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Description
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The "wirecutter" plugin for inkscape is a plugin to generate g-Code for
a 2D wirecutter with a turning table.
You can either draw one open path which is the path which the machine 
will cut or you can draw some closed paths. These closed paths 
(e.g. Letters) must be connected because the cutter cannot leave the
raw material like a milling machine. The Plugin helps you to create 
these connectors.
If you have a wirecutter with a turning table you can create multiple
"cuts" for different positions of the turning table.

This software is not really tested and is still in development.


Installing wirecutter
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# For Linux and Mac
Just copy all Plugin Files to $HOME/.config/inkscape/extensions

# For Windows
Just copy the Plugin Files to your extension directory 
(e.g. C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share\extensions)


Getting Started
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1. Open "template.svg"
2. Start the "set raw material" plugin (plugins->wirecutter->set raw material) 
and set the data of your rawmaterial
3. Draw either one open path or some closed paths
4. If you drawed closed paths start the connector plugin (plugins->wirecutter->connectors)
5. If you want you can add a new turning (plugins->wirecutter->set new turning) 
and start again from point 3.
6. If you're ready, start the export plugin (plugins->wirecutter->export g-Code)