Silhouette - Revision history

Tracy at 13:21, 20 March 2019

2019-03-20T13:21:05Z

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	* sudo usermod -G lp -a <your user name>		* sudo usermod -G lp -a <your user name>

	You'll need to log out and log in for the group settings to take effect. At this point, you can open up inkscape and run the silhouette.		You'll need to log out of your computer and log in for the group settings to take effect. At this point, you can open up inkscape and run the silhouette.

			The plugin is located under Extensions > Export > Send to Silhouette

Tracy at 13:06, 20 March 2019

2019-03-20T13:06:22Z

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	Go to the download directory and install the new package:		Go to the download directory and install the new package:
	*sudo pip install pyusb~~-1.0.0b2.tar.gz~~		*sudo pip install pyusb

	NOTE: If you don't have pip installed, you can install it with apt-get:		NOTE: If you don't have pip installed, you can install it with apt-get:

Jondale at 21:27, 24 May 2015

2015-05-24T21:27:36Z

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	The silhouette pretends to be a printer. To be able to send commands directly to the machine, you need to add yourself to the "lp" group.		The silhouette pretends to be a printer. To be able to send commands directly to the machine, you need to add yourself to the "lp" group.
	add yourself to the "lp" group:		add yourself to the "lp" group:
	*usermod -G lp -a <your user name>		* sudo usermod -G lp -a <your user name>

	You'll need to log out and log in for the group settings to take effect. At this point, you can open up inkscape and run the silhouette.		You'll need to log out and log in for the group settings to take effect. At this point, you can open up inkscape and run the silhouette.

Laz at 21:24, 24 May 2015

2015-05-24T21:24:33Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:24, 24 May 2015
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	Go to the download directory and install the new package:		Go to the download directory and install the new package:
	*sudo pip install pyusb-1.0.0b2.tar.gz		*sudo pip install pyusb-1.0.0b2.tar.gz

			NOTE: If you don't have pip installed, you can install it with apt-get:
			*sudo apt-get install python-pip

	Go to github and download the repository: [[https://github.com/fablabnbg/inkscape-silhouette]]		Go to github and download the repository: [[https://github.com/fablabnbg/inkscape-silhouette]]

Laz at 21:21, 24 May 2015

2015-05-24T21:21:22Z

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	You need the latest version of the python USB library. Check here [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyusb/1.0.0b2]].		You need the latest version of the python USB library. Check here [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyusb/1.0.0b2]].

	~~Unpackage tarfile~~:		Go to the download directory and install the new package:
			*sudo pip install pyusb-1.0.0b2.tar.gz

	~~tar~~ -~~xvzf pyusb-1.0.0b2.tar.gz~~		Go to github and download the repository: [[https://github.com/fablabnbg/inkscape-silhouette]]
			Go to the folder and run the following commands:

	~~Go to the directory and~~ install ~~the new package:~~		*sudo python setup.py build && sudo python setup.py install

	~~cd pyusb-1.0.0b2/~~		Move files from the repository to your inkscape extensions directory:

	~~sudo pip install pyusb-1.0.0b2.tar.gz~~

	~~sudo python setup.py build && sudo python setup.py install~~

	Move files ~~as needed~~:
	* sudo cp sendto_silhouette.* /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/		* sudo cp sendto_silhouette.* /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/
	* sudo cp -R silhouette /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/		* sudo cp -R silhouette /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/

	add yourself to the "lp" group.		The silhouette pretends to be a printer. To be able to send commands directly to the machine, you need to add yourself to the "lp" group.
			add yourself to the "lp" group:
			*usermod -G lp -a <your user name>

			You'll need to log out and log in for the group settings to take effect. At this point, you can open up inkscape and run the silhouette.

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2015-05-24T20:28:01Z

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Quick Directions for Ubuntu:

You need the latest version of the python USB library. Check here [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyusb/1.0.0b2]].

Unpackage tarfile:

tar -xvzf pyusb-1.0.0b2.tar.gz

Go to the directory and install the new package:

cd pyusb-1.0.0b2/

sudo pip install pyusb-1.0.0b2.tar.gz

sudo python setup.py build && sudo python setup.py install

Move files as needed:
* sudo cp sendto_silhouette.* /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/
* sudo cp -R silhouette /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/

add yourself to the "lp" group.