If it won't close, it means the ends of adjacent vectors are not co-incident. Once you have done that, you can query the properties of the polyline and there should be a field that affirms it is 'closed'.

* To do this, select any vector of the letter, convert to polyline and then join the subsequent ones to it. Then when it is post-processed, each letter will be cut in its entirety. I think the way to overcome it is to make sure each letter is represented in the dxf as a closed polyline*. Some of the vectors making up the 'B' and 'R' are the original ones from Inkscape and some of them are the new ones from your tweaking.Įverything that follows is written in AutoCAD terminology, so you may need Google translate to change into ViaCAD. The post processor (that turns the dxf into G-code) will process the vectors in the order in which they appear in the dxf file. I have tried using DXF2GCODE software, but that just seems to end up missing chunks of the L and has an additional cut on the 'M'!Ĭan anybody suggest what I am doing wrong? I group the individual letter then group the word and export as a DXF.īear in mind I am a hobby user and won't be spending out on expensive software- the ViaCAD is on a 14 day trial, but I may buy a licence if I can sort this problem out! I create a DXF which is then converted to GCODE by Planet CNC and I end up with the plasma taking a very scenic route on the 'B' (less so on the 'R'). The machine is a home brew job that I have built. The initial word 'Clumber' is drawn using Inkscape, then modified in ViaCAD to retain the centres of the B and R when it's being cut. OK, the set up! I have a Planet CNC set us and I'm using a R-Tech plasma cutter (their 13A smallest!). All, some help please from very much a plasma virgin!

Loading an inkscape dxf in to sheetcam