InkScape Extension for Living Hinge

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#1

Sort of reviving an old closed topic.
I am trying to figure out how to get the living hinge into my Inkscape but is just NOT working for me. The following is a quote from another (now closed) thread on the same subject:

"The most important part of the instructions is:

Copy living_hinge.inx and src/living_hinge.py to your extension directory.

Don’t forget that src/ is actually a directory you’ll need to add to the existing extension directory. Put the python script in the new subdirectory. Here’s the relevant bit from the Inkscape directions:

Copy the files into the directory listed at Edit > Preferences > System: User extensions. After a restart of Inkscape, the new extension will be available.

Finding the right directory is typically the biggest challenge.

Good luck!"

“Copy the files into the directory listed at Edit > Preferences > System: User extensions. After a restart of Inkscape, the new extension will be available.”

So I’ve gotten to the :Edit > Preferences > System:" Do I “Open” the User Extensions?
Can someone please post a video of this because I’m totally lost.

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#2

I don’t do videos, but per the image yours are at:
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So you want to open that folder (they provide you with a convenient button to do so) and save the living_hinge.inx there. Then right click and create a folder called src and open that and save the living_hinge.py file there.

Then they’ll be in the folder (these are mine - note my extensions are in a different place)
my extensions are at:

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Shut down Inkscape and re-open and they should be there. Note, I don’t have them in there.

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#3

THANK YOU! You’ve been WAY more helpful than all the YouTube videos I’ve watched. :slightly_smiling_face:
Now I see it in my InkScape Extensions under Render, but it not highlighted. So how do I use it?

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#4

Now we’re outside my knowledge area since I don’t have that extension. It’s possible you need to create a box or something for it to fill with a living hinge.

Hey @dwardio - any advice?

#5

Yes, exactly that, you need a rectangle. Draw box, select it, select the extension - it will fill the box with a living hinge.

Be warned, I’m not sure it is working properly on the latest version (1.0) of inkscape. YMMV

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#6

Confirmed – it generates a slew of errors running under version 1.x. MarioVoigt has updated the python code to work with the new engine, though, and files are available at the link below.

NB: I haven’t had time to install and test the new .py and .inx files, so cannot confirm they work correctly.

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#7

I pulled that up last night. I see a huge list of files there but how do I download the Living Hinge files?

#8

Under the Ls, find the livinghinge.py and .inx files. Click on them and on the next page you should be able to either download them or copy&paste the file contents. For more details, check the Github documentation.

#9

Do I click on the living_hinge.inx / py itself, or go I click on Refactored extension names? Because they are different. And after I copy where do I paste it to?

#10

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#11

alternate suggestion – install a previous version (0.9x) – the extension should work fine.

#12

You mean a previous version of Inkscape?

#13

I’ve installed the 92.3. Now can you tell me how to move the files (which I downloaded from GitHub earlier) to Inkscape?

#14

I’m sorry that you ran into trouble while designing in Inkscape. It looks like you’ve been receiving some excellent advice from our other community members. Thanks folks!

I want to ensure that this discussion can continue, so I’m going to move this thread to the “Everything Else” section of the forum.

#15

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