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Those instructions get sent to the stepper drivers which, in turn, make the motors move. GRBL is a program that runs on the Arduino and converts the individual GCode lines into instructions to move the motors. The usual reason for a shield is because it is a convenient way to connect the stepper motor drivers to the Arduino - in other words it is part of the hardware of the system. I think you have a few concepts mixed up. All I have to do is convert my cad file to grbl then send that file to the arduino. So in short I do not need a shield for the arduino. For me, this was on the line 5864 where inkex.unittouu() is called.Thanks for the quick responses appreciate it very much. The solution is to update the gcodetools.py as follows. Open Inkscape preferences, usually here: ~/.config/inkscape/preferences.xmlĪfter running gcodetools extension you may get the error:ĪttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'unittouu'.Change the default version for python to be 2.7 like this: There might be problems with running the extensions. It appears to be written for Python 2, while the newest Inkscape appears to be running Python 3. Gcodetools is an extension for Inkscape for G-code export. On Windows or MacOS you may encounter similar problems, depending on your software, e.g. The following notes are for using Inkscape on Linux, e.g. You may create files "header" and "footer" ant place in the Gcode file directory prior to generation, then they will be included in the final file rather than the default header and footer. After creating the Gcode file you may have to edit the header and footer sections, for example, to select the laser and turn it off for your device.

Open the new Gcode file and make the necessary edits.

Select tab: Preferences => enter File name and the Directory as appropriate.

Extensions => Gcodetools => Path to Gcode.

You may see no difference until the next step.

Menu: Object=> Align and Distribute toolbox, and center the drawing on the page.

Can use lock icon in the toolbar to keep the aspect ratio.

Draw your thing, for example, a letter A in your favorite font.

Menu: File => Document properties: Set material size (height, width to 100x100 mm).

Inkscape with Jtech Laser Tools plugin for g-code.

This is usually done with another program, such as

Send it (the G-code program or DXF file) to the laser cutter.

Gcodetools - included with Inkscape, but not as well supported.Use Inkscape extensions to generate the g-code, such as.Export to a compatible format: Gcode or DXF.

Design the 2D object ( Inkscape, or any graphical editor).2.3 Inkscape extensions: JTechPhotonicsīest-grbl-software Laser Cutting and engraving.2.2.1 Problem1: python 2.7 vs 3 for gcodetools.