NAME

       visolate - tool for engraving PCBs using CNCs

SYNOPSIS

       visolate [options] [file]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the visolate command.

       visolate  reads  the  gerber  files  describing  printed circuit boards and converts them into the G-code
       (RS-274 code) needed to engrave they layout into a board using a CNC machine. Precise renditions  of  the
       original  layout  can  be  created  as  well  as  voronoi fillings of the original layout, shortening the
       toolpath.

OPTIONS

       A summary of options is included below.

       -a, --auto
              Enable auto-mode. When in auto-mode, visolate will load the given file,  follow  the  usual  steps
              (fix topology, generate toolpaths), save the toolpaths and exit afterwards.

              This  is  primarily  intended for use in scripts; be aware that visolate still needs a connected X
              display and a graphics card to do its calculations.

       -absolute
              Use absolute coordinates (instead of relative, which is the default).

       -d, --dpi DPI
              Do all calculations with a resolution of the DPI parameter.

       -o, --outfile OUTFILE
              Set the default output location to OUTFIlE.

              This is particularly useful in combination with --auto.

       -x, --flip-x
              Flip the input file's X coordinates (reflect across the Y axis).

       -y, --flip-y
              Flip the input file's Y coordinates (reflect across the X axis).

       -h, --help
              Show summary of options.

       -version
              Show version of program.

AUTHOR

       visolate was written by Marsette Vona and Marcus Wolschon.

       This manual page was written by chrysn <chrysn@fsfe.org>, for the Debian project  (and  may  be  used  by
       others).

                                                   2010-10-27                                        VISOLATE(1)