Fast and easy to use DXF to GCode converter for laser CNC
This application helps users converting DXF files to GCode with minimal settings, fully configurable GCode commands format and fast spline to arc conversion.
It targets only laser and router CNC following every lines and arcs from DXF file with optional desired depth.
- DXF support of line, arc, circle, polyline, spline
- Customizable GCode command format
- Multi selected path setting edition
- Path offseting (Tool Compensation)
- Multi passes with depth
Currently only linux distributions are supported, windows will come in futur.
Download latest and run:
chmod +x dxfplotter-*.AppImage
./dxfplotter-*.AppImageThis project depends on Qt5, yaml-cpp and fmt, for debian like distribution following command install all dependencies:
sudo apt-get install qtbase5-dev libyaml-cpp-dev libfmt-devgit submodule init
git submodule update
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
makeLaunch GUI
build$ ./dxfplotterWith a specified dxf file
build$ ./dxfplotter input.dxfWith a specified file and tool
build$ ./dxfplotter input.dxf -t "Mill 1mm"Once opened, select path from left panel or from viewport and modify settings of selected path group or of single selected path.
Export with File->Export or Ctrl+E
Configuration settings are exposed in Configuration->Settings, the configuration is splitted in two:
- general settings aiming dxf importing or default values
- tools with settings such as radius and gcode formatting
Simple set of GCode command is used per tool:
| Description | Default Command | Available Variables |
|---|---|---|
| Pre Cut | M4 S {S:.3f} | S F |
| Post Cut | M5 | |
| Plane Fast Move | G0 X {X:.3f} Y {Y:.3f} | X Y |
| Plane Linear Move | G1 X {X:.3f} Y {Y:.3f} F {F:.3f} | S F X Y |
| Depth Fast Move | G0 Z {Z:.3f} | Z |
| Depth Linear Move | G1 Z {Z:.3f} | S F Z |
| CW Arc Move | G2 X {X:.3f} Y {Y:.3f} I {I:.3f} J {J:.3f} F {F:.3f} | S F X Y I J |
| CCW Arc Move | G3 X {X:.3f} Y {Y:.3f} I {I:.3f} J {J:.3f} F {F:.3f} | S F X Y I J |
They can be customized from tool Settings panel Configuration->Settings->Tools->ToolName->Gcode or from dxfplotter/config.yml file in your applications configuration folder.
Variables provided in formatting are available with {#:nf} where # is one of the supported variables and n the float precision:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| S | Laser intensity |
| F | Movement feedrate |
| X | Movement X axis target |
| Y | Movement Y axis target |
| Z | Movement Z axis target |
| I | Relative arc center absciss |
| J | Relative arc center ordinate |
Properties S and F are exposed in path settings in UI.
👤 Tristan Porteries
- Github: @panzergame
Contributions, issues and feature requests are welcome!
Feel free to check issues page.
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Copyright © 2020 Tristan Porteries.
This project is MIT License licensed.