Vinyl cutter - using Liyu SC631 with Inkscape

[Gaz J]

I see that at the London Hackspace you use a Liyu SC631 with Inkscape - just as I do.

I found a problem with Inkscape 0.92 with Linux which meant that, when using the "export/plot" extension, the cutter made an extra, unwanted, cut as it return the blade to the origin.

This is a problem as the alternative of using the Inkcut extension, which doesn't have the same problem, is now deprecated.

Another SC631 user has identified a fix to this problem, which also occurs in Inkscape 1.0, which is now in beta.

This other user and myself are trying to get the problem sorted so that when Inkscape 1.0 is released the "export/plot" extension works without needing further editing.

If there is anyone involved in London Hackspace who is keen to keep future versions of Inkscape working with vinyl cutters can I suggest that they go to https://inkscape.org/, register or sign in to the Inkscape Forum, click on the "Using Inkscape with Cutters/Plotters" tab and then read the thread on "Vinyl cutter - when using export/plot extension cuts as it returns to origin" thread?

Hopefully if we pool our efforts Inkscape will continue to be usable in the future.

Thanks.

[Tim Jacobs]

Interesting.

I used it on Saturday with Inkscape 0.92.4-9 on Arch Linux without problems.

I'll try with Inkscape 1.0 next time I'm at the space.

Tim

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[Gaz J]

Tim

It would be really helpful to know if you are using the "Inkcut" extension, the "export/plot" extension, or some other way of driving the Liyu cutter from Inkscape.  I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and Inkcut works fine, but "export/plot" cuts an extra unwanted line from the last cutting point back to the origin, which can cut right across the design.

Many thanks

Gareth

On Friday, 10 January 2020 13:58:10 UTC, Tim Jacobs wrote:

Interesting.

I used it on Saturday with Inkscape 0.92.4-9 on Arch Linux without problems.

I'll try with Inkscape 1.0 next time I'm at the space.

Tim

On 06/01/2020 15:21, Gaz J wrote:

I see that at the London Hackspace you use a Liyu SC631 with Inkscape - just as I do.

I found a problem with Inkscape 0.92 with Linux which meant that, when using the "export/plot" extension, the cutter made an extra, unwanted, cut as it return the blade to the origin.

This is a problem as the alternative of using the Inkcut extension, which doesn't have the same problem, is now deprecated.

Another SC631 user has identified a fix to this problem, which also occurs in Inkscape 1.0, which is now in beta.

This other user and myself are trying to get the problem sorted so that when Inkscape 1.0 is released the "export/plot" extension works without needing further editing.

If there is anyone involved in London Hackspace who is keen to keep future versions of Inkscape working with vinyl cutters can I suggest that they go to https://inkscape.org/, register or sign in to the Inkscape Forum, click on the "Using Inkscape with Cutters/Plotters" tab and then read the thread on "Vinyl cutter - when using export/plot extension cuts as it returns to origin" thread?

Hopefully if we pool our efforts Inkscape will continue to be usable in the future.

Thanks.

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