[dertsap]

last night i was farting around with inscape and i was checking out the different file types it puts out
when i created , saved and opened the tex file with my editor it shows positions
this is what ive modified to create gcode


replace all


( x
, y
curveto g1
lineto g1
moveto g0
close g0 (z retract)
) ;

the z movements need to be edited in where needed ,

i still have to figure this out a little better ,but overall it s pretty straight forward
free alternative for someone who can t afford cad/cam ,just need to work a little for it thats all

worked quite well with some of the bitmaps i converted to dxf then saved to tex

heres an example , not your typical code nor completed but it works ,

any ideas on how to space out the eob would be appreciated

[Switcher]

Might help?

http://www.esmonde-white.com/custom_usb_drive.html

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[FrancisEW]

Hi Guys,

I'm the person who runs the website linked to above. I posted that page in 2004/2005, but it hasn't been up for a long time. I moved my website to google Sites, and it doesn't allow me to specify the page names ending with ".html". I have reposted the content of the original web page on exporting from inkscape to a DXF file, then from the DXF file I created G-code using matlab.

I have reposted the same page, but now it is located at a new page:
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I also posted the matlab script I used to read the DXF file and write the G-code file. Note: This will bring the mill head to Z= +0.65 for travelling, and Z = 0 for cutting, probably not the default positions you might expect. Also, the DXF file coordinates are expected in millimeters, and they will be converted to inches for the G-code output. This script could easily be translated into R, java, or another language if there is a demand.

[gmfoster]

Hi Guys,

I'm the person who runs the website linked to above. I posted that page in 2004/2005, but it hasn't been up for a long time. I moved my website to google Sites, and it doesn't allow me to specify the page names ending with ".html". I have reposted the content of the original web page on exporting from inkscape to a DXF file, then from the DXF file I created G-code using matlab.

I have reposted the same page, but now it is located at a new page:
Hacking my Kingston USB Flash Drive - Esmonde-White.com

I also posted the matlab script I used to read the DXF file and write the G-code file. Note: This will bring the mill head to Z= +0.65 for travelling, and Z = 0 for cutting, probably not the default positions you might expect. Also, the DXF file coordinates are expected in millimeters, and they will be converted to inches for the G-code output. This script could easily be translated into R, java, or another language if there is a demand.

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Garry

[FrancisEW]

Hi Gary,

When I'm logged out of my account, I can still see the page. Can you try again? I was editing it until just now, so perhaps there was something temporarily wrong.

Hacking my Kingston USB Flash Drive - Esmonde-White.com

Thanks,
Francis

[johnohara]

Opened okay for me. Browsed the photos through picasa and opened the .dxf file into EditPlus. No problems.

~John