skeinforge_tools.multiply ($Date: 2008/21/04 $) | index /home/enrique/Desktop/backup/babbleold/script/reprap/pyRepRap/skeinforge_tools/multiply.py |
Multiply is a script to multiply the shape into an array of copies arranged in a table.
The default 'Activate Multiply' checkbox is on. When it is on, the functions described below will work, when it is off, the
functions will not be called. The multiply script sets the feedrate, and flowrate. To run multiply, in a shell type:
> python multiply.py
The center of the shape will be moved to the "Center X" and "Center Y" coordinates.
The "Number of Columns" preference is the number of columns in the array table. The "Number of Rows" is the number of rows
in the table. The "Separation over Extrusion Width" is the ratio of separation between the shape copies over the extrusion width.
Besides using the multiply tool, another way of printing many copies of the model is to duplicate the model in Art of Illusion,
however many times you want, with the appropriate offsets. Then you can either use the Join Objects script in the scripts
submenu to create a combined shape or you can export the whole scene as an xml file, which skeinforge can then slice.
The following examples multiply the files Screw Holder Bottom.gcode & Screw Holder Bottom.stl. The examples are run in a
terminal in the folder which contains Screw Holder Bottom.gcode, Screw Holder Bottom.stl and multiply.py. The multiply
function will multiply if "Activate Multiply" is true, which can be set in the dialog or by changing the preferences file
'multiply.csv' with a text editor or a spreadsheet program set to separate tabs. The functions writeOutput and
getMultiplyChainGcode check to see if the text has been multiplied, if not they call getFillChainGcode in fill.py to get filled
gcode; once they have the filled text, then they multiply.
> python multiply.py
This brings up the dialog, after clicking 'Multiply', the following is printed:
File Screw Holder Bottom.stl is being chain multiplied.
The multiplied file is saved as Screw Holder Bottom_multiply.gcode
>python
Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Sep 22 2007, 01:43:31)
[GCC 4.2.1 (SUSE Linux)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import multiply
>>> multiply.main()
This brings up the multiply dialog.
>>> multiply.writeOutput()
Screw Holder Bottom.stl
File Screw Holder Bottom.stl is being chain multiplied.
The multiplied file is saved as Screw Holder Bottom_multiply.gcode
>>> multiply.getMultiplyGcode("
( GCode generated by May 8, 2008 carve.py )
( Extruder Initialization )
..
many lines of gcode
..
")
>>> multiply.getMultiplyChainGcode("
( GCode generated by May 8, 2008 carve.py )
( Extruder Initialization )
..
many lines of gcode
..
")
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__author__ = 'Enrique Perez (perez_enrique@yahoo.com)' __date__ = '$Date: 2008/21/04 $' __license__ = 'GPL 3.0' absolute_import = _Feature((2, 5, 0, 'alpha', 1), (2, 7, 0, 'alpha', 0), 16384) |
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