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21 Aug 2020 20:32 #178955
by AgentWD40
Whelp, inkscape 0.92 that I had installed would crash with gcode tools, inkscape 1.00 has an error that wont "process for plasma", dxf2gcode AND sheetcam crashes before it even opens! ... nothing to do with plasmac of course, I just felt like b*tching
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21 Aug 2020 21:13 #178956
by tommylight
Whelp, inkscape 0.92 that I had installed would crash with gcode tools, inkscape 1.00 has an error that wont "process for plasma", dxf2gcode AND sheetcam crashes before it even opens! ... nothing to do with plasmac of course, I just felt like b*tching
LOL, you're on a roll ....
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21 Aug 2020 23:27 #178968
by phillc54
That is in regard to holes, but what about coming into curves in general? Does the automatic mode only apply to holes?
Slow down can be set for either holes only or for both holes and arcs.
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22 Aug 2020 00:47 #178970
by rodw
I think if you are doing one offs, Inkscape may work OK. But if you need to cut multiple parts in a nest (thats me), Sheetcam is purpose built and not expensive.
My workflow is. In office: Design part in Fusion360, save to DXF, Upload to Google drive in the absence of a network, Go to Plasma machine, download DXF from Google Drive, Open in Sheetcam, output gcode to Linuxcnc folder, open in Linuxcnc, cut the part(s).
I could just as easily run Sheetcam on my Windows PC and just send the Gcode to the Plasma machine.
But to get going, I would ignore all the automatic modes and just get some gcode created and cut until you start to see the issues then gradually add rules and auto features.
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23 Aug 2020 00:39 #179054
by snowgoer540
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Tormach uses this in PathPilot, mostly would be used for engraving on a mill. With their new 1300PL it will get a bunch more use I'm sure. I never knew it was a shareware.. I always thought they wrote it.
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23 Aug 2020 06:39 #179069
by tommylight
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Tormach uses this in PathPilot, mostly would be used for engraving on a mill. With their new 1300PL it will get a bunch more use I'm sure. I never knew it was a shareware.. I always thought they wrote it.
I did use it at the time of Ubuntu 10.04 and LinuxCNC 2.5 ( was called EMC2 then) but since gcodetools for Inkscape came out, i never used it again. It does work and it is simple to use.
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23 Aug 2020 06:41 #179070
by phillc54
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Tormach uses this in PathPilot, mostly would be used for engraving on a mill. With their new 1300PL it will get a bunch more use I'm sure. I never knew it was a shareware.. I always thought they wrote it.
I did use it at the time of Ubuntu 10.04 and LinuxCNC 2.5 ( was called EMC2 then) but since gcodetools for Inkscape came out, i never used it again. It does work and it is simple to use.
It did use to be, I can't get it to run now...
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