MakeNBreak.py -- Stack your skeinforged parts

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This is the python version of my MakeNBreak script. (See old perl script here: http://wiki.makerbot.com/makenbreak) This program takes a commented skeinforge file and stacks the gcode on top of itself, including a layer floating inbetween to make the parts easy to separate with a razor blade. Many improvements have been done such that you no longer need a file with layer in between. Simply use a commented skeinforge file. I've been experimenting with version 36 so hopefully it works with the up-to-date files as well. Hopefully this helps folks that are printing lots of parts. I had good luck using it on a footed vertex. This is great for multiple simple parts. I've printed a few of the Makerbot Prusa files and always had a failure with that method of stacking STLs. Also this is my first thing written in Python so be gentle with comments:) Instructions --Make sure you have python installed (same as if you run skeinforge). If you use Mac or Linux you do, but on windows you'll need to go to python.org. --Choose a part that can be stacked. I've only used ones that are fairly simple. --Comments are used to parse the file from skeinforge, so make sure you have the filename_comment.gcode file that skeinforge produces. The program looks for "()" and "( Extruder off. )" I've only tested this with version 36. --Usage: Put your gcode in the same folder are this script. In the terminal/command line type: makenbreak.py gcodefile stacknumber floatbottomnumber floattopnumber Example: makenbreak.py frame-vertex-with-foot_export_comment.gcode 2 0.7 0.36 Where: gcodefile - filename stacknumber - how many do you want? Minimum of 2 floatbottomnumber - spacing in mm from the top of a part to the float layer 0.7 recommended floattopnumber - spacing in mm from float layer to bottom of next part 0.36 recommended Now you have your gcode. I recommend viewing it in skeinlayer which is under analysis in skeinforge. It reads in, but some of the layers show together. This is just a formating issue! Print. I've used replicatorg and a cupcake makerbot. No idea what other combinations will do.