Difference between revisions of "Inkscape Extension to Render a Living Hinge"
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Both are available from GitHub[https://github.com/drphonon/Inkscape_LivingHinge] in a zip file[https://github.com/drphonon/Inkscape_LivingHinge/archive/master.zip]. | Both are available from GitHub[https://github.com/drphonon/Inkscape_LivingHinge] in a zip file[https://github.com/drphonon/Inkscape_LivingHinge/archive/master.zip]. | ||
| − | Both files need to be put in the Inkscape extensions directory. On Linux it is located somewhere like /usr/share/inkscape/extensions. On Windows you will find an inkscape/extensions directory in the program files directory. On Mac | + | Both files need to be put in the Inkscape extensions directory. On Linux it is located somewhere like /usr/share/inkscape/extensions. On Windows you will find an inkscape/extensions directory in the program files directory. On Mac you're on your own. |
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| + | == Using the Extension == | ||
| + | The extension is installed in the menu Extensions->Render->Living Hinge | ||
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| + | [[File:hinge_menu.png|400px]] | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 8 December 2013
A living hinge is a way to make rigid materials like plywood and acrylic sheets flexible by making cuts in the material. The Living Hinge Inkscape extension is a project by Mark Endicott to automate the process of drawing the cut lines needed to form a living hinge. It is an extension to the popular SVG graphics program Inkscape.
Living Hinge Examples
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The pattern of cuts in these hinges are typical of those used to make a living hinge.
The Extension
To install the extension in Inkscape two files are needed:
living_hinge.inx
living_hinge.py
Both are available from GitHub[1] in a zip file[2].
Both files need to be put in the Inkscape extensions directory. On Linux it is located somewhere like /usr/share/inkscape/extensions. On Windows you will find an inkscape/extensions directory in the program files directory. On Mac you're on your own.
Using the Extension
The extension is installed in the menu Extensions->Render->Living Hinge
