Colors

#1

How can my svg drawings or text full black and not only contours ?
All my svg are only contours… ;(

#2

That’s quite complicated. You have a pen of a certain width and need to use it to fill the closed shapes. Have a look in the Arduino forums to see if anyone has done any of that…

#3

You would need a piece of software to convert the outline into a raster or offset path. The simplest way would probably be to export the SVG as a bitmap and then raster-draw the bitmap with the plotter.

A little more complicated would be to use CNC software to take the outline and convert it to GCode for a “pocket”. Pocketing produces a path that fills the outline with a tool. You specify the diameter of the tool and the software produces a path to follow. You’d then use the GCode parser to send that GCode to the plotter.

Programs like Cut2D by Vectric will do this, or CamBam, and a few free programs as well.

#4

Thank you!
As soon as possible i’ll try your solutions.
My objectif is to create images with laser ( we have a 500mW laser) , something like in the following image.

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PS : Sorry for my poor english.

#5

Your english is probably much better than me speaking your language. :slight_smile:

I did a very brief Google search and found this: http://Jscut.org

It’s a tool that runs in your browser and will convert SVG files into cutting paths.

You could use that software to convert your SVG files into pocket cut paths, and then use the GCodeParser I posted in my laser upgrade thread to run the GCode with your laser. The pocket-path software will ask you for the diameter of the tool - that just means how big the tool you are cutting with is. Since the laser point is very small, I would start with 1mm, maybe as low as 0.5mm.

I haven’t tried the jscut program, but it looks like it will do what you need.

#6

Thanks a lot!!!
Not a lot of time to spend this days but allways in my mind.
Each time i can, i try, untill this time no good way but i keep in touch when it’s ok!

#7