For documentation check: https://github.com/daid/SkeinPyPy/wiki
For downloads check: https://github.com/daid/SkeinPyPy/downloads
+This package includes two programs:
+Pronterface:
+ An application for both manually controlling and automatically feeding gcode to a 3D printer.
+SkeinPyPy:
+ A easy to use program for slicing STL files using SkeinForge. SkeinPyPy can also visualize the 3D models in a variety of ways.
-(Old README, is outdated!)
+ On first run, SkeinPyPy will ask to go through a set of calibration steps that will perform a series of operations on your 3D printer.
+ One of those steps involves extruding a bit of filament where the filament is initially nearly fully extracted. As such, it you will
+ probably need to run Pronterface first, heat up the extruder enough to be able to extract the filament and then use the Pronterface
+ interface to reverse the extruder motor until the filament is at the right position (specifically, until the filament end is even with
+ where the Bowden tube leaves the extuder motor assembly, on an Ultimaker).
-SkeinPyPy is a patched version of Skeinforge. Made to make use of PyPy in combination with Skeinforge easier.
-It's also packaged with a customized version of PrintRun. To make a compleet software package.
+========
+BUILDING
+========
-It's best to use this package with the Marlin firmware. See: http://wiki.ultimaker.com/Skeinforge_PyPy
+ ./build.sh
+
+The build script defaults to building for Windows. If you want to build for Mac OS X or Linux, choose one of:
-====How to use===
-Download the package for your operating system.
+ ./build.sh osx64
+ ./build.sh linux
-Windows:
- Double click the "skeinforge.bat" for Skeinforge, this can be used to slice your models into GCode.
- Double click the "Printrun.bat" for "PrintRun" this is a graphical command&control interface for your printer. This can run the generated GCode.
+Note that Mac OS X currently requires the manual installation of wxPython, PySerial, and PyOpenGL:
-Linux/MacOSX: (experimental, no packaged python)
- First you'll need to have python installed on your system! With pyserial when you want to use PrintRun. You do not need pypy, this is packaged with SkeinPyPy
- Then run SkeinPyPy/skeinforge_application/skeinforge.py for skeinforge to slice your model
- Or run printrun\\pronterface.py for the PrintRun interface to print your model
+ sudo easy_install-2.7 pyserial
+ sudo easy_install-2.7 PyOpenGL
-====What is changed====
-* Do not show settings when ran from command line
-* Run PyPy to slice a model instead of normal python
-* Changing "Perimeter width over thickness (ratio)" into "Perimeter width".
- With 5D machines this makes more sense, as you have good control over the width.
-* Save settings in .skeinforge_pypy to not mess up normal skeinforge profiles.
-* Default settings changed to match Ultimaker with dimension firmware (Marlin or Sprinter) and PLA.
-* Modified "Object first layer speed" settings to work on the first 3 layers (configurable)
-* Added "Object first layer travel speed" setting, to slow down the travel on the first layers.
- Reduces the chance that a travel pulls the first layer lose.
+You will need to download the appropriate wxPython Installer package and install it. It is available from:
-====Bugs====
-The graphical analize plugins don't work (Skeinlayer and Skeiniso)
+ http://www.wxpython.org/download.php
-====How does it work====
-The user interface still runs in normal python (as PyPy with TK is a bit hard to build, especially for windows),
- and when you slice it will run command line PyPy to slice the model.
+Specifically, install "wxPython2.9-osx-cocoa-py2.7" as it is the build that supports 64-bit execution.
+
+=======
+RUNNING
+=======
+
+Windows
+-------
+
+Double-click skeinforge.bat and Printrun.bat.
+
+Mac OS X & Linux
+----------------
+
+Once built, the two apps -- Pronterface and SkeinPyPy -- must be started from the command line (for now):
+
+ # open a new terminal window and....
+ cd osx64-SkeinPyPy-NewUI-Beta4
+ ./pronterface.sh &
+ ./skeinpypy.sh &
+
+This will start both applications with their console logging output directed into the terminal window.
+
+========
+FIRMWARE
+========
+
+For Ultimaker users, it is highly recommended -- nearly required -- that you upgrade your firmware to the latest Marlin builds. See:
+
+ http://wiki.ultimaker.com/Skeinforge_PyPy
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