# Python: module skeinforge_application.skeinforge_plugins.craft_plugins.limit

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`
Limit adds Adrian's extruder distance E value to the gcode movement lines, as described at:
http://blog.reprap.org/2009/05/4d-printing.html
Operation
Settings
Examples
`

## Operation

The default 'Activate Limit' checkbox is off. When it is on, the functions described below will work, when it is off, the functions will not be called.

## Settings

to be written

## Examples

The following examples limit the file Screw Holder Bottom.stl. The examples are run in a terminal in the folder which contains Screw Holder Bottom.stl and limit.py.
> python limit.py
This brings up the limit dialog.
> python limit.py Screw Holder Bottom.stl
The limit tool is parsing the file:
Screw Holder Bottom.stl
..
The limit tool has created the file:
.. Screw Holder Bottom_limit.gcode
> python
Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Sep 22 2007, 01:43:31)
[GCC 4.2.1 (SUSE Linux)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import limit
>>> limit.main()
This brings up the limit dialog.
>>> limit.writeOutput('Screw Holder Bottom.stl')
The limit tool is parsing the file:
Screw Holder Bottom.stl
..
The limit tool has created the file:
.. Screw Holder Bottom_limit.gcode

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Modules

``

__init__ fabmetheus_utilities.euclidean fabmetheus_utilities.fabmetheus_tools.fabmetheus_interpret | fabmetheus_utilities.gcodec fabmetheus_utilities.intercircle math | os fabmetheus_utilities.settings skeinforge_application.skeinforge_utilities.skeinforge_craft | skeinforge_application.skeinforge_utilities.skeinforge_polyfile skeinforge_application.skeinforge_utilities.skeinforge_profile sys

Classes

``

LimitRepository
LimitSkein

class LimitRepository
`` | `A class to handle the limit settings.`

Methods defined here:

__init__(self)
  `Set the default settings, execute title & settings fileName.`

execute(self)
  `Limit button has been clicked.`

class LimitSkein
`` | `A class to limit a skein of extrusions.`

Methods defined here:

__init__(self)

getCraftedGcode(self, gcodeText, repository)
  `Parse gcode text and store the limit gcode.`

getLimitedLinearMovement(self, line, splitLine)
  `Get a limited linear movement.`

parseInitialization(self)
  `Parse gcode initialization and store the parameters.`

parseLine(self, lineIndex)
  `Parse a gcode line and add it to the limit skein.`

Functions

``

getCraftedText(fileName, gcodeText='', repository=None)
  `Limit a gcode file or text.`

getCraftedTextFromText(gcodeText, repository=None)
  `Limit a gcode text.`

getNewRepository()
  `Get the repository constructor.`

main()
  `Display the limit dialog.`

writeOutput(fileName='')
  `Limit a gcode file.`

Data
`` |  | __author__ = 'Enrique Perez (perez_enrique@yahoo.com)' __date__ = '$Date: 2008/28/04 $' __license__ = 'GPL 3.0' absolute_import = _Feature((2, 5, 0, 'alpha', 1), (2, 7, 0, 'alpha', 0), 16384)

Author
`` |  | Enrique Perez (perez_enrique@yahoo.com)