Netfabb Cloud have been changed in a way that this script no longer works and it is impossible to make it work again (the way it worked).
This script automate the process of going to cloud.netfabb.com, uploading the STL file and waiting for e-mail with the link to a web page, where you can download a repaired STL.
This script will upload your STL file and check the e-mails. If everything went OK on the netfabb side, this script will download the repaired file.
This script is experimental! Licensed under the terms of ISC license (see COPYING).
The netfabb Cloud Services offer a free and easy-to-use solution for anyone with access to an internet connection and a web browser.
The netfabb Cloud Services extend the repair functionalities of the free netfabb Studio Basic software in an easy to use way.
You'll need some Python stuff to run this. You can get this by easy_install (as root):
easy_install IMAPClient
easy_install MultipartPostHandler
Note that MultipartPostHandler is available in Ubuntu 12.04+ and Debian Wheezy+ in python-multipartposthandler package. Other stuff should be isntalled in your distro, if not, use your distro packages system first, easy_install is the second option.
You might need to run this first (if installation of IMAPClient fails):
easy_install -U distribute
Open the script and change the config at the beginning, it should be clear enough. It is recommended to use a dedicated e-mail address just for this, as the password is stored in plaintext. Gmail works perfectly. When configured, run this command to repair a STL file:
./netfabb.py file.stl
File will be stored as file_fixed.stl
Uploading multiple files with the same filename (or the same file) concurrently might (and probably will) cause unexpected results. Be aware of that when using the same mailbox for more people. Note that netfabb only reads ASCI letters, digits and dots, so filename.stl and file_name.stl will cause the same damage.
You can integrate this script to Thunar (file manager for Xfce), by creating a Custom action. Go Edit | Configure custom actions... and click Add a new custom action icon on the right side. Select a suitable Name, Description and Icon and use %f as the only argument of netfabbcloud command in the Command field.
On the second tab (Appearance Conditions), be sure to add *.stl and *.STL (separated by a semi-colon) in the File Pattern field and select both Text Files and Other Files to cover both ASCII and binary STLs.
Now you can find Netfabb Cloud in the context menu of STL files.