Im very new to inkscape. i need to covert jpg file to gcode. default inkspace cant save file as gcode. how i over come this issue ?. i have Inkscape 0.92.4 version.
JPG to gcode is not a simple process. There are many steps involved. First you need to understand that raster and vector images are different and why. JPG is a raster format. To be able to get gcode, at least in Inkscape, the image has to be converted to vector.
There are 2 ways to do that, and it depends on the image itself as well as the quality of the image, which way you need to use. If you're lucky, you can use Path menu > Trace Bitmap, which is auto-tracing, which means Inkscape does most of the work for you. However, if the image is not appropriate for auto-tracing, you'll need to use Inkscape's Pen tool and trace it "manually". You're welcome to share the image with us, and we can tell you which way would be best for that image. Or another option might be to find that image in a vector format already.
Once you have vector paths, you can use an Inkscape extension to get the gcode. However, there are many different extensions that will produce gcode. There might be an extension which is meant to be used with your particular cutting machine. So you'll need to do a little research to figure that out. Depending on which extension you want to use, you'll get a gcode file, which you can send to your machine.
Thnaks for reply. im going to use Protoneer RPI CNC Board & it support GRBL. how to find a extension for that ? i found a one from internet but it not support with mm.
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hi,
Im very new to inkscape. i need to covert jpg file to gcode. default inkspace cant save file as gcode. how i over come this issue ?. i have Inkscape 0.92.4 version.
Welcome to the forum!
JPG to gcode is not a simple process. There are many steps involved. First you need to understand that raster and vector images are different and why. JPG is a raster format. To be able to get gcode, at least in Inkscape, the image has to be converted to vector.
There are 2 ways to do that, and it depends on the image itself as well as the quality of the image, which way you need to use. If you're lucky, you can use Path menu > Trace Bitmap, which is auto-tracing, which means Inkscape does most of the work for you. However, if the image is not appropriate for auto-tracing, you'll need to use Inkscape's Pen tool and trace it "manually". You're welcome to share the image with us, and we can tell you which way would be best for that image. Or another option might be to find that image in a vector format already.
Once you have vector paths, you can use an Inkscape extension to get the gcode. However, there are many different extensions that will produce gcode. There might be an extension which is meant to be used with your particular cutting machine. So you'll need to do a little research to figure that out. Depending on which extension you want to use, you'll get a gcode file, which you can send to your machine.
hi ,
Thnaks for reply. im going to use Protoneer RPI CNC Board & it support GRBL. how to find a extension for that ? i found a one from internet but it not support with mm.
I'm afraid I don't know anything about various cutting hardware or what kind of extension is needed to produce gcode. Maybe someone else knows?