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 * I have used this python [http://code.google.com/p/dxf2gcode/ dxf2gcode] converter.  It's pretty rough feeling, but if you set it up properly you can make gcode that works on the laser. Sometimes it has trouble with curves and makes invalid gcode, but it's open source so you can fix it!
 * I have found that DXF files from CAD programs other than QCad cause the dxf2gcode converter to break. Your mileage may vary!
-* SarahEmm uses RibbonSoft/QCad's [http://www.qcad.org/camexpert.html CAM Expert] package with the laser!  This is basically QCad with a g-code module glued on, which is non-free, non-open, but works.  She wouldn't recommend it these days though, as it's expensive, essentially unmaintained software that the company isn't putting any development effort into anymore.  Ask her if you want the 'lazzor' machine definition which generates g-code that's complete and ready to load into AXIS on the laser, though.
 ====dxf2gcode configuration====