I am a retired engineer new to Shaper Origin. This is by far the best series of educational videos. Thank you So Very Much. I would like to see a tutorial on created nested shapes (common edges) as individual shapes for Marquetry cutting. Make sense??? Thanks Again, Jeff
@@BodgedButWorks Marquetry; of course has several components with intersecting edges to form the final "picture" The Origin method uses the individual pieces as separate files. Of course the common edges of the mating pieces have to be identical. Ramon Valdez worked with Shaper to generate a Marquetry "picture" of Ship Rock to show the technique. I think in Inkscape the common edges can be duplicated and used as the mating edge of the mating piece or perhaps there is a better way. Then the mating piece will also be "mating" with more pieces. Eventually they all "nest" together forming the Marquetry picture. Sorry for the lack of clarity. Jeff
New Origin owner here and I came across your two tutorial videos. Excellent stuff ! I'll refer to these about a million times when I start designing my own things. Now I've got to go see what other things you've done with the Shaper Origin ... 8-)
The way this RUclipsr explains things is great and helps in easy understanding also sound level is well balanced, not too low neither too high 👍👌👌 I'm surprised only few people get subscribed to this channel ☹️ why? Anyway many thanks to the author of this tutorial video ❤️👍👍👍
Title of this video (*For engineers, the community which I feel belong to 😌) bring me to this video, I was searching for a tutorial for Inkscape to design logo, this video was little bit irrelevant to my purpose, but stayed here till the end of second part only because of presentation style, kudos ! ❤️❤️❤️
Curious why few subscribers. My guess is the introduction. I nearly moved on. Inkscape might be fun, but the topic is serious. The intro is frivolous in my opinion
I knew there was potential using Inkscape with my Shaper Origin. Uncovering it has been the biggest challenge. Let's just say the available documentation is not as good as the app. Guidelines, object transforms, single line text, who knew? The time saved with Align and Distribute plus Arrange will be significant. You revealed a treasure chest with Path Effects. I am looking forward to using features beyond rounded corners. Unreserved thanks for the generous gift of your knowledge and time for the benefit the rest of us. You magnanimity is inspiring.
Thanks so much for this video. I spend so much time trying to simplify svgs that I get from the internet and etsy so that the bit fits. You just saved me so many hours! I'm sooooooo happy!!!
Thank you for this series! I was following along and also couldn't get the "round edges for cutting" behavior to work the way I wanted via the "Corners" Path Effects. tl;dr is that by _unchecking_ "Use knots distance instead of radius" (which you still have checked in the video) and setting method to "Force Arc" I was able to get a path that perfectly fit my example "cutter head" circle, both inside and outside the line. Hope that helps and thanks again!
I've been working with Inkscape/SO for about ten months. These videos would have saved me hours of trial and error learning. Great catch on Inkscape's incorrect use of "Radius" on the radius/chamfer tool. I never caught the correlation using Imperial units and assumed that I just didn't understand the tool.
@@BodgedButWorks Yes, I did not know that the scaling of line weight could be turned off. I thought it was just one of Inkscape's idiosyncracies to deal with. Solving the radius/chamfer tool thing will be a big deal for me, starting with the next new project. Thanks!
I just learned on changing the corners to radius check the box to be able to select individual nodes to change the radius works really well if you don't want to change all of the corners.
Great video! Watching the second video just saved me from a mistake I was about to make on an inlay I will be doing soon. I forgot to take into account that a bit will cut an outside square corner with no problem, a inside cut on a sqaure not so much.
Thank you so much, particularly for the instruction on how to negate the effect of stroke on object size using Geometric Bounding Box. Very helpful! I am still trying to figure out how to move or copy an object with respect to two points not on the object. For example, if I want to move a shape by the distance from one corner of a square to another corner of the square, but the object to be moved is not on the square. Simple in CAD, just move selected items from reference point to target point. Done. Any ideas? Vielen Dank!
I can imagine either using the "Move" menu (can be opened under Object->Transform) or typing in the desired translation as an addition into the X/Y position fields, e.g. "23+4,5". In both cases, you need to know what distance you want to move your shape, e.g. by measuring it first. Moving between two reference points doesn't seem to be implemented, but you could bodge that behavior by drawing a line between your shape to be moved and your reference square's first corner, then selecting that line AND your shape and moving both until the line hits the second corner of your square. Snapping has to be active of course. Hope that helps 😊 Thanks for watching!
I accidentally discovered that you can select an object, press Alt on keyboard, then move the object between two reference points not on the object. The downside is that object-snap doesn't work, only grid snap.
i am building a small coin bank and want to embed the brass coin slot in the top. For the shaper, I want to embed the brass coin slot part about 1/8" down but cut the slot itself all the way through the 1/2" project wood. I have built the new document in inkscape with the oval for the brass and a rectangle for the slot. How do I set the cut depth for each?
You set the cut depth directly on the Shaper Origin, so you don't have to encode it in the file. I usually add a text for each layer stating the depth (e.g. "t=4mm"). Don't forget to convert the text to a path and color it blue so it gets recognized as a guideline. You can check out my recent projects on ShaperHub (BodgedButWorks) for examples.
Vielen Dank, genau was ich brauchte:) Den Bug mit dem Radius in Ecken habe ich noch nicht ganz verstanden. In meinem Test musste ich sogar das 4fache angeben, damit mein Fräser Kreis mit den abgerundeten Ecken übereinstimmt. In der Version 1.2 kann man gefühlt alles mit Farbe füllen, auch nicht geschlossene Pfade. Jetzt fehlt mir nur noch eine Idee, wie man nicht geschlossene Pfade nach einem Import finden kann... Sonst sehe ich sie erst auf der Origin:(
Ja, ich beobachte auch manchmal ein unintuitives Verhalten des Abrundtools. Hab leider noch keine bessere Lösung gefunden. Vielleicht wird das in einer zukünftigen Version besser. Nicht geschlossene Pfade mögen in Inkscape OK aussehen, aber beim Arbeiten mit einer Fräse oder einem Laser führen die i.d.R. zu Problemen, also versuche ich, selbige zu vermeiden.
I have a logo converted to SVG that has many wavy lines the connect at sharp points. How can I adapt this method of making the points (corners) to a bit diameter whilst not messing with the wavy lines. simplifying the shape seems to deteriorate the wavy lines and corner fillet is not an option when trying to add it to shape.
If you can't add the Fillet/Chamfer path effect to your shape, check if your shape is valid (closed shape, no duplicate paths, etc.). Then add said path effect and turn on "Change only selected nodes" in the Fillet/Chamfer menu. Afterwards, you can select the nodes you don't want to have changed (ergo everything except your sharp points) and set their Chamfer "Radius" to zero. Just tested it, should work.
@@BodgedButWorks Thank you, that helped a lot. I am very new to Inkscape and Shaper. I pretty much sorted out the whole logo now. Thanks again for being such an awesome resource
Hey This video is exactly what i need done and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to automatically round each corner. is there a way I can pay to you fixew a few files
Hi, I'm happy to try my best but can't guarantee it'll work before taking a look at your files. You can send them to bodgedbutworks@aerotrax.de with a precise description/annotated screenshots of what you need done 😊
Just as good as the first part! Thanks, in particular, for solving the "text in a pocket" mystery.
I am a retired engineer new to Shaper Origin. This is by far the best series of educational videos. Thank you So Very Much. I would like to see a tutorial on created nested shapes (common edges) as individual shapes for Marquetry cutting. Make sense??? Thanks Again, Jeff
Thank you 😊 Very glad you enjoyed the tutorials.
Hmm, I don't fully grasp what you mean with nested shapes yet.
@@BodgedButWorks Marquetry; of course has several components with intersecting edges to form the final "picture" The Origin method uses the individual pieces as separate files. Of course the common edges of the mating pieces have to be identical. Ramon Valdez worked with Shaper to generate a Marquetry "picture" of Ship Rock to show the technique. I think in Inkscape the common edges can be duplicated and used as the mating edge of the mating piece or perhaps there is a better way. Then the mating piece will also be "mating" with more pieces. Eventually they all "nest" together forming the Marquetry picture. Sorry for the lack of clarity. Jeff
Perfect pair of tutorials. Thanks. Saved to my Inkscape list.
New Origin owner here and I came across your two tutorial videos. Excellent stuff ! I'll refer to these about a million times when I start designing my own things. Now I've got to go see what other things you've done with the Shaper Origin ... 8-)
Awesome, glad you're able to benefit from the videos! Have fun with your Origin projects ;)
Hope that you can do a part 3 & part 4 soon. Again a first class presentation. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorials ☺️
Great couple of videos on Inkscape and Origin. Here's hoping you will find time to create a few more advanced videos on this same topic!!
The way this RUclipsr explains things is great and helps in easy understanding also sound level is well balanced, not too low neither too high 👍👌👌 I'm surprised only few people get subscribed to this channel ☹️ why?
Anyway many thanks to the author of this tutorial video ❤️👍👍👍
Title of this video (*For engineers, the community which I feel belong to 😌) bring me to this video, I was searching for a tutorial for Inkscape to design logo, this video was little bit irrelevant to my purpose, but stayed here till the end of second part only because of presentation style, kudos ! ❤️❤️❤️
@@exhausted-tears You're welcome and THANK YOU for your extensive feedback and for watching! Best of luck designing your logo :)
Curious why few subscribers. My guess is the introduction. I nearly moved on. Inkscape might be fun, but the topic is serious. The intro is frivolous in my opinion
I knew there was potential using Inkscape with my Shaper Origin. Uncovering it has been the biggest challenge. Let's just say the available documentation is not as good as the app.
Guidelines, object transforms, single line text, who knew? The time saved with Align and Distribute plus Arrange will be significant. You revealed a treasure chest with Path Effects. I am looking forward to using features beyond rounded corners. Unreserved thanks for the generous gift of your knowledge and time for the benefit the rest of us. You magnanimity is inspiring.
Thank you for your kind words, it's awesome to hear that the videos are inspirational 😊 Have fun designing cool new builds!
Thanks so much for this video. I spend so much time trying to simplify svgs that I get from the internet and etsy so that the bit fits. You just saved me so many hours! I'm sooooooo happy!!!
Awesoooome 😊 Glad to hear you were able to improve your workflow. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this series! I was following along and also couldn't get the "round edges for cutting" behavior to work the way I wanted via the "Corners" Path Effects.
tl;dr is that by _unchecking_ "Use knots distance instead of radius" (which you still have checked in the video) and setting method to "Force Arc" I was able to get a path that perfectly fit my example "cutter head" circle, both inside and outside the line. Hope that helps and thanks again!
Nice, thanks for taking the time to share your findings!
I've been working with Inkscape/SO for about ten months. These videos would have saved me hours of trial and error learning.
Great catch on Inkscape's incorrect use of "Radius" on the radius/chamfer tool. I never caught the correlation using Imperial units and assumed that I just didn't understand the tool.
Yep, I can relate to your trial and error testing, been there 😉 Was there anything new for you in the video nevertheless?
@@BodgedButWorks Yes, I did not know that the scaling of line weight could be turned off. I thought it was just one of Inkscape's idiosyncracies to deal with.
Solving the radius/chamfer tool thing will be a big deal for me, starting with the next new project. Thanks!
I just learned on changing the corners to radius check the box to be able to select individual nodes to change the radius works really well if you don't want to change all of the corners.
@@TheWayne660 Cool, thanks for sharing!
Great video! Watching the second video just saved me from a mistake I was about to make on an inlay I will be doing soon. I forgot to take into account that a bit will cut an outside square corner with no problem, a inside cut on a sqaure not so much.
Mmhm, a classic fauxpas 😉 Glad I was able to help, thanks for watching!
Thank you so much, particularly for the instruction on how to negate the effect of stroke on object size using Geometric Bounding Box. Very helpful! I am still trying to figure out how to move or copy an object with respect to two points not on the object. For example, if I want to move a shape by the distance from one corner of a square to another corner of the square, but the object to be moved is not on the square. Simple in CAD, just move selected items from reference point to target point. Done. Any ideas? Vielen Dank!
I can imagine either using the "Move" menu (can be opened under Object->Transform) or typing in the desired translation as an addition into the X/Y position fields, e.g. "23+4,5". In both cases, you need to know what distance you want to move your shape, e.g. by measuring it first.
Moving between two reference points doesn't seem to be implemented, but you could bodge that behavior by drawing a line between your shape to be moved and your reference square's first corner, then selecting that line AND your shape and moving both until the line hits the second corner of your square. Snapping has to be active of course.
Hope that helps 😊 Thanks for watching!
I accidentally discovered that you can select an object, press Alt on keyboard, then move the object between two reference points not on the object. The downside is that object-snap doesn't work, only grid snap.
I would love to get the Measure Tool to display X and Y measurements. Is that possible?
Just messed with the measure tool settings a bit, but haven't found a way to achieve that behavior as of now.
i am building a small coin bank and want to embed the brass coin slot in the top. For the shaper, I want to embed the brass coin slot part about 1/8" down but cut the slot itself all the way through the 1/2" project wood. I have built the new document in inkscape with the oval for the brass and a rectangle for the slot. How do I set the cut depth for each?
You set the cut depth directly on the Shaper Origin, so you don't have to encode it in the file. I usually add a text for each layer stating the depth (e.g. "t=4mm"). Don't forget to convert the text to a path and color it blue so it gets recognized as a guideline.
You can check out my recent projects on ShaperHub (BodgedButWorks) for examples.
@@BodgedButWorks thank you. i can do that. your videos are excellent.
@@chevdiver Thanks, glad you enjoyed them 😊 Have fun Shapering!
Fantastic video - thank you
😊 Thanks for your support!
Vielen Dank, genau was ich brauchte:)
Den Bug mit dem Radius in Ecken habe ich noch nicht ganz verstanden. In meinem Test musste ich sogar das 4fache angeben, damit mein Fräser Kreis mit den abgerundeten Ecken übereinstimmt. In der Version 1.2 kann man gefühlt alles mit Farbe füllen, auch nicht geschlossene Pfade. Jetzt fehlt mir nur noch eine Idee, wie man nicht geschlossene Pfade nach einem Import finden kann... Sonst sehe ich sie erst auf der Origin:(
Ja, ich beobachte auch manchmal ein unintuitives Verhalten des Abrundtools. Hab leider noch keine bessere Lösung gefunden. Vielleicht wird das in einer zukünftigen Version besser.
Nicht geschlossene Pfade mögen in Inkscape OK aussehen, aber beim Arbeiten mit einer Fräse oder einem Laser führen die i.d.R. zu Problemen, also versuche ich, selbige zu vermeiden.
I have a logo converted to SVG that has many wavy lines the connect at sharp points. How can I adapt this method of making the points (corners) to a bit diameter whilst not messing with the wavy lines. simplifying the shape seems to deteriorate the wavy lines and corner fillet is not an option when trying to add it to shape.
If you can't add the Fillet/Chamfer path effect to your shape, check if your shape is valid (closed shape, no duplicate paths, etc.).
Then add said path effect and turn on "Change only selected nodes" in the Fillet/Chamfer menu. Afterwards, you can select the nodes you don't want to have changed (ergo everything except your sharp points) and set their Chamfer "Radius" to zero. Just tested it, should work.
@@BodgedButWorks Thank you, that helped a lot. I am very new to Inkscape and Shaper. I pretty much sorted out the whole logo now. Thanks again for being such an awesome resource
@@benyarborough5559 You're welcome and thanks for the feedback, I'm glad I could be of help 😊
Hey This video is exactly what i need done and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to automatically round each corner. is there a way I can pay to you fixew a few files
Hi,
I'm happy to try my best but can't guarantee it'll work before taking a look at your files. You can send them to bodgedbutworks@aerotrax.de with a precise description/annotated screenshots of what you need done 😊