Shapeoko3 Drawing/Laser G-Code Output for Inkscape

This is an Inkscape extension that allows you to save your Inkscape drawings as G-Code files suitable for plotting with the Shapeoko3

Author: Marty McGuire Inkscape-Unicorn Forked for Shapeoko By Emerica

Website: http://github.com/martymcguire/inkscape-unicorn

Credits

Marty McGuire pulled this all together into an Inkscape extension.
Emerica to mod it for shapeoko
Inkscape is an awesome open source vector graphics app.
Scribbles is the original DXF-to-Unicorn Python script.
The Egg-Bot Driver for Inkscape provided inspiration and good examples for working with Inkscape's extensions API.

Install

Copy the contents of src/ to your Inkscape extensions/ folder.

Typical locations include:

OS X - /Applications/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/extensions
Linux - /usr/share/inkscape/extensions
Windows - C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\extensions

Usage

Size and locate your image appropriately:
- Setting units to mm in Inkscape makes it easy to size your drawing.
- The extension will automatically attempt to center everything.
Convert all text to paths:
- Select all text objects.
- Choose Path | Object to Path.
Save as G-Code:
- File | Save a Copy.
- Select Shapeoko3 G-Code (*.gcode).
- Save your file.
Preview
- For OS X, Pleasant3D is great for this.
- OpenScam!
Print!
- Open your .gcode file in Carbide Motion
- Center your work, set your pen, zero your machine.
- Run

Marty - TODOs

Rename *PolyLine stuff to *Path to be less misleading.
Formalize "home" to be a reasonable place to change pages/pens.
Parameterize smoothness for curve approximation.
Use native curve G-Codes instead of converting to paths?
Include example templates?