Inkcut is an application for controlling 2D plotters, cutters, engravers, and CNC machines. Inkcut was completely rewritten to harness the speed of C++ thanks to Qt.
Inkcut’s redesign added support for multiple popular 2D graphics languages including HPGL, GPGL, DMPL, CAMM, and GCODE. The new plugin architecure allows for easy addition of custom protocols.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Graphic manipulation (Rotation, scaling, mirroring).
- Copy generation and layout.
- Weedlines.
- Inkscape integration.
- Device control panel.
- Job history list.
- Live plot status.
- Pause, resume, and abort jobs mid way.
- Python 2 and 3 support (Qt5 on python 3).
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, Raspberry Pi, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/inkcut/inkcut
Support:
Developer: Code LV
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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