2/18/2023 0 Comments Converting inkscape to dxf![]() Although I considered writing the script in Haskell, I ended up using Perl: ![]() So, I decided to write a little script to encapsulate all the necessary shenanigans. And even then, inkscape is a shell script which wraps the real binary, and one of the things the shell script does is change the current directory. However, I wanted to be able to do this on my MacBook Pro, which is slightly complicated by the fact that the inkscape command-line program is hidden inside the Inkscape.app bundle. This sounded Rube Goldbergian, but it actually worked just fine. ![]() The OpenSCAD WikiBook explains how to convert SVG files to DXF files in a two-step process, by way of EPS. OpenSCAD does have this ability, but it isn’t able to directly use SVG files, which is what Inkscape creates. Specifically, TinkerCAD did not have the ability to take a 2D shape I’d drawn in Inkscape and revolve it to make a 3D object. I’ve been starting to play with OpenSCAD, after having outgrown TinkerCAD.
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