Laser / CNC Rocksim to laser cutter.

[jazzviper1]

Is there a way to get Rocksim fin patterns into LaserGRBL?

 

[cwbullet]

What file does your laser cutter need?

 

[DragonRocketry]

I can with mine. I just export the fin file as a .svg and import into my software. I use lightburn.

 

[jazzviper1]

What file does your laser cutter need?

I am using lasergrbl. It takes these.

 

[jazzviper1]

I can with mine. I just export the fin file as a .svg and import into my software. I use lightburn.

How do you exprot as svg.?

 

[DragonRocketry]

I am using lasergrbl. It takes these.

SVG is on there so you should have no problem importing it. Just export the fin file as a SVG

 

[jazzviper1]

SVG is on there so you should have no problem importing it. Just export the fin file as a SVG

I tried that , all I get is a red square.

 

[jazzviper1]

Ok, I was looking in the wrong place, I was looking under export instead of looking under the fin set. Thank you for your help. I still have a lot to figure out, this is not as easy as 3D printing.

 

[DragonRocketry]

Ok, I was looking in the wrong place, I was looking under export instead of looking under the fin set. Thank you for your help. I still have a lot to figure out, this is not as easy as 3D printing.

Ya they are not even on the same page when it comes to printing and laser cutting. Now you just need to throw in a cnc router yet...lol

 

[drgarymartinez]

I have done this several times by printing the fin design in RockSim but as a PDF and save it to my hard drive. I then open my laser software and import the file. It works perfectly every time

 

[Lotronex]

I just want to post the full workflow for this so it's out here.
1. In Rocksim, go to Edit > Preferences > Miscellaneous, check the "Allow template exports" box and hit OK. (This is the step I was missing)
2. Select your Fin Set (or other part, like centering rings), click Edit, Then at the bottom left you should have an "Export template..." button that will allow you to save as an .SVG