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Inkscape for laser cutting

Inkscape is a free and open source vector drawing package. It's useful for making vector drawings for laser cutting and can generate files that the laser cutter software can import.

Various lab members/friends have experience with using Inkscape, so you can safely ask questions about using it on our mailing list or at open nights.

You can download Inkscape for Linux/MacOS/Windows here, it's also packaged for most Linux distros (install it via your distros package manager).

Drawing for lasering

There are plenty of guides and such for learning how to use Inkscape, but here are some hints specifically for laser cutting.

The laser cutter works in millimetres but Inkscape defaults to pixels. Create a new file and then switch to mm by opening the document properties from File → Document Properties. Change the default units to mm. You may also want to create a page that's the approximate size of our laser cutter bed, which is 300x600mm. (click image to embiggen)
inkscape_for_lasering.1437248292.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015-10-05 15:55 (external edit)

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