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Make visible only the layers you care for
Select all art:
(Layer = 'TopOverlay') And Not IsComponentPrimitive
Then move to "Artwork Export" layer
File -> Export -> DXF/DWG
Autocad 2007, DXF, Metric
Check "Export pads" "On dedicated hole layers"
Tracks "Export with rounded"
Primitives to export with zero line width "All"
Layers "Currently visible"
Open dxf in inkscape
>Manual scale
>Factor 1.0
x/y axis origin 0,0
Select the pad which is the origin
Go to transform->move and see where it is in mm by unchecking Relative Move.
Offset is pad position + (pad size / 2) + (pad stroke width / 2) (in mm, often 0.1325mm)
Reopen file and use new x/y axis origin
Delete via layer
Delete pad layer
For board shape:
Select the 2 curves, right click "Move to layer" keepout
Select all
Path->Combine
Go to node tool (below mouse, left toolbar)
Select all again
Click "Join selected nodes" in toolbar
Delete layer 0
For artwork laser cutting output:
Cross reference with altium to make layers for tracks
Use filtering, it's fast
1.5mm
1.2mm
1mm
0.75mm
0.5mm
0.254mm
Raster Fill
For tracks:
Select all
Stroke style -> Width = the track width (use mm)
Cap: round
Path->Combine
Path->Stroke to path
For raster:
Path->Combine each shape
Go to node tool (below mouse, left toolbar)
Select each shape one-by-one, select all nodes
Click "Join selected nodes" in toolbar
Move everything into 1 layer
Path->Union everything for artwork to render properly
Extensions->Modify Path->Flatten Beziers (flatness 0.1)
Save as -> Desktop cutting plotter dxf
Use LWPOLYLINE
Base unit mm
Visible layers only