If I could get Fusion to post process the file and send it to the printer(or at least a thumb drive), I could do it all in one program. At least I am not aware of that feature.īesides, going from one program, to another program, to a third program etc seems very counter productive. So, using Inscape, Lightburn, Gimp, illustrator, etc etc are costly or can’t size the image properly. It’s a great feature that makes replicating these gaskets pretty easy. Fusion is the only free to use software (that I know of) that can size the image correctly. Then export it as a dxf and laser cut or cnc cut it out.
Then, you can trace that part surface to re-create the gasket. Fusion has a feature that allows you to import that picture and can “calibrate” (re-size) the image so it is the correct size (very important). One easy way to make the gaskets is to take a picture of the part. I can hand cut them out but a lot of them are small, or thin, or delicate so hand cutting them are hard to do. Outboards, cars, etc, A lot of these motors are so old they don’t make gaskets for them any more. Maybe I should explain why I am using Fusion for this particular item. I'm confused.We are kind of getting off course here. It doesn't make any sense why I should need to do that, as my drawings are produced to a 1:1 scale. If I manually scale all the objects up by about 375%, then it seems to import into LaserCut the right size. but they are never the right size.ĭoes anyone have any idea how to get the DXF to properly represent the size of my drawing? I've never worked with DXFs before. When I import the file into LaserCut, the paths are all the right shape.
When saving to DXF, it prompts me for the base unit, and I chose mm. I've tried to save the SVG to DXF both using Save As. I've also tried changing around the scaling factor, and that made no difference. In the document properties, I have the scaling set to 1:1, 1 user unit to 1 mm. I've verified all the paths are the correct size. As per the LaserCut page regarding Inkscape support, I have the document properties unit set to mm, all my paths are sized in mm. With the nodes selected, notice how the handles changed again. 4 Drag-select, or press Ctrl+A to select every node. Shift+Ctrl+C 3 Select the node tool N, and notice how the handles on the object now look like gray squares. I have my SVG file all complete, scaled to the full size (1:1). What we need to do is convert it to a path. I have an SVG file that I'm converting to DXF to feed to a laser cutter via the LaserCut 5.3 software.
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