robocut1
Is used with cutting plotters.
Overview
The `Robocut' program plots or cuts SVG files on a Craft Robo or Silhouette SD or most likely any other customer grade Graphtec cutting plotter.
Usage:
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robocut [OPTIONS...] [File]
Help Options:
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--help -
Show summary of options.
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--version -
Show version information and copyright details.
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--show -
Show all the parameters entered and the defaults.
Application Options:
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-s, --no-sort -
Stop sort the objects from the SVG before plotting.
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-t, --bb-sort -
Sort the objects by bounding box, good for letters. This will cut out the inside first and than the outside.
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--cut -
Shows the cutting dialogue after start.
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--media INT -
Select the media. See drop down box.
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-g, --speed INT -
The speed between 1 and 33.
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-p, --pressure INT -
The pressure between 1 and 10.
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--track-enhancing -
Move three times back and forward to create a track.
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--margin-top DOUBLE -
Define the margin on top in mm.
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--margin-right DOUBLE -
Define the margin right in mm.
Registration Mark Options:
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-r, --reg-mark-auto -
Use registration marks and find the marks automatically.
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--reg-mark -
Use registration marks but set the knife manually on top the round mark.
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-a, --reg-dimension-width DOUBLE -
Specify the length in mm between the the two horizontal marks.
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-b, --reg-dimension-height DOUBLE -
Specify the length in mm between the the two vertical marks.
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-c, --reg-origin-width DOUBLE -
Specify the length in mm between the the edge of the paper and the first horizontal mark.
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-d, --reg-origin-height DOUBLE -
Specify the length in mm between the the edge of the paper and the first vertical mark.
Device Options:
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--usb-vendor-id INT -
Try this program with other usb hardware on your own risk. You need to convert hex to dec.
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--usb-product-id INT -
May also work with other hardware, try usb-devices program to scan your computer.
Environment
QT SVG only supports the SVG 1.2 Tiny standard and this has a limited SVG support. For example multiline text is something that is no supported by Robocut, however you can export your text to a path or just create each line separate.
Releases
7 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.