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I tried Strokes in 0.01mm, 0.001mm, 0.003mm and 0.025in but it never cut.
What I´m doing wrong?
Thanks
Help to make cuts in EPILOG Laser-cutter
Re: Help to make cuts in EPILOG Laser-cutter
Hi taigin and Welcome!
Let's figure out some more details about what you're doing, ok?
First, you're using Inkscape, right? The image that you want to cut out, did you draw it yourself in Inkscape, or is it something you found somewhere. If you drew it yourself in Inkscape, you should have saved it as SVG. And if your cutter software requires a different file format, then you also need to Save As that format, before sending it to the machine to be cut (unless your cutter can import SVG).
If it's something you found somewhere, and it's not already vector, you will need to somehow convert it to vector. There are a few different ways to do this, depending on what you have and what you want. Can you please give us a brief description of what you're doing, so that we can give you appropriate suggestions? I assume it's a simple...well, or maybe complex, outline. But whether you drew it or clipped it from something or copied, or etc. will determine what you can do to make it work.
Let's figure out some more details about what you're doing, ok?
First, you're using Inkscape, right? The image that you want to cut out, did you draw it yourself in Inkscape, or is it something you found somewhere. If you drew it yourself in Inkscape, you should have saved it as SVG. And if your cutter software requires a different file format, then you also need to Save As that format, before sending it to the machine to be cut (unless your cutter can import SVG).
If it's something you found somewhere, and it's not already vector, you will need to somehow convert it to vector. There are a few different ways to do this, depending on what you have and what you want. Can you please give us a brief description of what you're doing, so that we can give you appropriate suggestions? I assume it's a simple...well, or maybe complex, outline. But whether you drew it or clipped it from something or copied, or etc. will determine what you can do to make it work.
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amy@epilog
Re: Help to make cuts in EPILOG Laser-cutter
Hi taigin,
In most cases, if the machine's not cutting, the wrong line weight is being used. In CorelDRAW x4 (the program I'm most accustomed to using) to get a vector cut the minimum line weight should be "Hairline". You can also default to .001” (.0254mm) just to make sure. I'm not familiar with Inkscape, but I do know some programs require you to take an extra step by changing all of your default lines to hairline/or less (or the equivalent.) I think SolidWorks requires an extra step like this, but am not positive. Hope that helps - please get back to us with further details or questions.
Thanks!
Amy Dallman
Epilog Laser
303.277.1188
In most cases, if the machine's not cutting, the wrong line weight is being used. In CorelDRAW x4 (the program I'm most accustomed to using) to get a vector cut the minimum line weight should be "Hairline". You can also default to .001” (.0254mm) just to make sure. I'm not familiar with Inkscape, but I do know some programs require you to take an extra step by changing all of your default lines to hairline/or less (or the equivalent.) I think SolidWorks requires an extra step like this, but am not positive. Hope that helps - please get back to us with further details or questions.
Thanks!
Amy Dallman
Epilog Laser
303.277.1188
Re: Help to make cuts in EPILOG Laser-cutter
Hi
First thanks for your help.
Finally I can do the Epilog laser cut, I don't know what was the real problem but all that I do was save my image(a simple circumference) as .pdf, because a friend said my that Inkscape do a raster before send the image to the Laser cutter, them I sent to print from Adobe Reader and the laser finally cut my circle.
First thanks for your help.
Finally I can do the Epilog laser cut, I don't know what was the real problem but all that I do was save my image(a simple circumference) as .pdf, because a friend said my that Inkscape do a raster before send the image to the Laser cutter, them I sent to print from Adobe Reader and the laser finally cut my circle.