Flatcam installing from source

Warut Phothiphan

Create new Python 2.7 environment and install dependencies.

Follow this tutorial Using Python virtual environment with Anaconda. Then open up your new environment terminal. Make sure it is python 2.7 by:

python -V

Install packages:

pip install --upgrade matplotlib pypiwin32 svg.path scipy

note : Numpy already existed in the Anaconda environment. Use this command to check available package:

pip freeze

These packages are for Windows user. The .whl file is a pre-compiled package with its dependencies included. Simply download the following Python 2.7 64-bit packages and navigate your terminal to the containing folder.

Run this command to install the packages:

pip install <package's name>

From original requirements , it suggests Python 2.7 32-bit. I have not found any problem using Python 2.7 64-bit version.

Clone Flatcam repository and run it

navigate your terminal to where you want to put the clone and run this:

git clone https://bitbucket.org/jpcgt/flatcam
cd flatcam
python flatcam

Enjoy the Flatcam ! This is not stable release and may contain bugs, use it at your own risk.

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