For OS X, Pleasant3D is great for this.Select MakerBot Unicorn G-Code ( *.gcode).The extension will automatically attempt to center everything.Setting units to mm in Inkscape makes it easy to size your drawing.The CupCake CNC build platform size is 100mm x 100mm.Size and locate your image appropriately:.Windows - C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\extensions.And finally, Extensions>Gcodetools>Path to Gcode.Leave it set to the default 2 and its settings. Next Extensions>Gcodetools>Orientation points.OS X - /Applications/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/extensions You also need to add Gcode before path M3 (start your tool spindle) and Gcode after path M5 (stop your tool spindle) to activate your cutter.Unicorn Logo by langfordw InstructionsĬopy the contents of src/ to your Inkscape extensions/ folder. Day 3, Copies and Continuous Plotting:.I’m updating and adding features to this script as my first days for the February Thing-A-Day. Thanks to langfordw for the original Unicorn Logo used as an example on this Thing. Please get the latest version from GitHub.
#Inkscape gcode tools tutorial zip file
If you’re desperate, you can also download the zip file attached to this thing, but it is guaranteed to be out of date. Learn more, download, and contribute at the GitHub page for this project:
Once installed, this extension allows you to save files in “MakerBot Unicorn G-Code (*.gcode)” format! So, I made a mashup of scribbles.py and the Egg-Bot Driver for Inkscape to bring you the inkscape-unicorn extension for Inkscape!
Mifga did an awesome tutorial that made it possible to understand the steps needed to work all of these tools, but it was obvious that something better was needed. Set the preferences and click on Ok to proceed. Finally, after entering all the settings, Go to Extensions> g-code tools> Path to G-code. Set the orientation source and nature of the extrusion that needs to be created. One problem that has often plagued users of the MakerBot Unicorn is the long and confusing chain of tools required to go from a nice vector drawing to a G-Code file that can be plotted from ReplicatorG. For this, go to Extensions> g-code tools> Orientation Points.
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