Switch between Mimics and 3-matic (Mimics Innovation Suite 22.0)

MIS - Demo Scripts
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Many workflows require the use of multiple tools from Mimics and 3-matic. With scripting is possible to automate such workflows and use tools from both software packages.

This tutorial shows how to continue the workflow in 3-matic while working in Mimics. The results of 3-matic are returned to Mimics and the script continues in Mimics. You can have the scripts of 3-matic and Mimics in different *.py files or in the same file. For this tutorial a single-file script approach is selected.

The Mimics project Heart.mcs from C:\MedData\DemoFiles is used. 3-matic is used for some advanced operations that are not available in Mimics, consequently there is no 3-matic project loaded.

import os
import subprocess
import sys

# One script is used for both Mimics and 3-matic.
# For that reason we have to check if we are in Mimics or in 3-matic
try:
	import trimatic
except:
	in_3matic = False
else:
	in_3matic = True
SHARED_OBJ = "Union"
# If True we are in Mimics
if not in_3matic:
	# Open Heart.mcs Mimics project
	path = r"C:\MedData\DemoFiles\Heart.mcs"
	mimics.file.open_project(path)
	# Find the masks of interest
	masks_names = ["LA", "LV", "Aorta"]
	masks = []
	for m in masks_names:
		mask = mimics.data.masks.find(m)
		if mask:
			print("Mask " + m + " is present.")
			masks.append(mask)
	# Unite masks
	if len(masks) == 3:
		un1 = mimics.segment.boolean_operations(masks[0], masks[1], "Unite")
		union = mimics.segment.boolean_operations(un1, masks[2], "Unite")
		union.name = SHARED_OBJ
		# Create the Part of the Union mask
		union_part = mimics.segment.calculate_part(union)
		union_part.name = SHARED_OBJ
		# Export the Union Part in the location of the script
		root_path_of_script = os.path.split(os.path.abspath(__file__))[0]
		path_of_stl = os.path.join(root_path_of_script, union_part.name + ".stl")
		mimics.file.export_part(union_part, path_of_stl)
		with open(os.path.join(os.path.split(__file__)[0], "my_temp.txt"), "w") as f:
			f.write("File is created!\n")
		# Prepare to run 3-matic
		trimatic = mimics.file.get_path_to_3matic()
		command = trimatic
		args = ("-run_script", __file__, path_of_stl, f.name)
		process = subprocess.Popen((command,) + args, shell=False, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
		process.wait()
		with open(f.name, "r")as f:
			lines = f.readlines()
		os.remove(f.name)
		for i in range(2):
			mimics.file.import_stl(lines[i + 1].strip())
	else:
		print("Please check if a mask is missing! Three masks are required.")
# If True we are in 3-matic
else:
	path_of_stl = sys.argv[1]
	f = sys.argv[2]
	trimatic.import_part_stl(path_of_stl)
	part = trimatic.find_parts(SHARED_OBJ)
	if part:
		plane = trimatic.create_plane_fit(part[0])
		cut_parts = trimatic.cut(part[0], plane)
		exp = trimatic.export_stl_ascii(cut_parts, os.path.split(os.path.abspath(__file__))[0])
		with open(f, "a") as f:
			f.write(exp[0] + "\n")
			f.write(exp[1])
		print("To continue please close 3-matic!")