How to run skeinforge?

Hi

Im pretty new in this bunisniess. I wanna make some gcode out of my stl files. How can I open skeinforge?
Python is installed, Tcl/Tk 8.6 also. I used this command to start skeinforge:

cd whereever-skeinforge-is
python ./skeinforge.py

... as it is described in this link on the makerbot website.

I get the message:

[Errno 2] No such file or directory


Did i miss something?
I am using a mac 10.5. btw...

just navigate to it and double click... you may need to edit permissions to allow it to be executable.

Well there are so many files in the downlaoded zip. I tried every file, but it only opens in text edit or IDLE.
???

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/12/2011 06:05AM by shumizu.

In the Java Console do: System Menu -> Edit -> Select All and then press ENTER.
You now have the complete text content of the java console that you can POST HERE so we can see what you are talking about.

Also, what version of Python do you have installed?

Normally you either double click on the skeinforge.py file in Windows Explorer or you use the batch file.
Typing python won't work if python.exe is not in your PATH.

---

Bob Morrison
Wörth am Rhein, Germany
"Luke, use the source!"
BLOG - PHOTOS - Thingiverse

Well first off all, im using mac...
Sorry i didnt get this with the java console.

I installed the latest version of python today...
and tkinter should already be preinstalled...

When i double click on skeinforge.py it opens pyton...
(User/Downloads/40_reprap_python_beanshell/skeinforge_application/skeinforge.py)

#!/usr/bin/python
"""
This page is in the table of contents.
==Overview==
===Introduction===
Skeinforge is a GPL tool chain to forge a gcode skein for a model.
...

just some text...

normally it should run skeinforge then, right?
like on the wiki: http://wiki.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?title=Skeinforge

sorry, maybe i am just too stupid for this? haha

shumizu Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------

> Python is installed, Tcl/Tk 8.6 also. I used this
> command to start skeinforge:
>
> cd whereever-skeinforge-is
> python ./skeinforge.py
>
> ... as it is described in this link on the
> makerbot website.
>
> I get the message:
>
> No such file or directory
>
>
> Did i miss something?
> I am using a mac 10.5. btw...

Did you replace "whereever-skeinforge-is" with the actual folder where you placed skeinforge. It would probably be locaed somewhere in your user directory. Perhaps it's in a folder called "Download" in your user directory. Then you would enter:

cd ~/Download/"name of skeinforge dir"/ .. and so forth up to the directory that actually has python.py

Then enter the commant python skeinforge.py.

If you type the first few letters of a folder and the tab key, then it would fill in the rest.

so the whole line should look like this?

cd ~/Downloads/40_reprap_python_beanshell/skeinforge_application/skeinforge.py python ./skeinforge.py

...?
(still no such file or directory)

Why do I need the change directory command?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/12/2011 11:16AM by shumizu.

It's been a while since I installed skeinforge, but are you not supposed to place the skeinforge folder in the root?

or was that just for Windows so that the path does not contain a space?

Root is the application folder?

I am having exactly the same problem and it is driving me crazy!

All the programs are installed and I can find the Skeinforge.py file, but when I open it all I get is the contents page. I can generate g-code fine and print, but I need t increase the raft size so I need to get to the skeinforge controls.

Please someone help

shumizu and KatJoyWhite: You'll need to read up on how to use shell commands in the terminal application to navigate to the right folder.

If you downloaded and extracted skeinforge 40 into the Downloads folder in your user directory, then the following should work in the terminal shell:

cd ~/Downloads/40_reprap_python_beanshell/skeinforge_application
python skeinforge.py

@KayJoyWhite - You should see the dialog to change the Skeinforge settings as soon as it starts. There's a tab for raft under craft.

if you are using a version of skienforge and it is not showing a setting on the page, go and look for the raft.cvs file. The file is tab delimited, so be careful to write over the old values, and save the data. so if raft is 1 and you want to make it 2, just cut 1 and type 2 in its place then save the file.

Ok, I spoke to my brother who is a programmer and here are some simple instructions for a complete beginner like me:

1. Open your mac terminal
2. type in 'cd' then a space (don't press enter yet)
3. Use finder to get to the folder that the python.py file is stored in
4. Drag the folder into terminal where you typed 'cd ' and then press enter
5. Then type 'python skeinforge.py' and press enter

It should now open! There needs to be more absolutely beginner instructions on the net.

Thank you so much to all who gave their advice.

Great info katjoywhite! if you want to create an shortcut to run it so you dont have to open the terminal everytime, follow this guide [chimpy.wordpress.com]