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The Axidraw is controlled through a few custom Inkscape extensions. Full documentation can be found on the [http://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/AxiDraw Evil Mad Scientist Wiki] | The Axidraw is controlled through a few custom Inkscape extensions. Full documentation can be found on the [http://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/AxiDraw Evil Mad Scientist Wiki] | ||
Personal notes: | *Personal notes:* | ||
You'll need both the Axidraw control extension and the Hatch Fill extension. This will allow you to take SVG images with large color sections and turn them into a series of straight lines that the Axidraw can understand. With that you can choose the closeness of the lines to each other and to the edge (typically another drawn path) which are dependent on the thickness of the pen. | You'll need both the Axidraw control extension and the Hatch Fill extension. This will allow you to take SVG images with large color sections and turn them into a series of straight lines that the Axidraw can understand. With that you can choose the closeness of the lines to each other and to the edge (typically another drawn path) which are dependent on the thickness of the pen. | ||
For multi-color drawings you can either wing it, and make sure not to bump the Axidraw or drawing surface, or draw a registration mark on the page, and use tracing paper to draw the mark for subsequent colors (to test alignment) | For multi-color drawings you can either wing it, and make sure not to bump the Axidraw or drawing surface, or draw a registration mark on the page, and use tracing paper to draw the mark for subsequent colors (to test alignment) | ||
[https://twitter.com/SwartzCr Noah] is the steward of the Axidraw and should be contacted with any questions about how to use it | |||
For examples of what you can draw, check out [https://twitter.com/hashtag/axidraw?src=hash this hashtag] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:22, 27 September 2016
We have an Axidraw!
It can draw on any flat surface using any sort of pen shaped writing implement!
It should live near the 3d printers and should be treated with care.
The Axidraw is controlled through a few custom Inkscape extensions. Full documentation can be found on the Evil Mad Scientist Wiki
- Personal notes:*
You'll need both the Axidraw control extension and the Hatch Fill extension. This will allow you to take SVG images with large color sections and turn them into a series of straight lines that the Axidraw can understand. With that you can choose the closeness of the lines to each other and to the edge (typically another drawn path) which are dependent on the thickness of the pen.
For multi-color drawings you can either wing it, and make sure not to bump the Axidraw or drawing surface, or draw a registration mark on the page, and use tracing paper to draw the mark for subsequent colors (to test alignment)
Noah is the steward of the Axidraw and should be contacted with any questions about how to use it
For examples of what you can draw, check out this hashtag