![]() Hatch angle: commonly we use 0 or 45 degrees.Then enable live preview and try out different spacing for your desired effect. Hatch spacing: first to reduce your shape stroke thickness to very low, so you can see the paths clearly.There are three options you can/should tweak: and learn how to fill your shape with lines by watching this video tutorial:.you need to download and install KM-Laser extension ( for Inkscape 0.92, for Inkscape 1.0).While this is desireable in some situations, like for cutting shapes out of your materials, we sometimes want to fill the shapes so they look like the original image, not just a hollow trace. You may have noticed that only the edges of your graphic are converted to paths, and therefore to Gcode. The auto generated markers overlay on top of your graphics can be deleted. Fill in the values as prompted and click Apply to generator Gcode.Extensions > LaserPecker > LaserPecker Gcode Generator.Now, just in case, double convert them to path from "Path" > "Object to Path". Select all of your shapes if you have more than one.Use the W and H values displayed in the tool bar to help scale your graphics. It does not matter where you position the vectorised graphics, as long as its size is within 100mm x 100mm.(Optional: Move it away, and then select and delete your bitmap image underneath to avoid confusion.) The vectorised image is stacked on top of your bitmap image.Click "OK" button once and close this pop up.the rest is up to you to poke around and figure out what's best for your image.Live Preview: check (Inkscape v1.x: click "Update" button to preview).Inkscape v1.0/1.1: use "Multiple scans > Colours".Use the following optimal settings (using Inkscape 0.92 here, v1.x is slightly different):.Select the image, then "Path" > "Trace Bitmap".Import an image, preferably a black and white image onto the blank canvas.For L1/Pro, choose your settings carefully at generation time as these can't be changed via the app.Ĭlick to watch video tutorial (using Inkscape 0.92 here, v1.x looks slightly different): You can use arbitrary settings for power and speed if you are generating Gcode for LP2 or newer LP engravers, because these settings will be overridden by the app's power and depth settings.This is a hard limit by the engravers' physical memory. Generated Gcode file should not exceed 1MB each for L1/Pro, or 4MB each for LP2.txt otherwise the LaserPecker App won't recognise it. This extension will automatically center your graphics in the LP's engraving range for the best engraving quality. The position of your graphics on Inkscape canvas is irrelevant. This is one of the reasons why a generic Gcode file may not work. The origin (X=0,Y=0) could be in the centre or top-left of the maximum engraving range depending on the model. This extension warns if the target graphics are larger than allowed engraving range, and you should scale it down and try again. It is noted in the dropdown list of the entension for your reference. Maximum engraving range depends on the model of your LP. (0=off, which makes the Gcode useless, so I disallowed it.) Laser power can be set from 1 (min) to 255 (max).I tested speeds from 0.01mm/min to 70mm/min and they all came out the same on the engraver end. The lowest laser speed is limited to 70mm/min, as this is the lowest effective speed that LaserPecker App allows.Faster or slower than the engraver's top speed does not matter much.Laser head idle movement speed is hard-coded to 6000mm/min. Restart Inkscape and you should be able to access the extension from Extensions > LaserPecker > Gcode Generator for L1/Pro/L2.For Windows: C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\inkscape\extensions\.For Mac: Launch Inkscape > Preferences > System > Look for User extensions > click Open.Flatpak: ~/.var/app//config/inkscape/extensions/.For Linux: ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/.Depending on your Inkscape version and operating system, download laserpecker.inx and laserpecker.py from extension/ / directory into.Install Inkscape v0.92 or newer and watch this video on how to download a file from GitHub.Compatibilityīefore generating Gcode for LP, please select the correct model and firmware number. LaserPecker is a brand of affordable and portable consumer level laser engravers.įor more details, visit The Unofficial Wiki for LaserPecker. ![]() Please consider using the built-in Gcode mode first. The LaserPecker App already has a built-in Gcode converter with capability of line-filling, which is pretty easy to use. This is a Gcode generator extension for Inkscape, that will generate Gcode compatible with LaserPecker engravers.
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