An inkscape plugin for creating gcode for our Borries 320-DP marker.
Based on the work of the Attraktor Hackerspace Laser Plugin (https://github.com/attraktorhh/inkscape_laserplugin).
This repository is part of our Borries Marker Toolchain:
- Marker API
- Marker Web Control
- Inkscape Marker Plugin (this repository)
GPLv2 or later. See license headers in source files.
Put the attraktor_laser.py and attraktor_laser.inx in your inkscape
extension folder. Also put the marker template in the templates directory.
E.g. for Debian users:
ln -s /path/to/this/git/attraktor_laser.py ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/attraktor_laser.py
ln -s /path/to/this/git/attraktor_laser.inx ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/attraktor_laser.inx
ln -s /path/to/this/git/marker.svg ~/.config/inkscape/templates/marker.svg
File -> New from Template...
Choose "marker".
Now you have a document reflecting the actual marking area. Do not draw over the document limits.
To create gcode select all objects that you want to mark, make sure they are paths by clicking on "Path/Object to Path" and export with "Extensions/Export/Attraktor Laser..."
In order to have stuff marked in the correct order put them on separate layers. The layers on top of the layer list will be marked first.
There is an additional plugin called eggbot_hatch from the eggbot project (http://egg-bot.com) included. It can put lines into closed paths - that way you can mark "solid" or striped objects.