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

Fix for Pronterface

nano /usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/printrun/gl/libtatlin/actors.py replace content in lines 442 to 447 with:

        prev_move_normal_x = 0
        prev_move_normal_y = 0
        prev_move_angle = 0
        prev_pos = (0, 0, 0)
        prev_gline = None
        layer_idx = 0