Convert vector images (SVG) to gcode for usage with a laser plotter.

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README.md

svg2gcode

Convert vector images (SVG) to gcode for usage with a laser plotter.

Based on the vector to gcode implementation from Vishal Patil

Requirements

pip install inkex

Usage

clear && cat test_data/10mmx10mm.svg | python3 svg2gcode.py > test_data/test.gcode

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