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| saxi | axidraw | |
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| 5 | 2 | |
| 454 | 419 | |
| - | 1.4% | |
| 6.7 | 5.8 | |
| 7 days ago | 17 days ago | |
| TypeScript | Python | |
| GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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saxi
- Which version of Processing should I learn if I want to plot my images with an Axidraw plotter?
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My drawing robot in action
I use an opensource tool called Saxi to interface with the plotter. It's super easy! https://github.com/nornagon/saxi
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Islamic Geometric Art (Design #30 from Anadolu Selçuklu Sanatinin Geometrik Dili)
The basics: I generated this plot via a program I wrote. That program was written in Javascript, using the p5.js library for drawing lines and stuff, and canvas-sketch to generate the SVG for plotting. I passed the SVG through vpype to merge & sort the lines, and then connected to the AxiDraw using saxi. Not knowing where you're at, those are a good choice to get started—Javascript is an okay language, and p5.js is really good for just getting stuff appearing on the page. And you can just start with the first 2, and add vpype and saxi later.
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Gifts for an Axidraw lover
A raspberry pi to run a little server running https://github.com/nornagon/saxi is something I personally use all the time.
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An intro to Pen Plotters (2019)
+1 for the AxiDraw. The author does link to this page: https://github.com/beardicus/awesome-plotters which has some good AxiDraw resources.
I became much happier with my setup when I switched to running the AxiDraw from a Raspberry Pi using Saxi: https://github.com/nornagon/saxi
axidraw
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An intro to Pen Plotters (2019)
I bought an Axidraw recently and its been great, its a fairly robust device. Plotting quality has been great, although it takes some learning on how to use it. They also take care to use non-proprietary firmware, and publishes it as open source: https://github.com/evil-mad/axidraw
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Inkscape (or dependencies) wrong version?
Traceback (most recent call last): File "axidraw_control.py", line 10, in axidraw_control = from_dependency_import('axidrawinternal.axidraw_control') File "/home/cogburnd02/.config/inkscape/extensions/plot_utils_import.py", line 36, in from_dependency_import module = import_module(module_name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module __import__(name) File "/home/cogburnd02/.config/inkscape/extensions/axidraw_deps/axidrawinternal/axidraw_control.py", line 28, in from axidrawinternal import axidraw # https://github.com/evil-mad/axidraw File "/home/cogburnd02/.config/inkscape/extensions/axidraw_deps/axidrawinternal/axidraw.py", line 38, in from axidrawinternal import axidraw_svg_reorder File "/home/cogburnd02/.config/inkscape/extensions/axidraw_deps/axidrawinternal/axidraw_svg_reorder.py", line 44, in plot_utils = from_dependency_import('plotink.plot_utils') # https://github.com/evil-mad/plotink Requires version 0.15 File "/home/cogburnd02/.config/inkscape/extensions/axidraw_deps/plotink/plot_utils_import.py", line 36, in from_dependency_import module = import_module(module_name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module __import__(name) File "/home/cogburnd02/.config/inkscape/extensions/axidraw_deps/plotink/plot_utils.py", line 40, in from math import sqrt, isclose ImportError: cannot import name isclose
What are some alternatives?
GRBL-Plotter - A GCode sender (not only for lasers or plotters) for up to two GRBL controller. SVG, DXF, HPGL import. 6 axis DRO.
awesome-plotters - A curated list of code and resources for computer-controlled drawing machines and other visual art robots.
plotink - Common files for Inkscape extensions to drive EggBot, WaterColorBot, and similar plotter-type machines
AMaDiA - Astus' Mathematical Display Application : A GUI for Mathematics (Calculator, LaTeX Converter, Plotter, ... )
p5.js-svg - SVG runtime for p5.js.
Makelangelo-software - Software for plotters - especially the wall-hanging polargraph also called Makelangelo.
vpype - The Swiss-Army-knife command-line tool for plotter vector graphics.
fishdraw - procedurally generated fish drawings
rbush - RBush — a high-performance JavaScript R-tree-based 2D spatial index for points and rectangles
canvas-sketch - [beta] A framework for making generative artwork in JavaScript and the browser.