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Lasercut tabbed box

Creates a tabbed box with kerf setting for tight fits. Or dimples for press fits.

- set dimensions in various units,
- width, depth, height, material thickness,
- choose number of tabs for each dimension,
- include corners or not,
- kerf adjustable - if tight fit required, or
- can use dimples for pressure fits for wood etc (rounds or triangles), or
- can set zero kerf and use minimal material to create.

In all cases - uses minimal lines to optimise for laser cutting.

You will find it under the Render menu in Extensions.
[Edit: fixed for Inkscape 1.0]
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Reviewed by Martin Owens on May 12 2021 2:48 PM

pytest coverage: 0%
pylint score: 2.85/10
tested in Inkscape 1.1 - 1.3

Inkscape Extensions

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6.6 KB
Created
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Type
application/zip
MIT License (MIT)

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ErikRuud wrote :

I can't seem to get this one to work.

The zip file includes to files but the inx file is called Lasercut-jigsaw.inx

The Lasercut-jigsaw extension does work well by the way.

Maren Hachmann wrote :

Erik, could you report that over at github, in the 'Issues' section? https://github.com/Neon22/inkscape-LasercutBox/issues

loic.carrera@insas.be wrote :

Hello !

I followed the instruction to instal the plugin but it doesn't appear on the extensions list.

Is it up to date for MacOs Sierra ?

Neon22 wrote :

Oops - sorry this has been broken for a while :(
correct zip is now there. with matching py and inx files.
Tested in 0.92 - should work.

Will appear on Extensions/Render menu as "lasercut box"

manutheeng wrote :

I don't know if this extension is supposed to work like this, but I just downloaded it, and the two boxes I've tried to make weren't like the ones on the image, they had some tabs inside.

Don't know if I'm setting something up or just not seen some option.

Settings:
http://imgur.com/a/57igp

Result:
http://imgur.com/a/gT4Ft

Thanks a lot!

manutheeng wrote :

Sorry, just discovered it was the 'Dividers' option.

linus wrote :

how can i make this work in ubuntu 16.04?

linus wrote :

i tried with the boxmaker extension but somehow dont know the right way to make .py excutable. can anybody help?

Maren Hachmann wrote :

@linus: Instructions for installing extensions: https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/%3Dextension/

Ken Wren wrote :

I can not get this exaction to appear in the extensions list. I followed the direction at the same time I added the Knob Scale extension. The Know Scale appears and works, but not this one. (I have inkscape 0.92.3)

Ken Wren wrote :

Never mind, I just found it under Extensions->Render->Laser Box.

Neon22 wrote :

Yes its confusing to find many of these extensions - we should really indicate where they can be found in a description field.

Palladius wrote :

Installed this and it works beautifully. I had to tune it a little for my Glowforge - Basic but once the kerf was dialed in I get a nice tight fit. Thank you for making this extension!

If anyone is using a Glowforge Basic, a kerf of 0.15 mm is very close.

jkllew wrote :

I'm getting this error message and have searched for the files (or related) and can't seem to get the right one:

"The fantastic lxml wrapper for libxml2 is required by inkex.py and therefore this extension.Please download and install the latest version from http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/lxml/, or install it through your package manager by a command like: sudo apt-get install python-lxml

Technical details:
No module named lxml"

Running Win10
Help?

Neon22 wrote :

@jkllew Are you using inkscape 92.X or 0.48 ?

brynn wrote :

Hello,
Thank you for providing this extension for Inkscape users!

This is just to let you know that most 3rd party Inkscape extensions, like this one, probably will not work with the upcoming new Inkscape version, the long-awaited version 1.0.

Here is the info you need to update this extension, so that it will work with 1.0 and future versions.
https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Updating_your_Extension_for_1.0

If you have further questions, you can contact Inkscape developers via mailing lists (https://lists.inkscape.org/postorius/lists/?all-lists), forum (https://inkscape.org/forums/extensions/), or the chatroom (https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_devel)

If you have already updated it, please disregard this message.

All best,
brynn

Alvaro_Conejo wrote :

not working for inkscape 1.0, i don't know how to code.

Kamj wrote :

Hey @neon22 do you have any plans to upgrade this Extension for Inkscape 1.0?

Fingers crossed as this is my first visit to inkscape, my OS won't work with any of the previous versions and it will be a wile before i have the skills to code this myself.

Neon22 wrote :

I'm working on about 10 of these at the moment trying to upgrade them. Expect results in a few days.

StuartB wrote :

Is there a version of this that works with Inkscape 1.

StuartB wrote :

Ignore that. I just read the one above.

patrick tsoi wrote :

can't work in inkscape 1.0

Neon22 wrote :

This now fixed for Inkscape 1.0
Really sorry about the delay. Life is sometimes harder than anticipated.

Tyler Durden wrote :

Thank you for the updates!

John Tapsell wrote :

I just tested, and it created the box with the wrong dimensions.

I set "internal dimensions" option, and then set the height to 240mm. But the generated box had the EXTERNAL height of 240mm, not internal.

Neon22 wrote :

@johnflux I have just tested it also. I created two boxes. One with "external" set and once again with "internal" set.
Both came out correct. I used mm also. I can measure and see the difference visually.

I cannot explain how its not working for you. Sorry.

Voogla wrote :

Had a similar problem. Creating a new document and using the extension to make box worked fine. However, when trying the same in some older documents (pre-1.0), the box-dimensions were too large. Interestingly, when I copied the box from the new document int the old it kept its correct dimensions. After a long search I figured out that most of my pre-1.0 documents had in the 'docuement properties' a different scale set. While the new documents start with 1.0 user units per mm, most of my old documents were set to 0.93750 user units per mm (for whatever reason) when opened in the new Inkscape on a Mac. In the end I did not adjust my old documents (as this would screw up the dimensions of my old drawings), but kept creating boxes in a new document and copied them into the old one...

Neon22 wrote :

@voogla copying between will work because units come across in svg.

However older (0.48) boxes will have been at 90dpi instead of the 96dpi on 0.92. Finally in 1.0 units have been sorted out (apparently). I think there was some mac lossage and maybe 0.91 never got made for the Mac but I don't know for sure.

Sorry for your trouble. Glad its working now.

gasby1974 wrote :

Gracias, ahora toca probar

ghoss wrote :

I cannot get this to work on 1.0.1. What am I doing wrong? I past the two files into the path listed in Inkscape preferences.

ghoss wrote :

Nevermind

Marco Riva wrote :

Thank you so much, great help for me!

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