Difference between revisions of "The Original Egg-Bot Kit"
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| − | Essential documentation | + | Getting started with Eggbot: Essential documentation |
| − | * | + | * Part I: Assembly guide (to be posted) |
| − | * | + | * Part II: Installing software (to be posted) |
| − | * | + | * Part III: Aligning objects in the Eggbot (to be posted) |
| − | * | + | * Part IV: Making your first plot (to be posted) |
Additional basic-level tutorials: | Additional basic-level tutorials: | ||
* [[Drawing a smiley face]], a detailed example, making a simple drawing in Inkscape and formatting it for the Eggbot. (Partially uploaded) | * [[Drawing a smiley face]], a detailed example, making a simple drawing in Inkscape and formatting it for the Eggbot. (Partially uploaded) | ||
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| + | Getting started with Inkscape: | ||
| + | * [http://inkscape.org/doc/index.php Inkscape Documentation], with links to tutorials and manuals | ||
Advanced tips & topics: | Advanced tips & topics: | ||
| − | * [[TSP art]], a technique based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) for drawing likenesses of photographic | + | * [[TSP art]], a technique based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) for drawing likenesses of photographic images |
* Improving precision (to be posted) | * Improving precision (to be posted) | ||
* [[Hacks]] (to be posted) | * [[Hacks]] (to be posted) | ||
* Methods of creating filled regions (to be posted) | * Methods of creating filled regions (to be posted) | ||
* Some hints on optimization (to be posted) | * Some hints on optimization (to be posted) | ||
| − | * Tracing images (to be posted) | + | * Tracing images in Inkscape (to be posted) |
| − | + | Egg-Bot support resources: | |
| − | * [http://groups.google.com/group/eggbotuser Eggbot-user] Mailing list ( | + | * [http://groups.google.com/group/eggbotuser Eggbot-user] Mailing list (Please sign up!) |
* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/forum/index.php?forum=17 Eggbot Forum] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories | * [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/forum/index.php?forum=17 Eggbot Forum] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories | ||
* [http://www.schmalzhaus.com/EBB/ EBB] page, about the EiBotBoard that powers the Eggbot | * [http://www.schmalzhaus.com/EBB/ EBB] page, about the EiBotBoard that powers the Eggbot | ||
| − | * [http://code.google.com/p/eggbotcode/ Google Project, EggBotCode], where Eggbot software is hosted | + | * [http://code.google.com/p/eggbotcode/ Google Code Project, EggBotCode], where Eggbot software is hosted |
| + | * [http://code.google.com/p/eggbotcode/issues/list Software Issues List @ EggBotCode], if you have a bug to report | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 29 September 2010
This section is for future documentation of The Original Egg-Bot kit.
Main details about the Egg-Bot kit:
- Announcement article at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- Kit page at evilmadscience.com
- egg-bot.com, the official site, featuring the Eggbot FAQ.
Getting started with Eggbot: Essential documentation
- Part I: Assembly guide (to be posted)
- Part II: Installing software (to be posted)
- Part III: Aligning objects in the Eggbot (to be posted)
- Part IV: Making your first plot (to be posted)
Additional basic-level tutorials:
- Drawing a smiley face, a detailed example, making a simple drawing in Inkscape and formatting it for the Eggbot. (Partially uploaded)
Getting started with Inkscape:
- Inkscape Documentation, with links to tutorials and manuals
Advanced tips & topics:
- TSP art, a technique based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) for drawing likenesses of photographic images
- Improving precision (to be posted)
- Hacks (to be posted)
- Methods of creating filled regions (to be posted)
- Some hints on optimization (to be posted)
- Tracing images in Inkscape (to be posted)
Egg-Bot support resources:
- Eggbot-user Mailing list (Please sign up!)
- Eggbot Forum at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- EBB page, about the EiBotBoard that powers the Eggbot
- Google Code Project, EggBotCode, where Eggbot software is hosted
- Software Issues List @ EggBotCode, if you have a bug to report
