You can use version 1 to create the drawing and load those drawings into the earlier version to do the code generation but that is a bit of a pain. I find that Inkscape V 0.9.2 still works for generating Gcode, it is frustrating to still have to use it when there are all the improvements in version 1. I’m not saying mine is right or the best but it works for me and may help someone else. Please bear in mind that I have only been using Inkscape for just over a week and have watched and read numerous tutorials online, some of them useful, and that there are probably numerous routes through this program to achieve the results you want. Get to grips with spindle speeds and controlling them.Get Inkscape to generate the spindle control commands.You should see all the required code needed to cut your image. Then, to check results, go to your specified file from the step above and open it in Notepad or similar text editor.Then click on the Path to Gcode tab and click Apply to generate the file.
First under the Preferences tab, set your location and filename where you want your generated Gcode file to be saved.
This adds a new object to the document, the original image plus a bitmap version of it. Next select the image in the document and go to Path>Trace Bitmap.Go to File>Import my John.jpg as a linked file not embedded.Open up Inkscape and go to File>Document Properties and change size to 160mm x 120mm so my image just fits it with a bit left over.I flattened the image so that it was only one layer, though I don’t think this was necessary and save it as a.
My name, John in font Comic Sans MS, 60pt, black in Windows 10, canvas size 150mm x 120mm.
I have been using Inkscape as a complete beginner, to try and generate G-code for my CNC3018 Pro engraving machine.