Hi, Ive used an extension for making cookie cutters for my grandaughters for a couple of years, and they love it. Ive had to get a new PC and re-download Inkscape. I unzipped the extension package into "... .appdata/roaming/inkscape/extensions", which is correct according the the Inkscape system config. I've restarted both Inkscape and my machine, but Inkscape does not see the extension. I re-downloaded the extension package and tried again - no difference.There are no errors for this extension shoiwng in extension-errors.log
Running Inkscape Inkscape 1.2 (dc2aedaf03, 2022-05-15), on Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit.
Would you have the name of the extension you have downloaded?
Are you 3d printing them?
Never used and all I found was OpenSCAD cookie cutter file output which is used for converting drawing to a file which you open in OpenScad and 3d print the file. Thought I remember long time ago cookie cutter was white with shape in it but don't see it now.
UM22.04 Inkscape 1.2
Checked before and save as doesn't show it and installed and now save as shows it.
If this is the one you are using here is info and don't think it shows in extensions but in file save as
Yes, these are being 3D printed, and it is the OpenSCAD extension I have been using - it now shows a picture of a yellow Pokemon character. I have teh file form the latest file, but no matter what I try I cannopt get it to show up in Inkscape. Ive even tried unzipping teh files in to C:\programs\inkscape to see if that made any difference, but it doesn't.
@Tyler Durden beat me as was composing and had same screenshot ready and was just verifying information, caught once before this way in another thread composing an reply and someone else also answered. This time opened another instance and found Tyler's answer.😀 beat me.
User error is making this fail. I created a simple rectangle and ensured there was no fill. I highlighted it and clicked on Object to Path. I the saved it as above. Instead of creating a cookie cutter from the outline, when imported into SCAD, it creates a solid shape. I’m obviously missing a step or steps in Inkscape.
Don't know the previous workflow was but seems to need more than just a single rectangle plus might need specific colors.
From extension site
"Generate a 3D-printable OpenSCAD cookie cutter file out of an Inkscape document.
To use this: 0. Unzip into your Inkscape extensions directory. 1. Convert all objects to paths. 2. Remove all object fill. 3. Make the outer outline be a simple polygon in red. 4. Any inner hollow areas should be bounded by simple polygons in green. 5. Inner lines (which will not go all the way down and hence won't cut the cookie, so they are good for inside detail features) can be black. 6. Connections that connect inner parts to the outside should be filled-in polygons. 7. File Save As... "OpenSCAD Cookie Cutter file" 8. Load into OpenSCAD, adjust parameters, generate STL, print."
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Hi, Ive used an extension for making cookie cutters for my grandaughters for a couple of years, and they love it. Ive had to get a new PC and re-download Inkscape. I unzipped the extension package into "... .appdata/roaming/inkscape/extensions", which is correct according the the Inkscape system config. I've restarted both Inkscape and my machine, but Inkscape does not see the extension. I re-downloaded the extension package and tried again - no difference.There are no errors for this extension shoiwng in extension-errors.log
Running Inkscape Inkscape 1.2 (dc2aedaf03, 2022-05-15), on Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Would you have the name of the extension you have downloaded?
Are you 3d printing them?
Never used and all I found was OpenSCAD cookie cutter file output which is used for converting drawing to a file which you open in OpenScad and 3d print the file. Thought I remember long time ago cookie cutter was white with shape in it but don't see it now.
UM22.04 Inkscape 1.2
Checked before and save as doesn't show it and installed and now save as shows it.
If this is the one you are using here is info and don't think it shows in extensions but in file save as
https://inkscape.org/~arpruss/%E2%98%85openscad-cookie-cutter-file-output
Yes, these are being 3D printed, and it is the OpenSCAD extension I have been using - it now shows a picture of a yellow Pokemon character. I have teh file form the latest file, but no matter what I try I cannopt get it to show up in Inkscape. Ive even tried unzipping teh files in to C:\programs\inkscape to see if that made any difference, but it doesn't.
As noted above, output is found in Save/SaveAs:
@Tyler Durden beat me as was composing and had same screenshot ready and was just verifying information, caught once before this way in another thread composing an reply and someone else also answered. This time opened another instance and found Tyler's answer.😀 beat me.
THANK YOU :)
You have made my two grandaughters very happy! Pony cookie cutters for the weekend baking.
I spoke too soon!
User error is making this fail. I created a simple rectangle and ensured there was no fill. I highlighted it and clicked on Object to Path. I the saved it as above. Instead of creating a cookie cutter from the outline, when imported into SCAD, it creates a solid shape. I’m obviously missing a step or steps in Inkscape.
Sorry for being such a dummy.
Don't know the previous workflow was but seems to need more than just a single rectangle plus might need specific colors.
From extension site
"Generate a 3D-printable OpenSCAD cookie cutter file out of an Inkscape document.
To use this:
0. Unzip into your Inkscape extensions directory.
1. Convert all objects to paths.
2. Remove all object fill.
3. Make the outer outline be a simple polygon in red.
4. Any inner hollow areas should be bounded by simple polygons in green.
5. Inner lines (which will not go all the way down and hence won't cut the cookie, so they are good for inside detail features) can be black.
6. Connections that connect inner parts to the outside should be filled-in polygons.
7. File Save As... "OpenSCAD Cookie Cutter file"
8. Load into OpenSCAD, adjust parameters, generate STL, print."
Thanks Mandy - it’s this make the outline a simple polygon” that has me befuddled. I have however succeeded, although I’m not sure how.🤣