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How to control line-widths for laser cutting
stephen_daniel
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I am trying to laser cut parts.
I have created a drawing with the part profiles laid out on a sheet that is the size of my stock. Now I need to export this in a format that I can send to the Epilog cutter.
The Epilog works by using it as a printer. Any line finer than the 600 DPI resolution of the "printer" is cut, anything else is etched. Ideally I'd export my drawing as a PDF file and print it. My problem is the lines will be etched, not cut, unless I can get the line width down to 0.1 pt. Lines in an OnShape drawing do not appear to have a line width property, nor is there a global setting in the PDF export dialog to control line widths. Any suggestions on how to export a drawing to PDF with very thin lines?
I've successfully exported the drawing as a DXF file, imported it into InkScape, then selected all the geometry and set the line width, but this is cumbersome, time consuming, and error prone. I'm looking for a process that doesn't depend on me using another GUI correctly.
Thanks for any suggestions.
I have created a drawing with the part profiles laid out on a sheet that is the size of my stock. Now I need to export this in a format that I can send to the Epilog cutter.
The Epilog works by using it as a printer. Any line finer than the 600 DPI resolution of the "printer" is cut, anything else is etched. Ideally I'd export my drawing as a PDF file and print it. My problem is the lines will be etched, not cut, unless I can get the line width down to 0.1 pt. Lines in an OnShape drawing do not appear to have a line width property, nor is there a global setting in the PDF export dialog to control line widths. Any suggestions on how to export a drawing to PDF with very thin lines?
I've successfully exported the drawing as a DXF file, imported it into InkScape, then selected all the geometry and set the line width, but this is cumbersome, time consuming, and error prone. I'm looking for a process that doesn't depend on me using another GUI correctly.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Until then, You will need to do as you are with inkscape ore some other 2D cad like AutoCad or draftsight