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started section on setting up designs for cam softwares
Vector components:
* Nodes (for anchor points)* Node handles (for creating Bezier curves)
Object and path properties:
* Stroke* Fill
Inkscape UI is fairly straightforward:
* Tools panel on left* Drawing canvas in middle* Snapping panel on right* Floating windows which can be docked (including Stroke and Fill, Layers, et al.)
Layering is a way of organising the objects on the canvas. This is useful for perspective, as well as for grouping.
Which machines in DaBL use vector files for fabrication:
* ULS PLS4.75 Laser cutter* GCC Jaguar VLX Vinyl cutter* Bantam Tools PCB mill == Preparing your designs for CAM ==In certain situations, a manufacturing machine may say that it will accept your design file but might have certain restrictions on those design parameters so that the CAM software will understand. This section will explore some of the specific design procedures to setup your CAD design for a specific CAM software. === Laser cutting with UCP ===The laser cutter's CAM software, universal control panel (UCP)
