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Instructions
Installation:
1. Copy the ponoko_dxf.zip file to /path/to/qcad/library
2. Uncompress ponoko_dxf.zip in place.
3. Launch QCAD.
4. Enable "View - Toolbars - Library Browser"
5. Confirm that the three ponoko_p{1,2,3} designs appear in your Library Browser.
Template Usage:
1. Create a new design in QCAD.
2. In the Library Browser, select .../ponoko_dxf/ponoko_p1
3. Click "Insert"
4. Place 181mm x 181mm border at origin.
- Notice that more layers are now available in the Layer List
5. Enable "View - Toolbars - Property Editor"
6. Select the ponoko_p1 instance in your design.
7. Change the "Layer" property value from "0" to "SafeOrange_P1_181mm_181mm"
8. Start Drawing!
Preparing SVG for Ponoko:
1. Turn on/off all the layers and blocks you wish to see in your laser cut design.
2. Select "File - SVG Export"
3. Pick a .svg name for your file, e.g. mydesign.svg.
4. Open a Terminal window and apply the qcad2ponoko.sed script to convert line-widths to the proper values.
sed -f .../ponoko_dxf/qcad2ponoko.sed mydesign.svg > mydesign.sed.svg
5. Launch InkScape
6. Import "P1.svg" from the Ponoko InkScape Starter Kit.
7. Import "mydesign.sed.svg" and reposition to sit within the P1.svg frame.
8. Save As "mydesign.inkscape.svg"
9. Upload "mydesign.inkscape.svg" to Ponoko to get cutting!