Bruce Golling
09-29-2016, 10:26 AM
This is a beginners question that I could use some help with. I have a Chinese K40 laser that I added smoothieboard to. A lot of people use laserweb to control their laser but I would prefer use something like inkscape to design and produce gcode and Pronterface to control the laser.
That being said one the biggest problems I am having regardless of whether it is Laserdrw or pronterface is synchronizing computer interface with the laser.
Simply put, I can produce gcode and load it onto my smoothieboard and pronterface will run it. How do take a certain spot on the laser and tell the control program that this is where x0, y0 is. Do I need to study gcode theory or am I okay with just letting inkscape produce? I am not even really sure if I can explain my situation well enough for someone to understand my question.
That being said one the biggest problems I am having regardless of whether it is Laserdrw or pronterface is synchronizing computer interface with the laser.
Simply put, I can produce gcode and load it onto my smoothieboard and pronterface will run it. How do take a certain spot on the laser and tell the control program that this is where x0, y0 is. Do I need to study gcode theory or am I okay with just letting inkscape produce? I am not even really sure if I can explain my situation well enough for someone to understand my question.