#Learn inkscape for laser cutting software#

#Learn inkscape for laser cutting software#

So different software differ in how they interpret the DXF files.

To my experience when opening dxf files in Inkscape all line segments are separated for any combination of ROBO or LWPOLYLINE, but when I open this in the Silhouette software the lines are joined. I do not work with laser cutters, but I use the dxf format for my Silhouette cutting machine as I have not invested in the software-license that could read svg files. Does this have anything to with this problem? We can select none, either one or both - a total of 4 different options. dxf from Inkscape we get 2 options: - use ROBO-Master type of spline output - use LWPOLYLINE type of line output Thanks in advance to anyone who can help! So I am totally lost! I export the drawing to a dxf format and then look at it using a dxf viewer and still I don't see any gaps. Also there is no 'Join' option - only joining nodes, but there are hundreds of them and also joining consecutive nodes changes the shape. He says I need to Join the pieces - so first of all when I look at the bitmap I don't see any gaps, no matter how much I enlarge it. the laser starts and stops when cutting a shape rather than doing straight cutting.

My laser guy tells me that my shapes are not all connected i.e. HELP! I am going crazy here - I have prepared a drawing to be laser-cut, I am exporting a dxf format.