K40 Whisperer opens a blank version of my design

Lasers K40 Whisperer
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Hello,
I am a newbie to K40 Whisperer.
I was happily using LaserDRW when after Yesterdays W!n10 update, nothing works. After trying everything, i found a post about the Whisperer Program.
I Installed it, with the USB Driver etc. and everything seems to be working.
However, when i do a simple design in Inkscape, save and import that into Whisperer, it either shows a Black Square or a clear white square, no image.
Can anybody help me?

Just as info, yes i have Initialized the laser and yes it moves my K40. if i drag the white or black square around the workspace, the laserhead also moves. so i am pretty sure they are communicating ok. i just cant seem to get any image to show in the app.

Thanks in advance,
Nevarda

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Feel free to upload a sample .svg file here so that those here who know K40 Whisperer well can use it in case it’s helpful for diagnosing the problem.

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You can also try the test SVG file to see it it works. If it does, there is probably something going on with the files you create:
https://www.scorchworks.com/K40whisperer/k40_whisperer_test.svg

If the test SVG does not show correctly there is something else going wrong with K40 Whisperer or Inkscape.

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Weinachtsman

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Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
I used that sample file, it works in the app.
I also opened the file in my Inkscape and saved it as another doc, it still worked in the Whisperer app. so I am a bit lost there. I uploaded a sample file on the previous reply.

My thought, it has to be Inkscape??

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Would you look at that.
The image, which shows perfectly well in my Inkscape, wont show up here when i upload it ? mmm

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When I download it and open it up, it’s blank. Open up the original version with a text editor on your own system. Does it look like this?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->
<svg xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd" xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape" width="101mm" height="101mm" viewBox="0 0 101 101" version="1.1" id="svg8" inkscape:version="0.92.4 (5da689c313, 2019-01-14)" sodipodi:docname="Vater Xmas b.svg">
  <defs id="defs2"/>
  
  
  <g inkscape:label="Layer 1" inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer1" transform="translate(409.7262,-245.89285)">
    
  </g>
</svg>
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Hi all,
happy Sunday.
Ok, so lets start, it seems to all be working now, thank you for any and all assistance.

Because i was still using LaserDRW, the plugin that allowed me to save In LZR format only worked in Inkscape 0.92 !! yes i know, wow, when was that? Haha.

Anyway, Since i figured out that i dont HAVE to use LaserDRW and i dont necessarily need that idiot dongle plugged in, I downloaded and installed the latest stable version of InkScape.

Let me tell you, what a shock.
consider this topic solved and i will return to my desk and start learning.

I thought i was quite proficient in the old Inkscape. I managed to copy and recreate all the things thet were currently being done in my old version.

Have a fantastic day and once again, thanks for the advice.

Nev

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Hi Michael,
when i looked through this and saw the references to the version … 0.92, i got the feeling this was where the issue was.
Thanks for the help

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Hi all,
just a quick update, i am having so much fun.
thanks again for the assistance.

a bit of tweaking here and there and its engraving perfectly again.
here are a few tests i did.

Cheers,
Nevarda

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