[Inkscape-user] gcode tools support lacking

[brynn]

Hi Friends,
It's been well over a year since the team who created Inkscape's gcode
tools, have answered requests for support in their forum, cnc-club (see link in
Extensions menu > Gcodetools > About).

There currently are not any users who participate in forums, who
understand these tools who are apparently interested in helping.

Is there anyone in the community who would be willing to be contacted
(in lieu of regularly visiting forums) with questions about the gcode tools,
when they come up (which is more and more lately)?

Or does anyone know of any resources, such as tutorials? I only know of
one...oh great, and I guess I've misplaced the link. But it's fairly limited.
(I've even offered to write tutorials for the gcode tools, if the cnc-club forum
would collaborate - no answer.)

Personally, if the community can't provide support for our own tools,
well.... I guess I'd have to start refering users elsewhere, for producing the
gcode. Some have already started referring elsewhere
(http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32491)

Of course I don't want to do that. But this is a frustrating. Can the
development community provide any guidance?

Thank you very much,
brynn

[William Adams]

There's a tutorial at:
http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/User:BHSPitMonkey/Inkscape_and_Gcodetools_Tutorial

I've tried to wrap my mind around it, but always find it confusing.

William

Post by brynn
Hi Friends,
It's been well over a year since the team who created Inkscape's
gcode tools, have answered requests for support in their forum, cnc-club
(see link in Extensions menu > Gcodetools > About).
There currently are not any users who participate in forums, who
understand these tools who are apparently interested in helping.
Is there anyone in the community who would be willing to be
contacted (in lieu of regularly visiting forums) with questions about the
gcode tools, when they come up (which is more and more lately)?
Or does anyone know of any resources, such as tutorials? I only
know of one...oh great, and I guess I've misplaced the link. But it's
fairly limited. (I've even offered to write tutorials for the gcode tools,
if the cnc-club forum would collaborate - no answer.)
Personally, if the community can't provide support for our own
tools, well.... I guess I'd have to start refering users elsewhere, for
producing the gcode. Some have already started referring elsewhere (
http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32491)
Of course I don't want to do that. But this is a frustrating. Can
the development community provide any guidance?
Thank you very much,
brynn
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[brynn]

Aye, that's the one I couldn't find! Thanks William :-)

The reason I find it limited, is because it doesn't explain what all the options
are about, in all the dialogs. It explains a few, but for example, doesn't
cover DXF Points, Grafitti, Lathe dialogs. Doesn't give any kind of overview of
what Inkscape's gcode tools can do and what they can't.

All best,
brynn

-----Original Message-----
From: William Adams
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 8:46 AM
To: brynn
Cc: Inkscape-Devel ; Inkscape User Community
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] gcode tools support lacking


There's a tutorial at:
http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/User:BHSPitMonkey/Inkscape_and_Gcodetools_Tutorial

I've tried to wrap my mind around it, but always find it confusing.

William


On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 10:37 AM, brynn <***@frii.com> wrote:
Hi Friends,
It's been well over a year since the team who created Inkscape's gcode
tools, have answered requests for support in their forum, cnc-club (see link in
Extensions menu > Gcodetools > About).

There currently are not any users who participate in forums, who
understand these tools who are apparently interested in helping.

Is there anyone in the community who would be willing to be contacted (in
lieu of regularly visiting forums) with questions about the gcode tools, when
they come up (which is more and more lately)?

Or does anyone know of any resources, such as tutorials? I only know of
one...oh great, and I guess I've misplaced the link. But it's fairly limited.
(I've even offered to write tutorials for the gcode tools, if the cnc-club forum
would collaborate - no answer.)

Personally, if the community can't provide support for our own tools,
well.... I guess I'd have to start refering users elsewhere, for producing the
gcode. Some have already started referring elsewhere
(http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32491)

Of course I don't want to do that. But this is a frustrating. Can the
development community provide any guidance?

Thank you very much,
brynn



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[William Adams]

FWIW, we've tried to list all the free / opensource CAD/CAM tools at:
https://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/CAM#2.5D

(The CNC Cookbook folks are mostly about commercial software, though I do
respect their licensing setup for G-wizard (each year you buy gets you a
perpetual license for that many horsepower)

I'd love to see a fork of gcodetools to update it and make it more
accessible.

William

Post by brynn
Aye, that's the one I couldn't find! Thanks William :-)
The reason I find it limited, is because it doesn't explain what all the
options are about, in all the dialogs. It explains a few, but for example,
doesn't cover DXF Points, Grafitti, Lathe dialogs. Doesn't give any kind
of overview of what Inkscape's gcode tools can do and what they can't.
All best,
brynn
-----Original Message----- From: William Adams
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 8:46 AM
To: brynn
Cc: Inkscape-Devel ; Inkscape User Community
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] gcode tools support lacking
There's a tutorial at: http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/i
ndex.php/User:BHSPitMonkey/Inkscape_and_Gcodetools_Tutorial
I've tried to wrap my mind around it, but always find it confusing.
William
Hi Friends,
It's been well over a year since the team who created Inkscape's
gcode tools, have answered requests for support in their forum, cnc-club
(see link in Extensions menu > Gcodetools > About).
There currently are not any users who participate in forums, who
understand these tools who are apparently interested in helping.
Is there anyone in the community who would be willing to be
contacted (in lieu of regularly visiting forums) with questions about the
gcode tools, when they come up (which is more and more lately)?
Or does anyone know of any resources, such as tutorials? I only
know of one...oh great, and I guess I've misplaced the link. But it's
fairly limited. (I've even offered to write tutorials for the gcode tools,
if the cnc-club forum would collaborate - no answer.)
Personally, if the community can't provide support for our own
tools, well.... I guess I'd have to start refering users elsewhere, for
producing the gcode. Some have already started referring elsewhere (
http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32491)
Of course I don't want to do that. But this is a frustrating. Can
the development community provide any guidance?
Thank you very much,
brynn
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[brynn]

Thanks for the link. I'll keep it handy.

All best,
brynn

-----Original Message-----
From: William Adams
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 12:00 PM
To: brynn
Cc: Inkscape-Devel ; Inkscape User Community
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] gcode tools support lacking


FWIW, we've tried to list all the free / opensource CAD/CAM tools at:
https://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/CAM#2.5D

(The CNC Cookbook folks are mostly about commercial software, though I do
respect their licensing setup for G-wizard (each year you buy gets you a
perpetual license for that many horsepower)

I'd love to see a fork of gcodetools to update it and make it more accessible.

William



On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 1:54 PM, brynn <***@frii.com> wrote:
Aye, that's the one I couldn't find! Thanks William :-)

The reason I find it limited, is because it doesn't explain what all the options
are about, in all the dialogs. It explains a few, but for example, doesn't
cover DXF Points, Grafitti, Lathe dialogs. Doesn't give any kind of overview of
what Inkscape's gcode tools can do and what they can't.

All best,
brynn

-----Original Message----- From: William Adams
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 8:46 AM
To: brynn
Cc: Inkscape-Devel ; Inkscape User Community
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] gcode tools support lacking



There's a tutorial at:
http://www.shapeoko.com/wiki/index.php/User:BHSPitMonkey/Inkscape_and_Gcodetools_Tutorial

I've tried to wrap my mind around it, but always find it confusing.

William


On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 10:37 AM, brynn <***@frii.com> wrote:
Hi Friends,
It's been well over a year since the team who created Inkscape's gcode
tools, have answered requests for support in their forum, cnc-club (see link in
Extensions menu > Gcodetools > About).

There currently are not any users who participate in forums, who
understand these tools who are apparently interested in helping.

Is there anyone in the community who would be willing to be contacted (in
lieu of regularly visiting forums) with questions about the gcode tools, when
they come up (which is more and more lately)?

Or does anyone know of any resources, such as tutorials? I only know of
one...oh great, and I guess I've misplaced the link. But it's fairly limited.
(I've even offered to write tutorials for the gcode tools, if the cnc-club forum
would collaborate - no answer.)

Personally, if the community can't provide support for our own tools,
well.... I guess I'd have to start refering users elsewhere, for producing the
gcode. Some have already started referring elsewhere
(http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32491)

Of course I don't want to do that. But this is a frustrating. Can the
development community provide any guidance?

Thank you very much,
brynn



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