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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 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! | * I have found that DXF files from CAD programs other than QCad cause the dxf2gcode converter to break. Your mileage may vary! | ||
====dxf2gcode configuration==== | ====dxf2gcode configuration==== |