Syllabus

Day 1 - Learning to Walk

1. Introduction
   1. Scope of workshop
   2. What you will learn
   3. What is Inkscape?
2. Inkscape Installation and Setup
   1. Installation.
   2. Configuration
   3. The Document properties window
   4. Installing Extensions
3. The Inkscape workscape.
   1. Panning/Scrolling
   2. Zooming in/out and resizing
   3. Viewing modes: Normal and Outline
4. Drawing Tool Basics
   1. Drawing Lines
   2. Drawing Shapes
   3. Working with Groups
5. Inkscape Menus
   1. Fill/Stroke: Shift-Cntl-F
   2. Alignment: Shift-Cntl-A
   3. Transformation: Shift-Cntl-M
   4. Text/Font : Shift-Cntl-T
6. Breakdown of day 2 topics

Day 2 - Learning to Fly

1. Showing some common extensions
   1. Merging paths
   2. What you will learn
   3. What is Inkscape?
2. Shape/Path Manipulation
   1. Merging paths
   2. What you will learn
   3. What is Inkscape?
3. Inkscape Installation and Setup
   1. Installation.
   2. Configuration
   3. Installing Extensions
4. The Inkscape workscape.
   1. Panning/Scrolling
5. Drawing Tool Basics
   1. Drawing Lines
   2. Drawing Shapes
   3. Working with Groups
6. Inkscape Menus
   1. Fill/Stroke
   2. Alignment
   3. Transformation
7. Advanced Topics
   1. Path manipulations (union, difference)
   2. Snapping techniques
   3. Transformation

Topic Notes

How To Use Big Laser
Lightburn Class Notes
How to Configure Inkscape for laser cutting
Building extensions
Inkscape Keyboard Shortcuts