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.TH VISOLATE 1 "2010-10-27"
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.SH NAME
visolate \- tool for engraving PCBs using CNCs
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B visolate
.RI [ options ]
.RI [ file ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the \fBvisolate\fP command.
.PP
\fBvisolate\fP 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.
.SH OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below.
.TP
.B \-a, \-\-auto
Enable auto-mode. When in auto-mode, visolate will load the given \fIfile\fP,
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.
.TP
.B \-absolute
Use absolute coordinates (instead of relative, which is the default).
.TP
.B \-d, \-\-dpi \fIDPI\fP
Do all calculations with a resolution of the \fIDPI\fP parameter.
.TP
.B \-o, \-\-outfile \fIOUTFILE\fP
Set the default output location to \fIOUTFIlE\fP.
This is particularly useful in combination with \fB\-\-auto\fP.
.TP
.B \-x, \-\-flip\-x
Flip the input file's X coordinates (reflect across the Y axis).
.TP
.B \-y, \-\-flip\-y
Flip the input file's Y coordinates (reflect across the X axis).
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
Show summary of options.
.TP
.B \-version
Show version of program.
.SH AUTHOR
visolate was written by Marsette Vona and Marcus Wolschon.
.PP
This manual page was written by chrysn <chrysn@fsfe.org>,
for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
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