Comment 9 for bug 1687306

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Nico Koch (nicporkoch) wrote : Re: [Bug 1687306] Re: Laserengraver not properly scaling in mm

The output is in gcode nc files for grbl engraving
On May 1, 2017 22:15, "Alvin Penner" <email address hidden> wrote:

> since the output format has not been specified or indicated, I am going
> to assume that you are probably using dxf output.
>
> If you are using dxf output, then I would recommend upgrading to the most
> recent version. The output dxf scaling was changed in rev 15590 in response
> to Bug 1672066
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/15590
> and rev 15469 in response to Bug 1660967
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/15469
> to deal with scaling problems.
>
> You can get the latest version of this output by downloading it from
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/
> files/head:/share/extensions/
>
> You will need to download the files: dxf_outlines.py, dxf_outlines.inx,
> and inkex.py
> and place them in the directory:
> \Program Files xxx\Inkscape\share\extensions\
>
> To be on the safe side, make a backup copy of these three files before
> you replace them with the new versions. If the new version continues to
> give problems, then attach the appropriate svg files and dxf files here
> so that we can diagnose the problem. Note that the new versions assume
> that the default resolution in Inkscape is 96 dpi, which is different
> than the previous 90 dpi.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1687306
>
> Title:
> Laserengraver not properly scaling in mm
>
> Status in Inkscape:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> When creating eg. a rectangle in mm and then Laserengrave, the
> resulting product is divided by 3.54331. This is the exact difference
> between px and mm. A rectangle of 85 mm x 35 mm ends up being 24.135
> mm x 9,975 mm.
>
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