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Make sure your images fit into the print area. The lower-left corner of the page in Inkscape corresponds to the minimum X and Y coordinates you measured in the previous step.

Load the SVG file you want to draw or cut into Inskcape.

Open Inkscape, go to file->Save As, then verify in dropdown filetype selector that '3-axis gcode plotter (*.gcode)' is an option.įrom Instructable, in pertinent part, after installing extension:.

'gcodeplot-master/TODO' -> '/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/TODO' 'gcodeplot-master/svgpath/shader.py' -> '/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/svgpath/shader.py' 'gcodeplot-master/svgpath/path.py' -> '/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/svgpath/path.py'

The last few lines should look like the following:.

You will see several lines appear, indicating that the files have been copied.

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Terminal will request sudo password (this is the same password you use to log into OSE linux) - Character entry is not shown, so very carefully enter your password and hit enter.

(More info easily found by Googling 'Linux cp command' or typing 'cp -help' in the console)

Basic explanation of above code: 'sudo' = Super User Do, 'cp'=copy command '-rv'=Options flags for the copy(r=recursive v-verbose(show output on screen)), 'gcodeplot-master/*'=copy all files within gcodeplot-master, '/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/'=copy the files to this location.

Type the following command in the terminal: sudo cp -rv gcodeplot-master/* /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/ Press enter.

Terminal should show 'username:~/Downloads$'.

Navigate to the directory where the file is unzipped (above example is 'home' and right click downloads -> open in terminal.

unzip the file in the above location i.e.

Save to an easy to access location i.e.

See D3D Universal#Plotter pen holder design. Support should be 2-point for parallelogramming (goes straight down) or 4 point for straight up-down - though 2-point parallelogramming should likewise produce straight up-down. Simplest way - is a flat piece of plastic.

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Even without them, your extension is great. One other suggestion: could there be a different speed setting when the laser is off? When there is a lot of empty space on the engraving, it can take a very long time to engrave as the laser travels quite slowly between engraving areas (I don’t have a strong laser so it moves slowly when engraving).

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Allow another ‘homing’ option at the end so the operator can set a custom code (I manually change the G28 to a G00 code to bring the work area forward, as homing the bed pushes it back so that it is harder to see/access).ģ. A Z-axis setting would have to be done first to lift the laser above the material before it moves in the X and Y directionsĢ. I have Z-axis control on my engraver (it’s a modified 3D printer) and I set the Z-axis to accommodate the laser focus and also the different thicknesses of the engraved material. I have a couple of suggestions that could make it even better:ġ. I only use black/white but I have been using if for about a year now and think it’s great.

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