LY Drawbot Tool by Love Open Design
This is the official repository for the XY Plotter Tool Inkscape extension.
You can find a french version of this document on our website : love-open-design.com
Purpose
This extension work for the DIY XY Plotter High Precision Drawbot
- This is made for Inkscape 1.0 and above.
- This machin is using GRBL Control with GRBL Arduino Shield
Installation
Download the latest release here. Make sure to select the release targeted towards the version of Inkscape you are using. You can find the version of Inkscape you're using under Help > About.
Unzip the files directly into the Inkscape user extensions folder. Inkscape lists the location of your extensions folder under Edit > Preferences > System.
Restart Inkscape and you're done.
Gcode Panel
Inside
Inkscape > Extension > Generate GCode for XY Plotter > XY Plotter tool from Love Open Design
| Name | Definition | Default | Gcode Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing On Command | Gcode commande to lower down the Z-axis | M3 |
M3 S1000 |
| Drawing Off Command | Gcode commande to upper the Z-axis | M5 |
M5 S0 |
| Pen Up Travel speed | Travel speed with Pen Up | 3000 |
G1 F3000 |
| Pen Down Travel speed | Travel speed when drawing | 1500 |
G1 F1500 |
| Pen Active Power | command value to lower the pen | 1000 |
M3 S1000 |
| Pen On Delay | Delay after moving and before drawing | 0,1 |
G4 P0.1 |
| Pen Off Delay | Delay after drawing and before moving | 0,2 |
G4 P0.2 |
| Passes | Number of Passes | ||
| Pass Depth | relative to cnc milling | 1,0 |
|
| Directory | path directory to save your file in absolute | ||
| Filename + numeric value | the numeric value increment your file with the same name | output.gcode |
|
| All Units | Important Be sure to setting everything up to the same unit inside Inkscape - Document Units, Inkscape Units and this output units otherwise it mae some stranges things | mm |
Custom G-code Header and Footer
Add "header" and "footer" text files without extensions in your destination directory to add custom commands. Don't forget to add a new line at the end of these two files.
If no files are detected the default values are :
- Header : G90 ; Absolute positioningon the
- Header : G0 Z0 ; Display path inside GRBL Control
- Footer : G1 X0 Y0 ; Move to X0 Y0
For developers
Pull requests are welcome. Just make sure to test your code on both Python >=2.6 and >=3.5 for the main branch, and Python >= 3.6 for the development branch (In the next major release we'll drop support for older python versions in an effort to improve code readability).
Credits
This inkscape extension is adapted from J-Tech-Photonics-Laser-Tool inkscape extension.
Thanks to StuartB44 for his work and infos on Instructables to display GCode inside GRBL Control