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Gcode enabled xfig

This is the gcode enabled version of xfig.

This version has last been updated on 2007-07-18. The following things are supported by this version:

Objects: Everything except images
Line widths map onto tools (width 1 = tool 1 ...)
Mapping layers to depth (layer 49 = -0.01", layer 50 = 0", layer 51 = 0.01", layer 52 = 0.02" ...)
Path optimization (can nicely be seen with puzzle.fig and the resulting puzzle.ngc)
Reverse conversion (ngc2fig) for post-processing in xfig

Screenshots

The original xfig image using a "real" font for the letter A and splines for the puzzle noses. The puzzle itself is on layer 50, the letter on layer 25:

This drawing is then being exported into gcode and imported into emc2/axis. Notice the 'A' being at different depth (0.25" above):

And finally the gcode is converted back to xfig using the ngc2fig tool. The 'A' is now a polygon made of straight lines and so are the puzzles noses:

Download

These are debian packages for ubuntu dapper since this is the version officially supported by emc2.

transfig_3.2.5-alpha7-2_i386.deb (mandatory)
xfig_3.2.5-alpha5-4ubuntu3_i386.deb (mandatory)
xfig-doc_3.2.5-alpha5-4ubuntu3_all.deb (optional)
xfig-libs_3.2.5-alpha5-4ubuntu3_all.deb (optional)
ngc2fig_0.2ubuntu1_i386.deb (optional, for ngc post processing within xfig)

And the source code: