Inkscape 1.1.1

[Jacque Waiden]

InInkscape, select text and convert to path, PATH-OBJECT TO PATH (or text to path, i cant recall) Then select circles and do the same but you will select stroke to path. You can union them all together in inkscape or LB.

A possible issue, beside the text one, is that you drew the two circles by using stroke width. When importing in LB, the lines have a uniform, small thickness: the size of the laser, actually.

In Inkscape, you can do Path > Stroke to path to convert them. Then, you might want to make an union of these two shapes.

I use inkscape, regularly, but likely not as frequently as you do. Currently I cannot get it to crash. The only thing I can think may be causing this is possibly your GPU as it is nvidia and mine is AMD. This would align with updates/upgrading to introduce issues for you. This is just a suggestion though as I am able to use my inkscape through the last number of upgrade of Fedora. My installation is the RPM from Fedora repos.

Hi Stephen

Thank yo for your suggestion. I think this will be fixed eventually with future updates, fortunately I now at home and working at my desktop PC, that I keep slightly behind the current updates. There I still can run Inkscape and keep up with my work. I guess I just will keep mi desktop in this version and wait for this bug to get fixed.

Hi Yotam

I was using the version they provide on the official page with any problems. I actually used widely for a few days. I even remember I actually drag and drop some references and colour palettes in to my working document without any issues.

I think you should try to update to 6.7.3-200 kernel. which is the latest available as i write this. I just update my laptop a few days ago and try the inkscape version from repo today, and it just works. I now updates my desktop PC and it works also there.

Actually I reinstalled the Inkscape version from the Fedoras official repository with: sudo dnf install inkscape Prior to this I was using de appimage provided in the Inkscape official webpage. Any of the two versions from Flathub where working for me.

I use Fusion360 to design all sorts of things to lasercut. Once I've designed something, I export everything in 2D (export sketch to DXF) and re-import it into inkscape to use in the laser cutter. This works perfectly for everything besides splines and I've been using circles and ellipses as a workaround but this just isn't cutting it (pun intended) anymore for me

My testfile is a simple square 50mm * 100mm with a spline running from one corner to the other (to make sure i can double check the size of the conversion alongside the actual spline). I've included my test.dxf file in attachment

I'd really love to get this working so after a few months of trying and failing I'm hopping on the forum here hoping someone can tell me what I'm overlooking Right now I've fallen back to the plugin method but that's a cumbersome approach as you can tell.

How did you make the DXF file attached. When I import your file into Rhino3d I don't see the spline but if I make a new sketch in Fusion with a spline created in Fusion I can export as a DXF and open in Rhino OK. Is your DXF a projection from a face or the original sketch with a spline.

Have you made any request to inkscape to fix their importer? As the file can be opened by Rhino, Fusion and I'd guess AutoCAD I'm not sure you stand much chance of getting a fix for something that's not really broken.

As for the inkscape importer, I don't know the specifics but the way I understood it, the spline used in fusion (and it's dxf file) is of type x (let's just say 5 for this example, I forgot the exact level/type). While the one inkscape uses is a simpler type (let's say 3). So inkscape just cannot read that spline without dumbing it down to it's level. This has been raised a lot in my quest for finding the proper way don't shoot me on this explanation

So I know this isn't 100% ignition related but I have scoured the interwebs with no success.

Here is my issue. I create a square in inkscape, I add a textbox on top of that square. I save it using the recommendations here:

If I create a single text object in Inkscape, resize the page to the drawing, save it as an Optimized SVG, and open it in a browser, it will be in the top left corner and looks fine.

If I drag it into Perspective designer and embed it, I can see a part of the text, but it is cut off. You can move the text around by editing the transform: translate(10 20) (example values) or you can move the viewBox around from say (0 0 100 100) to (-100 -100 100 00). But why?

I drew a simplified version to demonstrate the problem and made a new discovery (for me) along the way.

I was creating a union of the rectangles in Inkscape, so I could change the fill in one place, rather than for every single drawing element individually. This worked ok in Designer, but gave me the text problem.

I originally tried creating a group, but the fill was still individual per rectangle.

However, when I followed @nminchin 's advice on creating the group, then with the group selected, changing the fill, Inkscape adds the fill to the group. When I embed this in designer, it works as expected. What was not expected, was the text appeared where it should!

I hope there's a path-editing tool that can just convert a path the way you (and fifty thousand other Inkscape users) want, somewhere out there. If not, this would make a great weekend coding project.

Here's another method that I've just discovered when I wanted to add rounded corners to an existing irregular polygon for the purposes of creating a laser cut perspex design that is more resilient to cracking.

Inspired by bonaccia answer (thank You for it) I discovered that to get control over rounded corners You can use some additional rectangle or square and a snipping feature. Check out the following GIF I made.

I have used another method. Once i got used to it, and learned how to use the snapping options, I find that I could work pretty fast. This works best with paths composed by orthogonal lines that are parallel to the axis.

Select the Edit paths by nodes tool and select your shape. If the end of your shape is flat it should have two nodes, one for each corner. Select those nodes and click the Insert new nodes into selected segments button: This will add a third node in between the two nodes on the end, and will look something like this:

Be sure to use Ctrl+drag to drag in a straight line. Now that we have a point we need to allow the node to be smoothed out, and this is where the Make selected nodes symmetric button comes in: . This adds some handles to the node to allow us to change the shape of the node. It will look like this:

For a purely cosmetic effect (that is, you don't end up with a rounded path) you could try applying the Filters > Blurs > Cross-smooth effect. Then open the Filter Editor and set the Standard Deviation Effect Parameter to about 1.0.

Another method is to create a stroke and set the Join and Cap to be rounded. Copy the path and paste in place and remove the stroke from the copy. Then select the original and select path > stroke to path then union the 2 shapes back together.

Its a shame a bunch of people added a bunch of duplicates and off topic answers. It makes it hard to share new answers that inculdes information that was not available when the question was originally asked.

The dialog is the panel that opens to the side of the window, or opens floating (its opening location is contingent on the configuration that you use, if your instance of inkscape is defaulted it will open pinned to the SVG graphic-design software's window). The Path Effects Menu is a completely different entity all together, and it is made accessible through the Path effects dialog. The Path Effects Menu contains the actual Path Effects for you to choose from.

You can confirm that it was added because a bunch of options will be made available in the Path Effects Dialog. You should also see green nodes on your path where ever there is a corner. will have green nodes if you select the edit path tool which looks like this

To use the path-effect, select any number of green nodes, then drag them. In the image below, I choose an odd shape, the type of shape that is difficult to round symmetrically. It sorta looks like an axe with a point. To round the point I have selected the node, and dragged it back. Before I let the node go, I took a screenshot, this is that screenshot.

This tutorial will go over how to create drawings and text in inkscape and then create the G Code file needed to run on your 3D printer or CNC machine. We will cover a couple of common items that you can do in inkscape and then use with your laser.

Drawing Text for cutting/engraving

Drawing Objects for cutting/engraving

Drawing Multiple Objects for cutting/engraving

Importing Pictures or Images for cutting/engraving

Creating C Gode for Engraving and Cutting on the Same Drawing

The new plug-in allows for multiple commands for laser on and off for all the different versions of printers as well as the ability for multiple passes for cutting. Here is a description of the features of the plug-in.

Step 1: Ungroup objects into separate items. *note* If you have drawn several things on your drawing by yourself, then you would do the opposite. You would group your items you want the same parameters together.

You now will have at least two separate G Code files, one for engraving and one for cutting (in this example). You can either run them one after another as long as you do not move your workpiece. Alternatively, you can combine the files into one using a text editor and run it at the same time.

I have the new version, after replacing the G0 to G1, while moving the laser is always switched on independently and does not respond to the Laser Off command is inserted.

If G0 return all works.

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