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| + | RoboPaint RT works by recording user gestures in real time while making a painting. The literal record of gestures that it replays can be saved as a RoboPaint RT file (.rrt file format), to be opened later and continued or painted. Use the Open File and Save File buttons in the program to open or save a file, respectively. | ||
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| + | RoboPaint RT gesture recordings are not drawings in the traditional sense; .rrt files cannot be opened or generated by any other drawing or painting program. | ||
Revision as of 03:21, 14 November 2013
IMPORTANT NOTE:.
A new version of RoboPaint RT will be released the week of November 10. We recommend that all users wait, and install the new version once it is released.
Overview
RoboPaint RT is the "Real Time" Painting Software that allows you to paint with the WaterColorBot. It runs under Mac, Windows, and Linux.
RoboPaint RT is straightforward and manual: Click on a color in the paint palette to change to that color, click on the water to dip the brush in the water, and drag the brush to paint on your paper.
With RoboPaint RT, you can also replay your drawing to make multiple copies, and save the file to open up and print again later. This program can be a lot of fun to play with and is a great way to get acquainted with the WaterColorBot. For those with good artistic skill, it can also be a remarkably powerful program.
Getting RoboPaint RT
First, install the latest version of Java on your computer.
Then, download and install RoboPaint RT from our github account. NOTE: NEW VERSION Coming week of November 10, 2013.
Using RoboPaint RT
Additional information coming week of November 10, 2013.
Hold 'h' for Help
Hold down the 'h' key on your keyboard for a help overlay, explaining the functions of the program.
Saving and loading files
RoboPaint RT works by recording user gestures in real time while making a painting. The literal record of gestures that it replays can be saved as a RoboPaint RT file (.rrt file format), to be opened later and continued or painted. Use the Open File and Save File buttons in the program to open or save a file, respectively.
RoboPaint RT gesture recordings are not drawings in the traditional sense; .rrt files cannot be opened or generated by any other drawing or painting program.
Troubleshooting
"WaterColorBot not found. Entering Simulation Mode."
Application will not start (Windows 8)
If the RoboPaint RT application will not start, it is likely because Java is not installed on your computer. We have seen the program refuse to start , giving an error that "java is not recognized as an internal or external command..."
Motion is jerky/stutters
If the motion of the carriage is basically correct except that it is "jerky" rather than smooth, the likely cause is that the program is running slowly on your computer. RoboPaint RT operates very smoothly with a reasonably fast modern computer, but we have found that a computer busy running other tasks (e.g., playing music or video, heavy downloads, printing, etc) does not have as much time to operate the program, resulting in "stuttery" motion.
For Developers
Running RoboPaint RT within Processing
- Install Processing, from processing.org
- Download and install ani library, from http://www.looksgood.de/libraries/Ani/
- Open robopaint-rt-master>processing>RoboPaint_RT>RoboPaint_RT.pde from within Processing
- Click "Run" button
