[KwartzLab] Design software for the Laser Cutter

[Seth Hardy]

not directly that i am aware of, but there might be some way i don't know...

On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 11:24 PM, doug moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> 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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seth hardy
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