Re fix for issue #53. Another problem with the Printrbot Tag

[MichaelAtOz]

After taking the suggestion from issue #148 to replace Scale(...,0]) with (...,1]) I could use Thing 14728 with the fixed OpenSCAD version 2012.07.15 (new) [the fix for issue #53]

This then showed another difference from version 2011.12.30 (old).

With old, the RoundedCornersCube() and the two holes were displayed correctly after a compile.

In the new the RoundedConersCube() shows a plain cube and the holes are missing (View OpenCSG).

View Surfaces & Grid are correct. View Thrown Together shows the corners and holes on green.

After a Render OpenCSG shows them correctly.

[donbright]

After a Render OpenCSG shows them correctly.

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So if you load the file, and hit 'f5', it only shows a box, but if you
hit 'f6', then hit 'f5' again it shows correctly?

What does your about/library-info/detailed say?

[MichaelAtOz]

"my first question would be... is OpenCSG working on your machine? If you click 'view' does it say OpenCSG or ThrownTogether? If you click 'help/library info/detailed' does it show OpenCSG 1.3.2?"

OpenCSG is working, in old & new versions.
Library Info shows OpensCSG 1.3.2.

"So if you load the file, and hit 'f5', it only shows a box, but if you hit 'f6', then hit 'f5' again it shows correctly?"

Yes, load/F5 = squared box no holes; F6 = rounded box with holes; No, hitting F5 after F6 shows it as a squared box no holes again (OpenCSG ticked in View).

[donbright]

ok... hmm.. how about this.... do the first 5 examples (File/Examples) render properly in F5?

[MichaelAtOz]

hmm... Seems File/Examples is missing from new version...OK I was running new from a user directory.

I have moved new to the Program Files/OpenSCAD directory (renamed old .exe).

File/Examples now shows, BUT ALSO OpenCSG is now displaying CORRECTLY. ??

As far as I can see there are no 'support files' so I can't see why it would be different, unless it is a Windows 7 'protection' thing.

I presume it is not worth pursuing this any more?

EDIT

And now when I run it from the user directory it works properly. I suspect Windows was not letting it do/use something when it was not run from the Program Files directory, but now that it has run from there it has done what was needed, such as a Registry write. So the run from user directory is OK.

Anyway one for the lessons learnt book...

So do I close the issue?

[donbright]

Wow, that is an interesting bug. Thanks you for testing it.

[kintel]

don's latest Windows binaries contained the .exe only. OpenSCAD needs other files, e.g. libraries and examples, to work correctly. I assume that the original issues was related to the .exe being executed from a location where it couldn't find the mentioned files.

..so I'll just close this with the note that it makes sense to make self-contained releases including all support files.