Open the new Gcode file and make the necessary edits.

Select tab: Preferences => enter File name and the Directory as appropriate.

Extensions => Gcodetools => Path to Gcode.

You may see no difference until the next step.

Menu: Object=> Align and Distribute toolbox, and center the drawing on the page.

Can use lock icon in the toolbar to keep the aspect ratio.

Draw your thing, for example, a letter A in your favorite font.

Menu: File => Document properties: Set material size (height, width to 100x100 mm).

Inkscape with Jtech Laser Tools plugin for g-code.

This is usually done with another program, such as

Send it (the G-code program or DXF file) to the laser cutter.

Gcodetools - included with Inkscape, but not as well supported.

Use Inkscape extensions to generate the g-code, such as.

Export to a compatible format: Gcode or DXF.

Design the 2D object ( Inkscape, or any graphical editor).

2.3 Inkscape extensions: JTechPhotonicsīest-grbl-software Laser Cutting and engraving.

2.2.1 Problem1: python 2.7 vs 3 for gcodetools.In the mean time, I have python 3 and only 1 of each curve, so I'm happy. If anyone can point me at some instructions for testing extensions, I'd take a look at making a fix?

I had a brief look at debugging, testing this and maybe making a PR, but python is not one of my main languages, and I didn't see enough to get started writing a test for the a fix. Another is to change the default (what I assume is the default) orientation point Z value to 0. This appears to be a problem using 'Pass by Pass' but not 'Path by Path' - so there is one workaround.

In gcodetools.py - the stepRange is being calculated as: for step in range(0, 1 + int(math.ceil(abs((zs - d) / self.tools)))):įor python 2, with my current settings, this evaluates to 0 to 1 (I think the / is integer division on python 2, and this changed in python 3) For python 3, with my current settings, this evaluates to 0 to 2, so I get a second pass over all my curves. The code is making a second pass, but not increasing the 'depth of cut' - I think the problem might be due to me changing my system default from python 2 to 3. Looking at the gCode all paths are indeed being duplicated. In my last efforts, I noticed my plotter repeating every curve twice. I've been using Path to GCode in both IS 0.92 and 1.0 with some success, but I hit a snag.

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