Hi, Our laser engraver GCC LaserPro Spirit needs vector lines of width 0 to not rasterize/fill, but instead follow the vector's path/outline so we can cut out shapes. It seems like when we print 0 width lines they are removed by Inkscape (we are getting empty print jobs).
Is there a way to have Inkscape print lines of width 0?
No, it wants ZERO line width 😊 I have already tried Hairline and I think it is actually set to width 0.003mm When I googled Inkscape hairline I found the author commenting that it would be the width of one pixel. I guess that depends on the DPI setting in the OS.
Yes - as I said: the thinnest width hardware can handle/display whatever. But as you stated zero will end as "no" stroke in the end. How should that work? Some CAD/CAMs needs an extra color for cutting and others for engraving. Maybe contact the manufacturer.
My college told me that a black, 0-width line should do the cutting.
You can still define path coordinates. The width is only an attribute. The print driver is looking for a path with the line width attribute set to 0 to know that it's a cut line. If it's a "no stroke" or not is the receivers end to decide and for an ordinary printer it would make sense to not render any 0 width lines, but this is a laser and a path of width 0 indicates a cutting path and the laser will be set to cutting mode.
However I have contacted the manufacturer, even if they clearly states that they don't give any support on other programs. I agree that it seems strange that they don't have a line width threshold to define a cutting line.
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Hi,
Our laser engraver GCC LaserPro Spirit needs vector lines of width 0 to not rasterize/fill, but instead follow the vector's path/outline so we can cut out shapes.
It seems like when we print 0 width lines they are removed by Inkscape (we are getting empty print jobs).
Is there a way to have Inkscape print lines of width 0?
Maybe it wants "Hairline" - the thinnest technically possible stroke width regarding machine specs:
No, it wants ZERO line width 😊
I have already tried Hairline and I think it is actually set to width 0.003mm When I googled Inkscape hairline I found the author commenting that it would be the width of one pixel. I guess that depends on the DPI setting in the OS.
Yes - as I said: the thinnest width hardware can handle/display whatever. But as you stated zero will end as "no" stroke in the end. How should that work? Some CAD/CAMs needs an extra color for cutting and others for engraving. Maybe contact the manufacturer.
My college told me that a black, 0-width line should do the cutting.
You can still define path coordinates. The width is only an attribute. The print driver is looking for a path with the line width attribute set to 0 to know that it's a cut line. If it's a "no stroke" or not is the receivers end to decide and for an ordinary printer it would make sense to not render any 0 width lines, but this is a laser and a path of width 0 indicates a cutting path and the laser will be set to cutting mode.
However I have contacted the manufacturer, even if they clearly states that they don't give any support on other programs. I agree that it seems strange that they don't have a line width threshold to define a cutting line.