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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.euclidean fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.geometry_utilities.evaluate fabmetheus_utilities.gcodec fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.solids.group fabmetheus_utilities.intercircle math fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.geometry_utilities.evaluate_elements.setting fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.solids.triangle_mesh

Classes
		fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.solids.group.Group(fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.geometry_tools.dictionary.Dictionary) BooleanSolid   class BooleanSolid(fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.solids.group.Group)     A boolean solid object.     Method resolution order: BooleanSolid fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.solids.group.Group fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.geometry_tools.dictionary.Dictionary Methods defined here: getDifference(self, importRadius, visibleObjectLoopsList) Get subtracted loops sliced through shape. getIntersection(self, importRadius, visibleObjectLoopsList) Get intersected loops sliced through shape. getLoops(self, importRadius, z) Get loops sliced through shape. getLoopsFromObjectLoopsList(self, importRadius, visibleObjectLoopsList) Get loops from visible object loops list. getTransformedPaths(self) Get all transformed paths. getUnion(self, importRadius, visibleObjectLoopsList) Get joined loops sliced through shape. getXMLLocalName(self) Get xml class name. Methods inherited from fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.solids.group.Group: __init__(self) Add empty lists. addXMLInnerSection(self, depth, output) Add xml inner section for this object. addXMLSection(self, depth, output) Add the xml section for this object. getMatrix4X4(self) Get the matrix4X4. getMatrixChainTetragrid(self) Get the matrix chain tetragrid. getVisible(self) Get visible. setToElementNode(self, elementNode) Set to elementNode. Methods inherited from fabmetheus_utilities.geometry.geometry_tools.dictionary.Dictionary: __repr__(self) Get the string representation of this object info. addXML(self, depth, output) Add xml for this object. addXMLArchivableObjects(self, depth, output) Add xml for this object. createShape(self) Create the shape. getAttributes(self) Get attribute table. getComplexTransformedPathLists(self) Get complex transformed path lists. getFabricationExtension(self) Get fabrication extension. getFabricationText(self, addLayerTemplate) Get fabrication text. getGeometryOutput(self) Get geometry output dictionary. getMinimumZ(self) Get the minimum z. getPaths(self) Get all paths. getTransformedVertexes(self) Get all transformed vertexes. getTriangleMeshes(self) Get all triangleMeshes. getType(self) Get type. getVertexes(self) Get all vertexes. transformGeometryOutput(self, geometryOutput) Transform the geometry output by the local matrix4x4.

Functions
		addLineLoopsIntersections(loopLoopsIntersections, loops, pointBegin, pointEnd) Add intersections of the line with the loops. addLineXSegmentIntersection(lineLoopsIntersections, segmentFirstX, segmentSecondX, vector3First, vector3Second, y) Add intersections of the line with the x segment. addLoopLoopsIntersections(loop, loopsLoopsIntersections, otherLoops) Add intersections of the loop with the other loops. addLoopXSegmentIntersections(lineLoopsIntersections, loop, segmentFirstX, segmentSecondX, segmentYMirror, y) Add intersections of the loop with the x segment. addLoopsXSegmentIntersections(lineLoopsIntersections, loops, segmentFirstX, segmentSecondX, segmentYMirror, y) Add intersections of the loops with the x segment. getInBetweenLoopsFromLoops(loops, radius) Get the in between loops from loops. getInsetPointsByInsetLoop(insetLoop, inside, loops, radius) Get the inset points of the inset loop inside the loops. getInsetPointsByInsetLoops(insetLoops, inside, loops, radius) Get the inset points of the inset loops inside the loops. getIsInsetPointInsideLoops(inside, loops, pointBegin, pointCenter, pointEnd, radius) Determine if the inset point is inside the loops. getLoopsDifference(importRadius, loopLists) Get difference loops. getLoopsIntersection(importRadius, loopLists) Get intersection loops. getLoopsIntersectionByPair(importRadius, loopsFirst, loopsLast) Get intersection loops for a pair of loop lists. getLoopsListsIntersections(loopsList) Get intersections betweens the loops lists. getLoopsLoopsIntersections(loops, otherLoops) Get all the intersections of the loops with the other loops. getLoopsUnion(importRadius, loopLists) Get joined loops sliced through shape. getVisibleObjectLoopsList(importRadius, visibleObjects, z) Get visible object loops list.

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/>