#INKSCAPE LASERDRW EXTENSION FULL#

A previous attempt at solving these problems was the Laser Draw Inkscape Extension which allows users to send data from Inkscape to Laser Draw. The Inkscape extension used to create the LaserDRW files in the video is available at. K40 Whisperer attempts to solve some of the basic problems with Laser Draw such as the difficulty with properly scaling designs and combining engraving and cutting on one work piece. I walk through the process of using Inkscape with my LaserDRW extension to create a design then engrave and cut it on a cheap Chinese laser cutter (K40). Linux instructions have not yet been written.

#INKSCAPE LASERDRW EXTENSION FULL#

Full instructions for setting up K40 Whisperer are available on the K40 Whisperer web page.

It should also work on a modern MAC computer, although this has not been tested. K40 Whisperer has been tested with Windows (XP, Vista and 10) and Linux. If I can get other K40 owners to test with other versions of the controller board future versions will support more board versions. The initial release only supports the M2 version of the K40 controller board. When using K40 Whisperer the USB key that is required for Laser Draw is not required. This software is essentially a replacement for the Laser Draw (LaserDRW) software that comes with the stock K40 laser. K40 Whisperer is software written to interpret SVG and DXF data and in turn communicate the design information to the K40 Laser Cutter (using the stock M2 Nano Controller board). After months of reverse engineering I am happy to announce that the initial version of K40 Whisperer is available for download under the GPL License.

Inkscape laserdrw extension