Hey everyone, been using my Crossfire Pro for a little bit and just started to try some signs that have more fine artwork to them. I noticed that even with the letters the torch is very jerky when cutting and I am left with these jagged cut lines as seen in the attached pictures. I see that some other people have had the same problem and yes I have checked all set screws. I’m wondering if its the svg file itself? Maybe if I were to zoom right close to one of the lines you can almost see the pixelated line within the picture, if you know what I mean. Maybe the file is too detailed? How would I smoothen that out? I am using Inkscape for these designs. I did try changing the tolerance value in Fusion 360 thinking that maybe that would cause it to ignore fine details but that didnt work. I am using proven settings for the steel that I am using.
Any Help is much appreciated,
-Thanks!
what type of metal are you cutting.
I have seen the same burn marks and jagged cuts on a tempered thin steel…for hand saws…
also you mention you are using both Fusion 360 and Inkscape…why both…?
Inkscape directly into sheetcam…then right to Fire Control…
If you post the G-Code we can take a look and see.
Does it seem like the motion of the torch is jerky and slow in places? Too many small motion commands can lead to behavior like this which can sometimes produce jagged looking cuts. If the file was generated from something like an image trace there is a likelihood of the path being comprised of a ton of small segments.
If you are using Fusion, definitely take a look at both tolerance and smoothing.
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Looks like your Inkscape vector tracing settings are wrong, increase “optimize” to max (5?) and then try increasing smoothing to 1.1 or 1.2 … you’ll have to find a happy medium
can you share the original image, and/or the svg file?
Sorry for late reply,
Solved! Adjusted the smoothing.
Thanks for all the replies!