Using Inkscape with the Laser Cutter

This page should be a tutorial on how to use our Inkscape Plugin, with screen shots, directions, caveats, etc.

Link back to Laser Cutter.

Inkscape Basics

How to make sure your objects are paths.

How to set the stroke color.

How to resize your document to match your design.

How to move your design to 0,0.

How to fix designs with (root) layers.

KMLaser Bundle

We've put together a bundle of Inkscape extensions that you might find useful. You can download the bundle at our github.

Path to Gcode

This extension is the work horse for the bundle. It takes the paths from your design and turns them into gcode required to run our laser cutter. This extension is based on part of Gcodetools but has been heavily altered for our purposes.

Hatch Fill

This extension allows you to fill in any closed figure in your design with lines or crossed lines. This is useful when you want to engrave an entire area within your design. This extension is based on part of the eggbot extensions.

Hershey Text

Hershey Text produces single-stroke text that is appropriate for cnc engraving or plotters. This extension is based on part of the eggbot extensions.

Tabbed Box Maker

This extension creates the paths necessary to cut out tabbed boxes. This extension is based of the extension you can find here.