On Sunday 10 May 2009, Péter Bocska wrote: >Hello, > >I have found on this list a very good software for engraving: >http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?InkscapeHowto
This page seems to be a very good howto. Unforch, the links to the code aren't working, they fetch some html code that I haven't looked at, labeled as a tar.gz. > >And with these files the Inkscape makes nice G-code: >http://dp.jstenback.com/gcode/ This link works. Is it the same code? I'm reading the discussion that starts on page 4 of the wiki links printout and its confusing with so many links to the working code. >Only issue is that the result is in inch, but with small modification in the >python script: > > # 0.001 = inch, 0.2822222 = mm > xScale = self.options.scaleX * 0.2822222 # 8.5 / 744.1 > yScale = self.options.scaleY * -0.2822222 #-11.0 / 1052.37 > >and: > > # G20 = inch, G21 = mm > self.write("G21\nF%.4f\n" % feed) > >the script makes nice G-code in mm. > >Regards, >Peter Thank you very much Peter. As I'm currently working on a rumba box, this could come in handy indeed! -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes. -- Mickey Mouse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks to Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
