Adjust the stroke width/ color of your design in Inkscape
Send your design in Inkscape to the JobControl software that runs the Trotec laser cutter
Target File Format
In order to laser cut with the Trotec laser cutter, you will need to open and modify your file using Inkscape on the laser cutter computer.
Some formats Inkscape can open include:
DXF, PDF, AI, SVG, EPS, JPEG, PNG,
sending a file from Inkscape to job control
Open your file in Inkscape
Verify that Inkscape did not scale your part incorrectly by selecting a stroke line and checking that its length is what you expect (see the W: and H: windows on the top of the toolbar)
Select all of the lines you wish to cut and go to the Fill and Stroke menu (Note: if the Fill and Stroke menu is gone, select Shift+Ctrl+F or Object - "Fill and Stroke" to bring it up)
Stroke paint: Set the line color to 255 red (or any of the other 15 different colors understood by Job Control)
Stroke style: Set the line thickness to 0.1pt
If your canvas size is very large, check its dimensions by going to File - Document properties (Shift + Ctrl + D). Modify your canvas size if necessary to make the canvas smaller than the bed of the laser cutter. Job Control will otherwise throw an error stating that it cannot load your job.
Once ready to laser cut, go to File - Print and select Trotec as your printer.