Difference between revisions of "AxiDraw"
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* [http://inkscape.org/doc/index.php Inkscape Documentation], at Inkscape.org, with links to official and unofficial tutorials and manuals | * [http://inkscape.org/doc/index.php Inkscape Documentation], at Inkscape.org, with links to official and unofficial tutorials and manuals | ||
* [http://www.microugly.com/inkscape-quickguide/ A quick guide to Inkscape], from microugly, featuring hints for Illustrator users. | * [http://www.microugly.com/inkscape-quickguide/ A quick guide to Inkscape], from microugly, featuring hints for Illustrator users. | ||
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* AxiDraw example set: ''Coming soon'' | * AxiDraw example set: ''Coming soon'' | ||
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* [https://github.com/evil-mad/AxiDraw/ GitHub Project], where AxiDraw software is hosted | * [https://github.com/evil-mad/AxiDraw/ GitHub Project], where AxiDraw software is hosted | ||
* [https://github.com/evil-mad/AxiDraw/issues Software Issues List @ GitHub], if you have a bug to report | * [https://github.com/evil-mad/AxiDraw/issues Software Issues List @ GitHub], if you have a bug to report | ||
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Revision as of 14:43, 14 March 2016
This page is the central documentation site for AxiDraw from Evil Mad Scientist.
Important note: AxiDraw is a new product, which begins shipping in late March. This page will be filled in rapidly as software and documentation resources are uploaded over the next couple of weeks.
Contents
[hide]AxiDraw
Main details about the AxiDraw
- Introducing Axidraw: Announcement article at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- Purchase AxiDraw at Evil Mad Scientist shop
- axidraw.com, the official site.
Getting started with AxiDraw: Essential documentation
- Quick start guide: Coming soon
- Software installation links: Coming soon
Additional resources:
Tutorials
- AxiDraw quick start: Coming soon
Getting started with Inkscape:
- FLOSS Inkscape Manual, from the makers of free manuals for free software
- The unofficial manual, "Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program"
- Inkscape Documentation, at Inkscape.org, with links to official and unofficial tutorials and manuals
- A quick guide to Inkscape, from microugly, featuring hints for Illustrator users.
Advanced topics and tips
General Usage
- AxiDraw quick start: Coming soon
- Pen choices for AxiDraw: Coming soon
- Paper choices for AxiDraw: Coming soon
Typography and Handwriting-like fonts
- Hershey Text, Inkscape extension (included with Inkscape) for drawing single-stroke text.
- Choosing fonts: Coming soon
- Make a free font based on your handwriting
Advanced design topics
- Tracing images in Inkscape
- Some hints on optimization
- StippleGen stippling software
- TSP art, a technique for drawing likenesses of photographic images, based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem
Software
- A detailed guide to the AxiDraw extensions for Inkscape: Coming soon
Example files
- AxiDraw example set: Coming soon
Accessories for AxiDraw
- Making your own attachments: Coming soon
- Parallel pen attachment: Coming soon
Hardware
Support Resources
Places for questions, answers, and sharing experiences:
- AxiDraw Forum at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- AxiDraw @ Thingiverse where you can share AxiDraw-ready SVG art-- or programs that generate art
Additional support resources:
- EBB page, about the EiBotBoard that powers the AxiDraw
- GitHub Project, where AxiDraw software is hosted
- Software Issues List @ GitHub, if you have a bug to report
