tpaviot · tpaviot · Apr 12, 2013 · Apr 12, 2013 · Apr 12, 2013
diff --git a/src/addons/Utils/DataExchange/STEP.py b/src/addons/Utils/DataExchange/STEP.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 ##along with pythonOCC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

 import os, os.path
+import locale
 from OCC.TopoDS import *
 from OCC.BRep import *
 from OCC.STEPControl import *
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@
 from OCC.TCollection import *
 from OCC.XCAFDoc import *
 from OCC.TDF import *
-#from OCC.TopoDS import *

 from OCC import XCAFApp, TDocStd, TCollection, XCAFDoc, BRepPrimAPI, Quantity, TopLoc, gp, TPrsStd, XCAFPrs

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 from OCC.Quantity import *
 from OCC.Utils.Topology import Topo
 from OCC.TopAbs import *
-import os

 class STEPImporter(object):
    def __init__(self,filename=None):        
@@ -143,13 +142,19 @@ def add_shape(self, aShape):
            self._shapes.append(aShape)

    def write_file(self):
+        # workaround for an OCC bug: temporarily changing the locale in order to 
+        # avoid issues when exporting, see:
+        # http://tracker.dev.opencascade.org/view.php?id=22898
+        loc = locale.getlocale()
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'C')
        for shp in self._shapes:
            status = self.stepWriter.Transfer(shp, STEPControl_AsIs )
        if status == IFSelect_RetDone:
            status = self.stepWriter.Write(self._filename)
        else:
            return False
-
+        # restoring the old locale
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, loc)
        if self.verbose:
            self.stepWriter.PrintStatsTransfer()

@@ -319,9 +324,16 @@ def write_file(self):
        WS = XSControl_WorkSession()
        writer = STEPCAFControl_Writer( WS.GetHandle(), False )
        writer.Transfer(self.h_doc, STEPControl_AsIs)
+        # workaround for an OCC bug: temporarily changing the locale in order to 
+        # avoid issues when exporting, see:
+        # http://tracker.dev.opencascade.org/view.php?id=22898
+        loc = locale.getlocale()
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'C')
        print 'writing STEP file'
        status = writer.Write(self.filename)
        print 'status:', status
+        # restoring the old locale
+        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, loc)

 def TestImport():
    """

diff --git a/src/examples/OCAF/step_export.py b/src/examples/OCAF/step_export.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import locale
 from OCC.XCAFApp import *
 from OCC.STEPCAFControl import *
 from OCC.TDocStd import *
@@ -89,9 +90,17 @@ def step_export_layers_and_colors(event=None):
    writer.Transfer(h_doc, STEPControl_AsIs)
    pth = '.'
    print 'writing STEP file'
+    # workaround for an OCC bug: temporarily changing the locale in order to 
+    # avoid issues when exporting, see:
+    # http://tracker.dev.opencascade.org/view.php?id=22898
+    loc = locale.getlocale()
+    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'C')
    status = writer.Write(os.path.join(pth, 'step_layers_colors.step'))
    print 'status:', status

+    # restoring the old locale
+    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, loc)
+
 def exit(event=None):
    sys.exit()