[Lab] Laser

[Tom Burns]

if you look up tutorials on using sketchup with ponoko you will find how to
export from sketchup to inkscape to prep for the laser.

It wasn't perfect last time I tried but with only a bit of inkscape work it
was usable.



On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:

> I've been using Sketchup for CAD work since it works well for CNC milling
> with Mach 3 software controlling the mill.
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> It seems the printer driver type control for the ArtEngine Laser.... (we
> should come up with a name for it come think of it)...
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> It seems the printer driver is theoretically independent of the software
> being used to make shapes for vector cutting.
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> I was just drawing up something to cut from hardboard in InkScape. I like
> InkScape but there's another learning curve to get through on how to get
> things to fit.
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> Before I went to far with Inkscape I wanted to see what opinion there was
> out there on what tool to use.
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