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All, some help please from very much a plasma virgin!
OK, the set up! I have a Planet CNC set us and I'm using a R-Tech plasma cutter (their 13A smallest!). 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. The machine is a home brew job that I have built.
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"). 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"!
Can anybody suggest what I am doing wrong? I group the individual letter then group the word and export as a DXF.
Bear 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!
Pictures follow!
Thanks in advance for any help!
Cheers
Peter
Here's the original word in Inkscape
As modified in ViaCAD
And this is the path I see on Planet CNC (importing the DXF and letting Planet CNC do the GCODE conversion
and a close up
OK, the set up! I have a Planet CNC set us and I'm using a R-Tech plasma cutter (their 13A smallest!). 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. The machine is a home brew job that I have built.
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"). 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"!
Can anybody suggest what I am doing wrong? I group the individual letter then group the word and export as a DXF.
Bear 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!
Pictures follow!
Thanks in advance for any help!
Cheers
Peter
Here's the original word in Inkscape
As modified in ViaCAD
And this is the path I see on Planet CNC (importing the DXF and letting Planet CNC do the GCODE conversion
and a close up