Right now I am torn between the Silhouette Cameo which is limited to 10 feet by 12 inches, and the Craftwell Ecraft machine which cuts 12 inches across and is not limited in length. The Ecraft does not use a mat, but from what I have read it leaves small tabs that have to be trimmed off. I have hear...

I have seen people use Inkscape to produce patterns for die cutting and CNC machines. I would like to do the same thing. Is there a way within Inkscape, or with an extension, to fill a page completely with different patterns? I want to minimize the amount of material wasted during the cutting. Some ...