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==Preparing your design== | ==Preparing your design== | ||
Produce your design. There are various options for doing this | |||
===== Qcad ===== | |||
[[Equipment/LaserCutter/QCad]] | |||
A good low cost choice | |||
===== Inkscape ===== | |||
[[Guides/InkscapeForLaserCutting]] | |||
Free and used by many other Hackspaces | |||
===== SketchUp ===== | |||
[[Guides/SketchUp_for_Laser_Cutting]] | |||
You will need a plugin to export DXF files | |||
===== Illustrator ===== | |||
[[Guides/Illustrator_for_Laser_Cutting]] | |||
Export files as DXF or AI | |||
* Start the 'LaserCut' application and load/import your design. | * Start the 'LaserCut' application and load/import your design. | ||
** Move the files by usb thumb drive (watch out for virus) or by windows file share to 172.31.24.140 / laz0rs | ** Move the files by usb thumb drive (watch out for virus) or by windows file share to 172.31.24.140 / laz0rs | ||
