The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Using Inkscape for CNC

If you're brand new to Inkscape and the CNC plasma industry, this one is for you! This is not intended to be an all-encompassing tutorial; instead, just a brief welcome to Inkscape and a general overview of the layout.

My Go-To Inkscape Shortcuts:
Undo: Ctrl + Z
Convert Object to Path: Shift + Ctrl+ C
Convert Stroke to Path: Ctrl + Alt + C
Union: Shift + Ctrl + +
Break Apart: Ctrl + Shift + K
Combine: Ctrl + K
Difference: Ctrl + -
Group: Ctrl + G
Ungroup: Shift + Crtl + G
Zoom In: +
Zoom Out: -
Raise Selection One Step: Page Up
Lower Selection One Step: Page Down

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[kmw]

Every time I think I got it, you come out with another video and blow my mind !! Thank you !!

[itsnotlevel]

Dude, i have been trying to use inkscape forever. This was a perfect starter to inkscape. Thanks!

[MAL.STUDIOS]

I am so happy I stumbled on your page. Thank you so much. You keep it simple and make sense!

[leeloxleigh]

Watched the video, I like it that you give clear instructions and don't overwhelm the viewer. I have now subscribed to your channel. 🇬🇧

[DebHeadworth]

Thank you! Your concise style is really easy to learn from!

[Rollie]

Lots of good info here. Great tip on reducing nodes. Thank you!

[stevelaw]

Glad to see you post another video, Always easy to follow. Looking forward to follow up videos.

[randomcampbell]

Thank you for making these videos. Extreme newbie to cnc and was very lost before I found your vids. I'm still lost but now it feels like there is hope. Keep up the great work and thanks again. Looking forward to going thru your other videos.

[RayraMelissa]

Thank you for this video! I just got myself a cnc and was trying to use this program to convert images to gcode and fixing the nodes was a bit challenging but I learnt a lot from your video! Would love to see more tutorials for beginners like me! The gcode tool is a bit difficult to wrap my head around it right now, it keeps duplicating paths haha.

[Chadlistentome]

Awesome as always brother. Your videos have been monumental for me to better be able to use Inkscape. I appreciate you!

[ndrgerg]

This is an excellent and useful tutorial, bless you for making it!

[marcfruchtman]

Thank you for this "absolute beginner's guide". One of the things I like about this video is that it is "packed" with important beginner info. Great stuff.
I haven't used Inkscape for CNC (yet). But, I needed to create some basic relay symbols that I could resize at will without losing clarity, and this video helped with a few of the things that seemed to be missing from other vids.
Thanks again for making it.

[bigrednick]

Yes!!!! Thank you!!!! Oh I’ve bought several of your files, always super clean.

[MrMountaincycle]

great information sir! thanks for sharing.

[Iann]

Nice to see a new video! Hope you are doing well. Been a little cold out in the shop so have not had much CNC time but been watching and practicing so I can start cutting again soon.

[bernym]

Thanks for an informative video. I'm an experienced user but learned a few tips. :)

[davidlemay]

Thank you for your videos they have helped me.

[dgonsoulin]

I've been looking for someone to explain how to use svg files for cutting! This will definitely get me started. I didn't quite get the "snapping" but I'll work on it. Thanks

[LRCR]

Thanks for the Help and Quick Look at this Very Impressive Program, I've been using Inkscape for creating Titlescreen's on my video's and now have a 3D printer ... after looking for and trying a few CAD programs just realized I have one already installed that actually lets me use inches and mm in the design LOL 🤪😆 Yepper's I Subbed and will follow these Tuties you've created 💯
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[Woodyer]

Good Day, thanks so much for this video, I'm having issues getting my project to be one path (font/box) keep getting an error saying select at least 2 paths to perform this boolean operation? Look forward to any help, thanks.