On 8/19/2014 5:57 PM, Brynn wrote:
But there are so very many different types of those computerized cutters, plotters, etc. out there. I don't think you could hope to show info on all of them....much less keep it current, with all their future upgrades, etc.
And as soon as you show good documentation for 1 type of machine, won't there be requests for more and more?
Shouldn't owners of those machines consult the machine's documentation, rather than Inkscape documentation?
Just a couple of thoughts from a newbie :-)
IMHO the docs don't need to be about specific machines just how inkscape is organised for this use case. E.g. - where is the origin (Lower left) - how do you set real dimensions (mm,in) for drawings. - which extensions are designed to create content for CNC and laser cutters. (e.g. have kerf adjustments) Kerf: - knife cutters ignore kerf, lasers, plasmas, cnc need kerf adjustments. - you need to take edge width (kerf) into account so you cut (say) outside the line. - The way inkscape does that - using stroke to path and inset/outset. - which gcodes are supported and list of gcode producing plugins. - forums where inkscape is represented for Gcode. etc.
From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...400...> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 12:09 PM To: <sebi@...2963...> Cc: "Inkscape Devel Mailingliste" inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] splitting FAQ in 2
On Mon, 2014-08-18 at 11:54 +0200, TimeWaster wrote:
maybe someone can give me write access and i'll start writing right away. could maybe a new section for cutters/plotters/(cnc mills) be useful?
It might be good to have a page for that on the website. Let me know when you've created a user account for yourself and I'll add the editing permissions for you.
Martin,