Convert to Dashes

This extension can be used to create bridges / tabs for a laser cutter job. We can define a custom line style (dashed) and convert it using this extension. 

 See also Lasercut bridges without using extensions and Create Links (Breakaway Connectors) . 

 Example 1 

 Draw some path 

 

 Change stroke style to dashes 

 

 Run extension 

 Each "virtual" dash will be split into a real segmented line 

 

 Example 2 

 Set the document units to mm 

 Draw some curve and measure it's length in mm 

 

 Set custom line style ("Dashes" → "Custom") 

 

 Create a gap 

 Edit XML style to create a 2 mm gap. In the example line length is 168.71 mm. If we want a single 2 mm gap we set stroke dash array to 168.71mm - 2mm = 166.71mm 

 

 

 If we want three gaps in a path with length of 168.71 mm and a gap length of 2 mm we set the stroke-dasharray to: 80.355 2.0 → because 3 * 80.355 mm + 2 * 2.0 mm  = 168.71 mm 

 

 If we want three gaps in a path with length of 168.71 mm and a gap length of 2 mm we set the stroke-dasharray to: 50.236 2.0 → because 3 * 50.236 mm + 3 * 2.0 mm  = 168.71 mm 

 

 Run the "Convert to Dashes" extension