Converts GCode files into laser graphics files.
- Install nodejs from www.nodejs.org/en.
- Download Git for windows from https://git-for-windows.github.io/.
- Open Windows Command Prompt by going to the start menu and searching 'Command Prompt'.
- Run
cd Documents
thengit init
to initialize Git in your 'Documents' folder. - Run
git clone https://github.com/braydenaimar/Laser-Graphics-Converter.git
to download the program into your 'Documents' folder. - Run
cd Laser-Graphics-Converter
to open the file. - Run
npm install
. - Run
npm start
to launch the app.
This is roughly what command prompt should look like after completing the above steps:
C:\Users\YourName>cd Documents
C:\Users\YourName\Documents>git init
Initialized empty Git repository in C:/Users/YourName/Documents/.git/
C:\Users\YourName\Documents>git clone https://github.com/braydenaimar/Laser-Graphics-Converter.git
Cloning into 'Laser-Graphics-Converter'...
~some more output~
C:\Users\YourName\Documents>cd Laser-Graphics-Converter
C:\Users\YourName\Documents\Laser-Graphics-Converter>npm install
~a whack load of output~
~note that it is normal to see some warning and error-like messages here~
C:\Users\YourName\Documents\Laser-Graphics-Converter>npm start
Windows Firewall may pop-up with a security alert but you just need to click Allow Access
.
If you are having issues, you may need to add the program to the list of exclusions for Windows Defender.
- Select
Start
andSettings
to open the settings window. - Select
Update & Security
. - Select
Windows Defender
in the sidebar menu on the left. - Under 'Exclusions' select
Add an exclusion
. - Under 'Folders' select
Exclude a folder
. - Navigate to and select to the 'Laser-Graphics-Converter' folder that you cloned from GitHub.
- Select
Exclude this folder
.
- Open Windows File Explorer.
- Go to where you installed the program (in your 'Documents' folder if you followed the above instructions).
- Open the 'Laser-Graphics-Converter' folder.
- Double click 'autostart.bat' to run the program.
You may want to create a shortcut to your desktop to access it more easily.
- Open Windows Command Prompt by going to the start menu and searching 'Command Prompt'.
- Run
cd Documents/Laser-Graphics-Converter
. - Run
autostart.bat
to run the program.