)

(COLOR 255) ; white
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 50 50 50 150 150 150 150 50)

$ slide-create --width 200 --height 200 square.sld test/square.txt

$ cat test/triangle.txt
(COLOR 1) ; red

(VECTOR 10 10 100 190)
(VECTOR 100 190 190 10)
(VECTOR 190 10 10 10)

(VECTOR 20 20 100 180)
(VECTOR 100 180 180 20)
(VECTOR 180 20 20 20)

(VECTOR 40 40 100 160)
(VECTOR 100 160 160 40)
(VECTOR 160 40 40 40)

(VECTOR 80 80 100 120)
(VECTOR 100 120 120 80)
(VECTOR 120 80 80 80)

$ slide-create --width 200 --height 200 triangle.sld test/triangle.txt

Create slide library from slides

Create empty slide library

$ slidelib-create mylib.slb

Create slide library from slide file

$ slidelib-create mylib.slb square.sld

Create slide library from multiple slide files

$ slidelib-create mylib.slb *.sld

Print various slide info

Print info about slide file

$ slide-info square.sld
Type   : AutoCAD Slide 2.0
Name   : square
Size   : 223
Width  : 200
Height : 200
Ratio  : 1
Endian : Little

Print info about slide in library

$ slide-info --what=records mylib.slb square
(COLOR 1)
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 10 10 10 190 190 190 190 10)
(COLOR 2)
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 20 20 20 180 180 180 180 20)
(COLOR 3)
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 30 30 30 170 170 170 170 30)
(COLOR 5)
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 40 40 40 160 160 160 160 40)
(COLOR 255)
(SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 50 50 50 150 150 150 150 50)
(END_OF_FILE)

Print info about slide in library by its index

$ slide-info --what=all mylib.slb 0
Info:
  Type   : AutoCAD Slide 2.0
  Name   : SQUARE
  Size   : 223
  Width  : 200
  Height : 200
  Ratio  : 1
  Endian : Little
Records:
  (COLOR 1)
  (SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 10 10 10 190 190 190 190 10)
  (COLOR 2)
  (SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 20 20 20 180 180 180 180 20)
  (COLOR 3)
  (SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 30 30 30 170 170 170 170 30)
  (COLOR 5)
  (SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 40 40 40 160 160 160 160 40)
  (COLOR 255)
  (SOLID_FILL_POLYGON 50 50 50 150 150 150 150 50)
  (END_OF_FILE)

Print various slide library info

$ slide-info mylib.slb
Type   : AutoCAD Slide Library 1.0
Name   : mylib
Size   : 327
Slides : 1

$ slide-info --what=names mylib.slb
SQUARE

$ slide-info --what=all mylib.slb
Info:
  Type   : AutoCAD Slide Library 1.0
  Name   : mylib
  Size   : 327
  Slides : 1
Names:
  SQUARE

Import slides to slide library

Import one slide file to library

$ slidelib-import mylib.slb triangle.sld

$ slide-info --what=all mylib.slb
Info:
  Type   : AutoCAD Slide Library 1.0
  Name   : mylib
  Size   : 494
  Slides : 2
Names:
  SQUARE
  TRIANGLE

Import multiple slide files to library

$ slidelib-import mylib.slb *.sld

Export slides from slide library

Export one slide from library

$ slidelib-export mylib.slb square

Export all slides from library

$ slidelib-export --all mylib.slb

Delete slides from slide library

$ slidelib-delete mylib.slb triangle

$ slide-info --what=all mylib.slb
Info:
  Type   : AutoCAD Slide Library 1.0
  Name   : mylib
  Size   : 327
  Slides : 1
Names:
  SQUARE

Convert slide to PNG and SVG

$ slide-convert --to=png square.sld

$ slide-convert --to=svg mylib.slb square

Draw slide on Cairo surface

$ slide-view square.sld

$ slide-view mylib.slb square

$ slile-view mylib.slb 0

Draw slide on Cairo surface via GObject Introspection

$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/install/lib GI_TYPELIB_PATH=$PWD/install/lib/girepository-1.0

$ python3 -m venv env
$ source env/bin/activate
$ pip3 install -r test/requirements.txt

$ python3 test/gtk-cairo-test.py

License

The project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. See LICENSE or https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-3.0-or-later.html for full license information.