skeleprint_ui 1.8

SkelePrint Tool Path Generator

SkelePrint UI - G Code Generator
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The SkelePrint user interface allows you to generate g code for the SkelePrint 3D printer.


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Installation
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Installing Python
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SkelePrint UI relies on python for processing. If you already have Python installed, you can skip ahead to the next step.

Mac OSX:

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sudo brew install python

You may be asked to enter your password

If you do not have homebrew installed, open up terminal and type:

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ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"


Windows

Download and install the Python IDE using the link below:

`Python IDE`_


Installing pip
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Download and save `get-pip.py`_ into any folder

Open up Python IDE or Terminal, cd into the folder with the downloaded file and run the following command:

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cd ./Downloads/

sudo python get-pip.py

You can also open the get-pip.py using Python IDE and run the script


Installing SkelePrint UI
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A universal installation method (that works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, …,
and always provides the latest version) is to use `pip`_. All you have to do now is open terminal or command prompt and type:


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# Make sure we have an up-to-date version of pip and setuptools:
$ pip install --upgrade skeleprint_ui


Running SkelePrint UI
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After having successfully installed skeleprint_ui package simply open up terminal or command prompt and type:

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$ python

$ import skeleprint_ui

A shortcut will be created on your desktop with the filename : SkelePrint_UI.pyc

You can now execute this file to run the tool path generator.

Meta
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Interface design
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The interface was designed using tkinter for Python.


Authors
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`SkelePrint`_


.. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/
.. _Python IDE: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2713/
.. _get-pip.py: https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
.. _SkelePrint: http://skeleprint.ca