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The xml.py script is an import translator plugin to get a carving from an Art of Illusion xml file.

An import plugin is a script in the interpret_plugins folder which has the function getCarving. It is meant to be run from the interpret tool. To ensure that the plugin works on platforms which do not handle file capitalization properly, give the plugin a lower case name.

The getCarving function takes the file name of an xml file and returns the carving.

An xml file can be exported from Art of Illusion by going to the "File" menu, then going into the "Export" menu item, then picking the XML choice. This will bring up the XML file chooser window, choose a place to save the file then click "OK". Leave the "compressFile" checkbox unchecked. All the objects from the scene will be exported, this plugin will ignore the light and camera. If you want to fabricate more than one object at a time, you can have multiple objects in the Art of Illusion scene and they will all be carved, then fabricated together.

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Modules
		__init__ fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.geometry_utilities.boolean_solid fabmetheus_utilities.euclidean fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.geometry_utilities.evaluate math fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.geometry_utilities.evaluate_elements.setting fabmetheus_utilities.settings fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.solids.triangle_mesh fabmetheus_utilities.xml_simple_writer

Classes
		BooleanGeometry   class BooleanGeometry     A boolean geometry scene.     Methods defined here: __init__(self) Add empty lists. __repr__(self) Get the string representation of this carving. addXML(self, depth, output) Add xml for this object. getCarveBoundaryLayers(self) Get the boundary layers. getCarveCornerMaximum(self) Get the corner maximum of the vertexes. getCarveCornerMinimum(self) Get the corner minimum of the vertexes. getCarveLayerHeight(self) Get the layer height. getFabmetheusXML(self) Return the fabmetheus XML. getInterpretationSuffix(self) Return the suffix for a boolean carving. getMatrix4X4(self) Get the matrix4X4. getMatrixChainTetragrid(self) Get the matrix chain tetragrid. getMinimumZ(self) Get the minimum z. getNumberOfEmptyZLoops(self, z) Get number of empty z loops. setActualMinimumZ(self) Get the actual minimum z at the lowest rotated boundary layer. setCarveImportRadius(self, importRadius) Set the import radius. setCarveIsCorrectMesh(self, isCorrectMesh) Set the is correct mesh flag. setCarveLayerHeight(self, layerHeight) Set the layer height.

Functions
		getEmptyZLoops(archivableObjects, importRadius, shouldPrintWarning, z, zoneArrangement) Get loops at empty z level. getLoopLayers(archivableObjects, importRadius, layerHeight, maximumZ, shouldPrintWarning, z, zoneArrangement) Get loop layers. getMinimumZ(geometryObject) Get the minimum of the minimum z of the archivableObjects and the object.

Data
		__author__ = 'Enrique Perez (perez_enrique@yahoo.com)' __credits__ = 'Nophead <http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/>\nArt of Illusion <http://www.artofillusion.org/>' __date__ = '$Date: 2008/21/04 $' __license__ = 'GNU Affero General Public License http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html' absolute_import = _Feature((2, 5, 0, 'alpha', 1), (2, 7, 0, 'alpha', 0), 16384)

Author
		Enrique Perez (perez_enrique@yahoo.com)

Credits
		Nophead <http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/> Art of Illusion <http://www.artofillusion.org/>