---
name: "robocut"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "robocut"
version: "1.0.11-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/robocut"
---

# robocut(1)

is used with cutting plotters.

## NAME

robocut - is used with cutting plotters.

## DESCRIPTION

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:

-

  robocut \[OPTIONS...\] \[File\]

### Help Options:

- **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--version**

  Show version information and copyright details.

- **--show**

  Show all the parameters entered and the defaults.

### Application Options:

- **-s**, **--no-sort**

  Stop sort the objects from the SVG before plotting.

- **-t**, **--bb-sort**

  Sort the objects by bounding box, good for letters. This will cut out the inside first and than the outside.

- **--cut**

  Shows the cutting dialogue after start.

- **--media** INT

  Select the media. See drop down box.

- **-g**, **--speed** INT

  The speed between 1 and 33.

- **-p**, **--pressure** INT

  The pressure between 1 and 10.

- **--track-enhancing**

  Move three times back and forward to create a track.

- **--margin-top** DOUBLE

  Define the margin on top in mm.

- **--margin-right** DOUBLE

  Define the margin right in mm.

### Registration Mark Options:

- **-r**, **--reg-mark-auto**

  Use registration marks and find the marks automatically.

- **--reg-mark**

  Use registration marks but set the knife manually on top the round mark.

- **-a**, **--reg-dimension-width** DOUBLE

  Specify the length in mm between the the two horizontal marks.

- **-b**, **--reg-dimension-height** DOUBLE

  Specify the length in mm between the the two vertical marks.

- **-c**, **--reg-origin-width** DOUBLE

  Specify the length in mm between the the edge of the paper and the first horizontal mark.

- **-d**, **--reg-origin-height** DOUBLE

  Specify the length in mm between the the edge of the paper and the first vertical mark.

### Device Options:

- **--usb-vendor-id** INT

  Try this program with other usb hardware on your own risk. You need to convert hex to dec.

- **--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.

## AUTHOR

Written by Tim Hutt \<tdhutt@gmail.com\> and Markus Schulz \<schulz@alpharesearch.de\>

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to https://bugs.launchpad.net/robocut/+filebug.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2015\
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.