Using Inkscape for laser cutting

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Introduction

Inkscape is a popular tool within creative commons/opensource communities, e.g. fab labs and for several reasons:

• The drawing tool is decent enough
• It supports the popular SVG format (and uses an extended version for itself). This allows publishing drawings directly on an HTML5 page. In addition, there are nice repositories for drawings, e.g. http://clipart.org or the https://thenounproject.com.
• There are interesting extensions and probably, over time, there will be more.

Using Inkscape with Trotec laser cutters

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List of extensions

First, learn how to install extensions, e.g. Ubuntu, read How to install inkscape extension in Ubuntu. Basically, you have to find the extension directory and then copy two files.

• Read Inkscape Extensions and Addons

Some extensions may not work, either because they were not tested on your operation system or because they are not compatible with your inkscape version.

JigSaw Extension

Read and Download

• tutorial
• Download zip

Test under Ubuntu 16 LTS

• This works, under the condition to copy manually the contents of the *.py and *.inx files from Github. Click to open, then "raw", then copy/paste.
• The puzzle may to too small to see when you try it first time, since the lines are very faint. Make it bigger.

Lasercut box

• https://inkscape.org/en/~Neon22/%E2%98%85lasercut-tabbed-box
• download zip