Robocut(1) is used with cutting plotters.

DESCRIPTION

The `Robocut' program plots or cuts SVG files on a Craft Robo or Silhouette SD or most likely any other customer grade Graphtec cutting plotter.

Usage:

robocut [OPTIONS...] [File]

Help Options:

--help
Show summary of options.
--version
Show version information and copyright details.
--show
Show all the parameters entered and the defaults.

Application Options:

-s, --no-sort
Stop sort the objects from the SVG before plotting.
-t, --bb-sort
Sort the objects by bounding box, good for letters. This will cut out the inside first and than the outside.
--cut
Shows the cutting dialogue after start.
--media INT
Select the media. See drop down box.
-g, --speed INT
The speed between 1 and 33.
-p, --pressure INT
The pressure between 1 and 10.
--track-enhancing
Move three times back and forward to create a track.
--margin-top DOUBLE
Define the margin on top in mm.
--margin-right DOUBLE
Define the margin right in mm.

Registration Mark Options:

-r, --reg-mark-auto
Use registration marks and find the marks automatically.
--reg-mark
Use registration marks but set the knife manually on top the round mark.
-a, --reg-dimension-width DOUBLE
Specify the length in mm between the the two horizontal marks.
-b, --reg-dimension-height DOUBLE
Specify the length in mm between the the two vertical marks.
-c, --reg-origin-width DOUBLE
Specify the length in mm between the the edge of the paper and the first horizontal mark.
-d, --reg-origin-height DOUBLE
Specify the length in mm between the the edge of the paper and the first vertical mark.

Device Options:

--usb-vendor-id INT
Try this program with other usb hardware on your own risk. You need to convert hex to dec.
--usb-product-id INT
May also work with other hardware, try usb-devices program to scan your computer.

ENVIRONMENT

QT SVG only supports the SVG 1.2 Tiny standard and this has a limited SVG support. For example multiline text is something that is no supported by Robocut, however you can export your text to a path or just create each line separate.

AUTHOR

Written by Tim Hutt and Markus Schulz <[email protected]>

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to https://bugs.launchpad.net/robocut/+filebug.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2010
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.