DXF Frame Generator

Quickly create frames for digital fabrication.

Generate DXF files for laser cutting custom sized frames, which can then be easily manufactured at the nearest FabLab.

A frame is made by two sheets glued together, with regular wooden glue, and then painted with acrylic dye. It has holes on its back to be hung on the wall.

Here's a finished frame, after gluing and painting:

Customized illustration by @moraesnika, at N Design.

Description

This project consists of a Python script that takes two Integers as arguments to draw a frame's 2D profile of the given size.

The output file has the .dxf extension, which can be used for laser cutting.

Installation

• Windows

pip install dxf-frame-generator

• Linux

sudo pip3 install dxf-frame-generator

Usage example

The following command will create a file frame_200x200.dxf on the current working directory:

> dxf-frame-generator 200 200
path\to\current\directory\frame_210x297.dxf

This is how the file looks like when imported on a laser fabrication software:

Changelog

• 0.0.1: Initial release;

Links

• Repository: https://github.com/umluizlima/dxf-frame-generator
• Issue tracker: https://github.com/umluizlima/dxf-frame-generator/issues
• References:
  • Mozman's ezdxf package: https://github.com/mozman/ezdxf
  • RDWorksV8: http://www.thunderlaser.com/laser-download

Licensing

Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.