So to find these values, you have to follow the instructions in the process.md file and enter the values you find when setting the needle on the registration marks. The first 4 items are the registration offsets of where the actual needle lines up with your pattern on the embroidery machine. Hopefully the options are somewhat self explanatory. Now, leave the line selected, and Click Extensions->Soft Robotics->Generate Embroidery File and you will get this form. Just about anything can be turned into a path! IMPORTANT! Now select the line and choose Path->Object to path in the inkscape menu. This path also needs to be on Layer 1, which is the default so you should be good. Internally, these registration marks are labeled R1 and R2 and are on Layer 1.įirst, before clicking on Generate Embroidery File, you have to draw a path in inkscape for the extension to work on. Choose this item to get this screen.Ĭlick apply to add two registration marks to your file. Generally the first thing one does is they add the registration marks to the file. You can get to the extensions by clicking on the Extensions menu item in inkscape. Generate Embroidery File and Registration marks. The process of using this extension for useful robotics projects is documented in the process.md file in this archive. This part of the document shows how to use the extension only. This software is still being actively developed and should be in a good solid state by the end of July 2017. Then restart inkscape and then there will be a "soft robotics" menu item in extensions. For Macs, it is a little more complicated. py from the archive to c:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\extensions folder. For a Windows machine, this is straight forward. py files in the Inkscape\share\extensions folder. This process will allow the user to embed fibers and tendons on fabric to facilitate soft robotics manufacturing. Its purpose is to allow the user to design a path (or zigzag) that needs to be sewn using an embroidery machine. This extension was written by Brian Wagner during the spring and summer of 2017 for a project at the University of Louisville led by Dr. You can download and use it for free here: Īlso see process.md to see further instructions.
Inkscape is an open source vector drawing program. This is software for an inkscape extension to generate Brother embroidery machine PES files.
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