[KwartzLab] Design software for the Laser Cutter

[doug moen]

Does the G.Weike laser cutter support GCODE input?

On 16 October 2011 23:11, Seth Hardy <shardy at asymptotic.ca> wrote:
> the laser uses LaserCut 5.something directly. but you don't want to do
> anything more than test pieces in that; import from DXF or AI or various
> other formats is your best bet. there's a coreldraw plugin as well, but i've
> had limited success with that. (we do use corel for export to DXF though.)
> inkscape is particularly awful with exporting to usable formats, but
> sometimes you can get it to work with EPS.
>
> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 9:49 PM, James Bastow <bastow at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> It's a G.Weike LG900N: http://www.wklaser.com/product.asp?code=00010009
>> Our workflow is probably going to be the same as Site 3
>> (http://site3.ca/aboutus/laser)
>> James
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Bill @ Waterloo Engraving
>> <bill at waterlooengraving.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> What brand of laser is it?
>>>
>>>
>>> James Bastow wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm not sure exactly what the workflow for the laser will be. As long as
>>> your CAD software can export DXF, it should be fine.
>>> James
>>> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Karl Williams <karlw at thinkbotics.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what file format the laser cutter will be using? Can I
>>> use my favorite CAD software and then export a .dxf?
>>> I think James mentioned using adobe Illustrator and something about lines
>>> drawn in red being the ones that would get cut?
>>> It might be a little premature but now that it has been ordered I want to
>>> start designing for it.
>>>
>>> Take care, Karl
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