Name: Anonymous 2015-07-14 20:02
I'm looking for a way of generating vector graphics in the following formats for the use of a laser cutter: PDF, SVG perhaps DXF
What I've done so far is write everything in good old postscript and directly cut that.
Now that has some serious problems, one I don't want to deal with it, postscript is a pain in the ass. It's easy to learn, intuitive but I haven't been able to get accustomed to it. Too weird, too little utility stuff like debugging or access to the data structure ultimately used for rendering.
What I also need: Short test cylces, so no sepples, java or other compiled shit. (That goes for cairo as well)
Some ready way to talk to a web server, I want to have my parametic models available at a site, fill out some form and then download a finished layout.
OpenScad would work but it hasn't got real support for 2D graphics, and it's limitations are kind of annoying, you can't even allocate any memory so fuck that.
I'm considering processing, but I'm fishing for alternative solutions.
What I've done so far is write everything in good old postscript and directly cut that.
Now that has some serious problems, one I don't want to deal with it, postscript is a pain in the ass. It's easy to learn, intuitive but I haven't been able to get accustomed to it. Too weird, too little utility stuff like debugging or access to the data structure ultimately used for rendering.
What I also need: Short test cylces, so no sepples, java or other compiled shit. (That goes for cairo as well)
Some ready way to talk to a web server, I want to have my parametic models available at a site, fill out some form and then download a finished layout.
OpenScad would work but it hasn't got real support for 2D graphics, and it's limitations are kind of annoying, you can't even allocate any memory so fuck that.
I'm considering processing, but I'm fishing for alternative solutions.