Yes i have done this too on back of a mirror, it is really really nice, better with diagonal engraving !!
Good afternoon, Guys!
I registered this afternoon after searching (and finding) a little program to convert pictures into laser engraving pictures. Tried this program with my WinPCNC (it´s in Germany a well known controller software for cnc machines) and after a few problems and manual modifications it wor^ks! Great job, Guys! Now my question: is it possible to change the M comand structure from M0353 (f.e. for 53%) to M03 S53? The reason is, that WinPCNC cannot understand the comand M0353, but M03 S53. After exchanging all comand with the new structure, the gcode worked perfectly.
Is there any possibility or is there a pp somewhere hidden in the programcode?
Thanks for Your answer since I am not familar with software programming.
Kind regards,
Thomas
I´m so sorry!!!
The problem was in front of the pc…
I added M03 manually into the box and did not use M03 S as will be shown, when You click it…
Once again, great work, Guys!!!
Hey, Guys!
Is there any possibility to get the 0.4 stable version source code?
I want to personalize it a little bit.
Thanks a lot!
Regrads,
Thomas
Btw. First results were good!
I seen some people talking about using it with the K40 chinese laser cutter.
How well does this software work with the 2.8w laser?
This is a little more ready to go for the 2.8W and other diode based lasers. The k40 takes some work to use this.
The original author designed it for use with a 2 watt diode laser. Any diode laser in the 1 to 5 watt range should work fine.
I’m sorry to say that revision control went awry on this:( I’ll try to dig it up for you when I get back to my PC.
Looks really good.What laser are you using?
Thanks, Leo! For both answers.
This is a 1 watts single mod diode built as tool for my Stepcraft CNC router.
Cool… I cannot wait to try it out when my new Mega board comes in.
I’m not having much luck finding the source code for the decimal patched version. The GitHub link in the very first post will get you a fairly recent version but there will be some decimal formatting bugs if you live in an area that uses commas to separate decimals.
for those having decimal problems, would changing your OS locale to US when using image2code solve your gcode problems?
That should work and the v.4 version posted a little ways back corrected the problem.
Hey Leo, been a min since I posted in here. Do you know if the diagonal print function works or even been set up in the latest version of Image2gcode? I still use the original version of the software because I can print diagonally, which seems to not only give me better end results but also bypasses a catch in either the stepper, rail, or bearing. I really haven’t messed to much with the laser for a while now because I wanted to build a CNC. Good to see your still working on the image2gcode code and active in this forum.
Andrew
@Andrew Please try the version linked here https://www.v1engineering.com/forum/topic/image2gcode-free-raster-image-laser-engraving-software-modified-for-mpcnc/page/6/#post-15455
All of the decimal formatting bugs should be fixed in this version. I wasn’t aware that diagonal wasn’t working for anyone. I use it exclusively and haven’t had any problems.
@Leo,
I have been running the first version of the code because I was only able to print diagonally. Later Bryan released a version that eliminated the print time by half via excluding lighter or white area of print, much like vector images. When he released this version he stated specifically that diagonal print had not yet been coded. Things got crazy busy with summer and never heard any different from him. You would have to go back to like page 2 or something of this forum to see that conversation. Thanks for getting back with me. I also saw where noname member had been getting some great results using a similar setup to mine.
I think I’ll get around to it one of these days but not a priority for me though.sorry
I created file NC by Image2Gcode v1.1. after that I load by sender v1.1 but it have error and Arduino card have beep
please watch image …
The sender software you’re using was developed by Villamany for GRBL based laser engraver running on Arduino Uno board. We’ve modified that software to run on Mega2560/Marlin based hardware. You’re not providing enough information about your hardware for me to even guess what the problem is.What exactly is the error message? What firmware and hardware do you use? What command activates your laser? I recommend posting your question on the 3dpburner site for a quicker response.