vpype VS canvas-sketch

I'm not sure but that sounds like something vpype could do: https://github.com/abey79/vpype

If your polygons are closed you can try using vpype with the occult plug in to automatically remove invisible paths. The catch is that they really need to be closed polygons and not lines. There may be another plug in that does handle lines though.

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.

Ah, very nice.

That should reduce the effort needed to something you might be able to make quick work of, yourself, with some thought.

this website [1] recommends a tool called vpype [2] which might have an option to do what you need or might be able to be tweaked to do what you need

[1] https://www.acrylicode.com/svg-to-gcode-walkthrough/

[2] https://github.com/abey79/vpype

vpype: https://github.com/abey79/vpype occult plugin for vpype: https://github.com/LoicGoulefert/occult

I think the lines are so small it makes dots. You can use vpipe tool to fix up stuff like this. Don't ask me for the command I just know it exists. https://github.com/abey79/vpype

VPype has good tools for post-processing SVG to optimize plot speed. Simplifying the geometry and optimizing the line drawing order are the two basic things. Axidraw's Inkscape extension does some of this automatically, too.

I believe mattdesl/canvas-sketch has some tools to help export a p5 sketch as svg. I haven't used it for that purpose yet but if I was going to try it, this is where I would start.

I know people have gotten p5 to run in canvas-sketch and that canvas-sketch has the capability to output svg

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.

Yep! Using it wrapped with Matt DesLauriers' canvas-sketch, which I've found really useful for local development, especially exporting.

With canvas-sketch[1] you hit a keystroke when you see a generation you like, and it runs git commit, captures a print resolution output, and exports it as a file tagged with git hash and optional PRNG seed suffix. This way you can reproduce exactly a generative artwork from years ago, without the hassle of manual git/shell commands, and with any file/image viewer.

[1] - https://github.com/mattdesl/canvas-sketch/blob/master/docs/e...

Another way to get svgs out of p5js is to use canvas-sketch (https://github.com/mattdesl/canvas-sketch) but i have been having a few other issues with that and haven't integrated it into my workflow yet.

If you want to get your hands dirty, I'd recommend canvas-sketch by MattDesl. It's a nice all-in-one package for a sort of 'visual REPL'.

Previously, I used canvas-sketch which is also really nice.

Made with canvas-sketch (highly recommended - it makes exporting GIFs a piece of cake)