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 +[[https://github.com/badgeek/svg2shenzhen|svg2shenzhen]] is a wrapper that streamlines workflow of "gerberizing" inkscape SVG to something you can send to a fabrication house. 
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 +===how to bypass kicad when exporting===
 +in inkscape after you hit "Extensions>svg2shnzn>export kicad" your output will be a .kicad_pcb file.
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 +"officially" you should then head over to kicad and plot that file into a valid gerber output using kicad plotter. \\
 +i prefer to get to the gerber output as fast as possible. and [[http://kicad-pcb.org/|Kicad]] python integration allows for just that!
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 +for this to work you will need a gerber viewer, i use [[http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/|gerbv]], which also allows for minor editing and transformations to your gerber layers, see the last part of the video for an example. and a python script.  
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 +[[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/idiot-io/candy/master/hardware/kicad_gerber_gen.py|this script]] will output a plot directory with all the righteous gerber extensions and even add numbering for easier persistante viewing in unruly gerber viewers. 
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 +the python env im using has already been integrated with kicad tools, if you installed kicad on your system it should work . you do need kicad installed.
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-===tips=== 
-====how to bypass kicad==== 
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