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pyembroideryGH

  • This is a set of UserObjects for Grasshopper.
  • Grasshopper is a Plugin for the popular CAD-System McNeel Rhinoceros 6.
  • All code here is written in IronPython 2.7.8.0 as this is the interpreter Rhino & Grasshopper use internally.

Purpose & Origins

The purpose of this project is to enable Rhino and Grasshopper to directly read, write and manipulate a variety of embroidery formats. This implementation relies on ironpyembroidery, which is an IronPython-compatible fork of pyembroidery.

The ironpyembroidery library is included here as a submodule, so you don't have to get it separately when installing! For more info read below.

Installation & Usage

1. Download release files

  • Go to releases and download the newest release
  • Unzip the downloaded archive. You should get three folders pyembroidery, pyembroideryGH, Examples and a text-file.

2. Install pyembroidery python module

  • Open the scripts folder of Rhino 6

    • On Windows: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\6.0\scripts

    • On Mac OSX: ~/Library/Application Support/McNeel/Rhinoceros/6.0/scripts

  • Move the whole pyembroidery directory to the scripts folder!

3. Install pyembroideryGH UserObjects

  • Navigate to the Grasshopper UserObjects folder

    • On Windows: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\UserObjects

    • On Mac OSX: ~/Library/Application Support/McNeel/Rhinoceros/MacPlugIns/Grasshopper/UserObjects

    • Alternative: Open Rhino & Grasshopper and in the Grasshopper Window click on File > Special Folders > User Object Folder

  • Move the whole pyembroideryGH directory to the UserObjects folder.

4. Unblock the new UserObjects!

  • Go into the pyembroideryGH folder inside Grasshoppers UserObjects folder
  • Right click onto the first UserObject and go to Properties
  • If the text This file came from another computer [...] is displayed click on Unblock!
  • Unfortunately you have to do this for EVERY UserObject in the folder!

5. Restart Rhino & Grasshopper

  • If Rhino was running during the installation process, you'll have to restart it for the changes to take effect!