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When I go to

https://ncnetic.com/

I am unable to find a download link for anything other than the (nifty!) npp plug-in.

I just used some 1/8" Kyocera Carbide V-bits when engraving my locking register calipers: Project Shapeoko

I asked for it.

I'm still curious as to how to get the best possible DXF export from Inkscape --- either I wind up w/ short little line segments, often which aren't properly closed, or it crashes...

I believe you’re asking how I did the profile cuts along w/ the V-engravings?

I had to use MakerCAM for the former, creating the cuts in register w/ the engraving. Full workflow more or less:

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F-engrave would be much more useful to me if it had the same sort of type adjustments which Glenn Reid’s nifty TouchType.app for NeXTstep had.

Had a page on that — might still be in the Wayback...

I haven't found a technique for converting an svg to dxf which retains curves and is easily installed on my machine.

I'm also more familiar w/ graphic design tools than CNC.

I'd be glad of a...

Your idea of what's involved in kerning and the control needed for it, and mine seem to be a bit different.

F-Engrave has pretty much always supported using fonts directly --- the technique I...

How does that disagree w/ "May or may not" --- it is a nuisance trying to keep track of the (in)abilities of word processors for typesetting. (Word for Windows 2.0a supported kerning, 2.0c didn't or...

I think that was me, either Twitter or the Shapeoko forums or maybe Inventables or Cabide3D's forums.

Word processors may or may not support kerning.

A pixel image such as JPEG removes all...

Instructions on installing it on Mac OS X:

1.Launch a Terminal.
2.Make a directory to hold the final F-Engrave files: mkdir ~/Applications/f-engrave
3.Make a temporary directory to work in if...

List of the free options:

CAD - ShapeOko
CAM - ShapeOko

There's one for sale now on the X-Carve forums.

The Shapeoko 3 has pretty much caught up on orders and now has a 2-week lead time.

There was at least one Shapeoko converted to cutting out fabric panels for hot air balloon panels:

The Shapeoko Forum ? View topic - Large Format Fabric Cutter

Interesting.

Do you have a comparison, or rough feeling for how paths / smoothness would compare between identical source material presented as both DXF and TTF?

I actually had a bit of...

Grbl does that quite handily; https://github.com/grbl/grbl/wiki

OIC.

The size is determined by the first font property, Text height --- the text is set at that size, then the over-all size is displayed in the bottom status bar.

Thanks for your patience ---...

There's just one thing I'm not getting.

How does one determine what size a carving is going to be?

I see the option for setting it the text width to 100% --- 100% of what?

There's been a bit written up comparing the Shapeoko to other machines in various reviews, and an interesting overview on what made it popular here: ? View topic - The increasing popularity of...

Thanks!

It's the machine's designer who sets the part #s and other nomenclature, and also dictated the ``Web 2.0'' aspects of the current presentation and workflow.

That's why (for instance)...

Yes, one could turn the Z-axis around and upgrade a ShapeOko v1 to the new SO2 design --- just takes a few parts, see the Z-axis assembly step: Shapeoko2 - Z-Axis and compare w/ the B.O.M. BOM -...

Both MakerCAM and BlenderCAM were already listed.

I've been working on the directions for assembling the new ShapeOko 2 (a hobby-level, open source CNC machine which can be used as a mill/router or 3D printer or be fitted out w/ a drag knife, &c.)...

Oh yes, the new ShapeOko 2 has dual-drive on the Y-axis as a standard option --- a couple of people have done drive shafts instead though.

You may also find the ShapeOko of interest --- it's an opensource / openhardware machine (ob. discl. I wrote the docs (w/ help) for the v2 and got a free machine out of it): ShapeOko

Surprisingly...

It's loosely based on the ShapeOko, but the guy fails to credit anyone else for the design and copied photographs w/o permission / attribution.

The Shapeoko is easily up-graded --- I used 1M MakerSlide to make my machine long enough for my needs and the cost to do that, and add a 1/4" driveshaft was quite affordable. You can see my machine...

Download the .swf and then run it using the Flash stand-alone player. Links here:

MakerCAM - ShapeOko

It's also possible to up-grade to NEMA 23 motors --- Improbable Construct has just put 280 oz. motors on his machine (posted to Twitter).

Since then, the commercial software and license-limited freeware (e.g., SketchUp Make 2013) has been placed on its own page.

I'd still be very interested in suggestions for software --- I've been...

I just used some 36" zip ties, some cable racetrack from a home center, some slotted shelf standard for brackets and did this:

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Full resolution here: File:Wfa shapeoko ziptie cable-mgmnt...