Re: Extension request: Auto-generate rectangles based on input values

Well....because of my experience, having to so often explain to people (in 
forums) that Inkscape is not a CAD program, I would hesitate to call it a "guide 
for CAD".  But I wouldn't be opposed to some kind of guide, and calling it 
anything but "CAD".

It has been discussed among developers (at least I've seen a couple on the 
mailing list) about some day having different "flavors" of Inkscape.  So for 
example, a beginners version, a version for people who use it for different 
types of cutting, a version for artists, etc.  So that certainly would be 
something they would include for the "cutters version".

Are you interested in writing a tutorial?  What other info, besides those 2 
things, would you include in the guide?  I guess there must be certain features 
which most "cutters" like to use?

We've just been discussing possibly setting up some kind of system to create a 
series of "official" tutorials.  So my brain is slightly in 'tutorial mode' at 
the moment.

But I also enjoy writing tutorials.  So if you don't want to write one, I'd be 
glad to do it.  I'm just not closely familiar with those common tools.  Once I 
know what they are, I could write about them (probably).  I'm just not sure what 
all they might be.

Oh!  For sure the Scale setting (new in 0.91) and how to change Display Units 
without messing up the scale.  That should be included, I would think.

What else?

By the way, do you use the Gcodetools extensions?  The community generally needs 
a good tutorial for using those!  The ones I've seen focus mostly on what to do 
after you're finished with Inkscape, and for all the different brands of 
hardware.  But we need one for just those Inkscape extensions.  And not using 
this kind of hardware myself, I need help.

All best,
brynn

-----Original Message----- 
From: Windell H. Oskay
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2019 6:37 PM
To: inkscape-devel
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Extension request: Auto-generate rectangles based 
on input values



> On Jun 2, 2019, at 5:28 PM, brynn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> But doesn't the choice of bounding box settle the stroke width issue?  With 
> the Visual BB, measurements include the stroke width.  With Geometric, it 
> doesn't.
>
> I would assume that most people who use Inkscape for any kind of cutting, must 
> be using the Geometric BB....well, if they use strokes.  Maybe some don't use 
> strokes.

Well, actually  -- ha! --  that totally solves it. I never knew about that 
option, after designing hardware in Inkscape for ~ten years.

How about we add a guide for using Inkscape for CAD, which includes advice to 
use the Geometric BB (and why to use it) and to turn on Outline Display Mode? 
Those two non-obvious options together put Inkscape on pretty good footing for 
doing CAD.

Thanks!



Windell H. Oskay, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
1285 Forgewood Ave
Sunnyvale CA 94089
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/



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