Living Hinge Extension not working

[mlamparter]

Greetings, Inkscape users.  I run a makerspace and I make extensive use of Inkscape for vector graphics which are then passed on to our laser cutter.  Inkscape has proven to be an easy to use, intuitive, full featured, invaluable tool.  And it's open source!

I recently stumbled upon the Living Hinge extension https://inkscape.org/~drphonon/★living-hinge-creator which would be great for us to use with our laser cutter.  Sadly, I cannot get it to work.  I downloaded the two files necessary and followed the instructions found at this link.  I moved the .inx file to both C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\extensions and C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extensions  I also moved the .py file to ...\src within both of the extension folders I just listed.  To be safe I also placed a copy of the .py file inside the root extension folder (in addition to \extensions\src).  When I launch Inkscape I see the Living Hinge extension listed under the "Render" category within the "Extensions" menu.  But clicking on it does nothing.  I have tried creating a rectangle, selecting the rectangle, and then attempting to run the extension.  But it makes no difference.  Clicking on the Living Hinge extension within Inkscape never does anything.

Does anyone have any idea as to what is going on here or how to resolve my issue?  Thank you.

[Moini]

To properly install an Inkscape extension, copy the .inx and .py file into the directory listed at Edit > Preferences > System: User extensions. After a restart of Inkscape, the new extension will be available.

Remove those files that you copied into other directories.

[brynn]

Welcome to the forum!

One more quick note.  The PY and INX files need to be directly in the User Extension folder which Moini mentioned.  In an effort to keep my files organized, I tried keeping them in a separate folder in that directory.  But that doesn't work.  They have to be directly in that dir, all mixed in with all the rest.

I might also mention that if this is the first extension you've ever installed, that directory might be empty.  (I've lost count how many I've installed, which is why mine is in the necessary organizational nightmare.)  But that's ok.  That's still the right place for them.