Skeinforge
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PLEASE HELP US PACKAGE skeinforge for Debian/Ubuntu.
See http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ for general packaging instructions on Debian. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide for general packaging instructions on Ubuntu. See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=563369 for the current status of the packaging in Debian.
Skeinforge
Skeinforge is described [here]. It can be downloaded [here].
Skeinforge is written in the programming language Python. To run Skeinforge you will need Python. Python can be obtained [here.]. The official website for Python is [here].
Mr Kliment seems to maintain a (bundled) version that is Portable_Skeinforge
Note
Since skeinforge is a big part of the RepRap toolchain for a lot of people we may want to maintain a local mirror of it, along with incorporating all the tutorials. --Sebastien Bailard 18:57, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
Troubleshooting Tips
- Extruder not moving
- You need the dimensions module loaded to generate E codes, which drive the extruder.
- Heater not heating when raft module disabled
- The raft module also controls preheating. To stop printing rafts, simply set the layer-counts in the raft module to 0, rather than disabling it.
- Extruder running backwards at start of print
- Technically this is not a problem with Skeinforge, but you can make a simple change in Skeinforge to work around it. The issue is caused by manual extrusion (through RepRapHost, RepSnapper) prior to a print changing the E value calculated by your firmware.
- To fix, in your start.gcode file add the command 'G92 E0' which resets the E count to 0.
- Notes
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- The start.gcode should be in the directory ...\skeinforge_application\alterations where "..." is the directory skeinforge is installed in.
- This file needs to be referenced in the "Name of Start File:" entry, under the "Name of Alteration Files" section of the "Preface" tab.
- Volume-based extrusion
- Skeinforge 040 made some drastic changes to the dimension module (for the better). Check here for help setting it up.
