Inkcut is an application for controlling 2D plotters, vinyl cutters, engravers and CNC machines.
It takes artwork prepared in applications such as Inkscape and turns it into jobs for supported hardware. Inkcut combines layout and graphical manipulation with device communication, letting users prepare copies, position the design and monitor the resulting machine job from one interface. Its plugin architecture also makes it possible to add additional devices and communication protocols.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Controls a variety of plotters, cutters, engravers and other 2D CNC equipment.
- Supports graphical manipulation including rotation, scaling and mirroring.
- Copy generation and layout tools make efficient use of available material.
- Weedline generation assists vinyl-cutting workflows.
- Integrates with Inkscape for preparing designs and transferring them into the cutting workflow.
- Device control panel exposes machine-specific controls and settings.
- Job history provides access to previously submitted work.
- Live status shows the progress of jobs while the machine is operating.
- Jobs can be paused, resumed or aborted while processing.
- Supports popular plotter and cutting languages including HPGL, GPGL, DMPL, CAMM and G-code.
- Plugin architecture allows additional protocols and devices to be integrated.
Website: github.com/inkcut/inkcut
Support:
Developer: Code LV
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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