linkcad.controller

High-level conversion workflow controller. Use this when you need the full conversion wizard state machine (validate, import, transform, export) rather than driving linkcad.conv directly.

from linkcad.controller import ConversionController, ConversionState

Classes

ConversionController

Orchestrates the multi-step conversion workflow used by the LinkCAD conversion wizard.

from linkcad.controller import ConversionController

ctrl = ConversionController()
ctrl.set_import_format("GDSII")
ctrl.set_export_format("DXF")
ctrl.set_import_path("/data/design.gds")
ctrl.set_export_path("/data/design.dxf")

ctrl.run()
if ctrl.state == ConversionState.Done:
    print("Conversion succeeded")
else:
    print(f"Failed at state: {ctrl.state}")

Method / Property	Description
ConversionController()	Create a new controller instance
ctrl.set_import_format(name)	Set the import format by name (e.g. "GDSII")
ctrl.set_export_format(name)	Set the export format by name
ctrl.set_import_path(path)	Set the input file path
ctrl.set_export_path(path)	Set the output file path
ctrl.run()	Execute the full conversion pipeline
ctrl.state	Current ConversionState
ctrl.drawing()	Returns the loaded Drawing (available after import step)

ConversionState

Enum representing the current state of the conversion wizard.

Value	Description
ConversionState.Idle	Not yet started
ConversionState.Importing	Import step in progress
ConversionState.Transforming	Applying layer maps and transformations
ConversionState.Exporting	Export step in progress
ConversionState.Done	Completed successfully
ConversionState.Failed	An error occurred