skale
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Location: Newport NC
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Post by skale on Aug 1, 2019 16:29:05 GMT
 I just tried photo in powerpoint, drew extra lines, went into Inkscape and used Trace Bit. I believe I could live with this. Now what would be good to generate g-code... Attachments:
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rcferguson
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Machine: Carve King
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Post by rcferguson on Aug 1, 2019 19:11:02 GMT
I just tried photo in powerpoint, drew extra lines, went into Inkscape and used Trace Bit. I believe I could live with this. Now what would be good to generate g-code... If you use Inkscape to convert it to a .svg file (path/trace Bitmap) then you could import it into Fusion 360.
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rowiac
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Location: California
Machine: M3
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Post by rowiac on Aug 1, 2019 20:52:10 GMT
You could also import the bitmap file to F-engrave to create the toolpath and use a V-bit to V-carve the image. F-engrave is free.
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Post by Bruce on Aug 2, 2019 3:18:54 GMT
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skale
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Posts: 57
Location: Newport NC
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Post by skale on Aug 2, 2019 18:00:08 GMT
Today, I tried Inkscape and EstlCAM. I did two different Inkscape trace bits, one for the solid boat and another for the rigging and mast. I then pull into EstlCAM to generate CNC program (g-code). I'm hoping the g-codes will work. I'm working in inches. Code starts out as G20 G90 G40, THEN G0 Z2, THEN T0 M6, THEN G17... I'm doing my first cuts ever on my King Carve this weekend. If the results are good, I will share a pic....
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I just tried photo in powerpoint, drew extra lines, went into Inkscape and used Trace Bit. I believe I could live with this. Now what would be good to generate g-code...
