Laser cutting path planning

[lianzaozi]

First of all, thank you for your commitment to the plotter software.

I have an idea. I want to use this software for laser cutting. Generally, laser cutting has to plan the path first, and then read the dxf file to generate a specific trajectory Gcode. I looked for it in the software and did not find a setting item about the path planning of the laser cutting.

[svenhb]

You mean planning to reduce unneeded G0 moves? Including reversing of lines (switching start- and end-point)?

[lianzaozi]

thank you for your reply

What I mean is not what you understand.

Let me give an example. Take the following picture as an example. Figure 3 is the product I want to actually get after laser cutting. I used dxf in Figure 1 to import the software. After the software actually planned the path, the starting point of the cut was A and B, because the corners of the cut product would fit the size. The cutting start points A and B and the green segment line trajectories in Figure 2 are automatically planned by the software according to the cutting process settings. The red arrow in Figure 2 is the motion trajectory. (I remember FastCAM software has similar nesting function and path planning function)

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

[svenhb]

I think this is too complicated for me. Perhaps you can do the filling in Inkscape using the Egg-Bot add-ons? https://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/Hatch_fill

[lianzaozi]

thank you