Hello again all, I've trying to understand how to run Skeinforge with PyPy or Psyco but I really gave up. I downloaded PyPy and it doesn't have any install file so I supposed I had to redirect to open the skeinforge.py file with PyPy.exe but I get an error that I don't have installed TKInter. I downloaded the windows install from http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/ but it didn't worked either. It's very frustrating to get this to work. I have a Windows 7 32 bits system and I want to run a faster skeinforge. Thank you https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,143753#msg-143753 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:18:38 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,147006#msg-147006 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,147006#msg-147006
There are reasons that some folks will pick skeinforge and other slicing programs as their favorite.

It is great in fact that there are multiple efforts out there right now.

My first successful prints came from skeinforge too.

I think I have Olympic fever and like to see a winner crowned ;)]]> Idolcrasher General Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:19:44 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,147005#msg-147005 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,147005#msg-147005 -------------------------------------------------------
> no matter how much I tweaked my calibration I could
> not get accurate holes.

That's what she said ;)]]> Idolcrasher General Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:13:24 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146916#msg-146916 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146916#msg-146916
As soon as slic3r implements a stretch function I'm switching back! I've spent a fair while using the 0.8.5 dev one and it produced very nice prints, and is faster, but the holes are the wrong size.....

Cura is OK but I found the lack of variables a bit limiting. After all the majority of skeinforge plugins have be implemented for a reason and can help with the quality of the prints.

I've found around a 4x speed increase in using pypy over python.]]> yellow_fish General Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:38:41 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146901#msg-146901 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146901#msg-146901 Although having hundreds of options is not very user friendly, having those options is a good thing, the way they are linked and explained is however incredibly poor.

Skeinforge still has it's place in the community, for now atleast. It is painfully slow though...
Epareja, by how much does pypy increase the speed of slicing?]]> yydoctt General Wed, 08 Aug 2012 05:15:32 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146842#msg-146842 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146842#msg-146842
Check out KISSLICER too]]> Idolcrasher General Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:29:36 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146841#msg-146841 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146841#msg-146841 But ditch skeinforge and get onboard the Slic3r bandwagon.

Once again not an impartial observation...

But Slic3r is better, faster, stronger. It has precompiled versions, slices models in seconds, new releases monthly, an easy to use GUI... The list goes on.

Skeinforge is better at making support structure. PERIOD.

In my humble, fallible and very human opinion (please feel free to have your own) Slic3r wins one to nothin ;)

The simple fact that you can't get past trying to run skeinforge should be a signal to you :)]]> Idolcrasher General Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:29:04 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146695#msg-146695 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146695#msg-146695 -------------------------------------------------------
> the output filename is assigned in skeinforge
> itself so I don't know how to change it. I thought
> about it too :).

It's a shame that skeinforge doesn't have an easy way to rename the output file really. Hopefully someone else will notice this thread and give a suggestion!

> I made a version 0.2 that included calling
> skeinforge ide for configuration of parameters and
> saving the output result into a TXT filename.

I like the new version! Much more ergonomic. I know this might also be inaccessible but is there any way to change the output directory?

Just a thought, but could you create the file in a scratch directory, rename it and then move it to the final location? So add (maybe in an advance config tab??) the location of the temporary directory, and then an additional box to add a new name?

> If someone knows how to tell Skeinforge to use a
> specific profile I would like to add that feature
> to SkeinforgeAccelerator.

Second that, that would also be a great feature.

Thanks for the hard work so far!]]> yellow_fish General Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:35:09 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146292#msg-146292 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146292#msg-146292
Thank you for your comments.

the output filename is assigned in skeinforge itself so I don't know how to change it. I thought about it too :).

I made a version 0.2 that included calling skeinforge ide for configuration of parameters and saving the output result into a TXT filename.

I'm attaching it here.

If someone knows how to tell Skeinforge to use a specific profile I would like to add that feature to SkeinforgeAccelerator.]]> epareja General Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:19:46 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146280#msg-146280 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,146280#msg-146280 -------------------------------------------------------
> Yesterday was frustrating trying to find a
> solution to run PyPy as a python interpreter for
> Skeinforge.
>
> I designed a small application for windows 7
> (should work on others but I haven't tested yet)
> to run Skeinforge with PyPy interpreter without
> messing with console command line.
>
> This program receives the PyPy.exe file location
> and Skeinforge.py location and stores the last 10
> files sliced.
>
> It also catchs the command line output of
> skeinforge to present it in the program.
>
> Le me know if this helped to someone else. At
> least it worked for me :)

Brilliant little program, works like a dream! Is there any possibility of adding a way to edit the output file name?]]> yellow_fish General Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:09:09 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,143949#msg-143949 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,143949#msg-143949
I designed a small application for windows 7 (should work on others but I haven't tested yet) to run Skeinforge with PyPy interpreter without messing with console command line.

This program receives the PyPy.exe file location and Skeinforge.py location and stores the last 10 files sliced.

It also catchs the command line output of skeinforge to present it in the program.

Le me know if this helped to someone else. At least it worked for me :)]]> epareja General Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:26:26 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,143839#msg-143839 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,143839#msg-143839
I wonder if someone here has installed Pysco or PyPy to replace python compiler?

I haven't found anything usefull on the blogs or web. Am I missing something here?]]> epareja General Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:35:47 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,143764#msg-143764 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,143764#msg-143764
David]]> davidgoodenough General Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:40:43 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,143753#msg-143753 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,143753,143753#msg-143753
I've trying to understand how to run Skeinforge with PyPy or Psyco but I really gave up.

I downloaded PyPy and it doesn't have any install file so I supposed I had to redirect to open the skeinforge.py file with PyPy.exe but I get an error that I don't have installed TKInter. I downloaded the windows install from http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/ but it didn't worked either.

It's very frustrating to get this to work.

I have a Windows 7 32 bits system and I want to run a faster skeinforge.

Thank you]]> epareja General Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:49:20 -0400