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== Figure out ==
== Figure out ==
65/5/500 works for white paper
=== cut from Inkscape ===
=== cut from Inkscape ===
figure out how to '''cut''' from a file I can generate from home, ideally Inkscape
Engraving/rasters from Inkscape works, but cutting/vectors doesn't work natively. (epilog goes straight to "done")
* something whacky with the way Inkscape prints, somewhere it said to have inkscape print to PDF and then print that
 
Found a reference somewhere that this has to do with the printer driver subsystem. (reference?)
 
To cut an Inkscape design:
* set stroke style width to 0.001
* File menu, save-as, pdf
** check "convert text-to-paths"
* save
* open PDF file
* print as usual


=== eliminate the "fog" around things ===
=== eliminate the "fog" around things ===

Revision as of 07:06, 2012 October 2

Figure out

65/5/500 works for white paper

cut from Inkscape

Engraving/rasters from Inkscape works, but cutting/vectors doesn't work natively. (epilog goes straight to "done")

Found a reference somewhere that this has to do with the printer driver subsystem. (reference?)

To cut an Inkscape design:

  • set stroke style width to 0.001
  • File menu, save-as, pdf
    • check "convert text-to-paths"
  • save
  • open PDF file
  • print as usual

eliminate the "fog" around things

Alexander's calgary flames had a fog around them - why?


Speed/Power settings

Meterials