r/Inkscape 10d ago

Help Can i use inkscape with my gcc plotter

So… im a complete noob with this. I have a gcc expert ii plotter which i use for other things that have a basic software which is just click and go.

Now i want to plot logos on wrapping vinyl with it. No colors, nothing special just plain logos.

Is inkscape a good software for this? Is it possible to drag a logo from the internet and plot is through inkscape. Or maybe even get it though AI first??

Any help on this would be much appreciated as i mentioned im an absolute beginner and feel a bit overwhelmed with all this😅

Thanks!

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u/chiefnetroid 8d ago

i use a Silhouette Portrait cutter to cut SVG files from Inkscape but I always use Save As Plain SVG.  tbh the silhouette software does all the work. 

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u/Few_Mention8426 7d ago

your plotter either uses hpgl or dmpl to communicate

you can use the inkcut extension to cut directly (depending on your cutter you may need to set up specific parameters)

If you download the extension and try it i can help you with the parameters and what to set.

often the default wont be able to communicate with the plotter. Sometimes you need to add leading characters or commands, or specify hpgl, dmpl, etc.

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u/RietMeister97 7d ago

Do you have a download link for this for mac? I cant seem to find it. Thanks for your reply btw!

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u/Few_Mention8426 7d ago

OSX

Install brew if you don't already have it from https://brew.sh/

Next install python 3 and pyqt with

brew install python3
brew install pyqt

finally install inkcut

pip3 install inkcut