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Revision as of 05:24, 4 April 2016
This page is the central documentation site for AxiDraw from Evil Mad Scientist.
Important note: AxiDraw is a new product, only just beginning to ship. We are still updating and uploading documentation resources, and will continue to do so for the next few 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
- AxiDraw User Guide (preliminary)
- AxiDraw Software installation
Tutorials
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
Typography and Handwriting-like fonts
- Hershey Text, Inkscape extension (included with Inkscape) for drawing single-stroke text.
- Make a free font based on your handwriting at myscriptfont.com or paintfont.com
- A compendium of information about single stroke fonts
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
- Using AxiDraw with RoboPaint: Coming soon
Example files
Accessories for AxiDraw
- Making your own attachments: Coming soon
- Parallel pen attachment: Coming soon
- Riser blocks: Coming soon
Hardware
- EBB documentation, for the EiBotBoard that powers the WaterColorBot
- Updating EBB firmware
For Developers
- GitHub Project, where AxiDraw software is hosted
- robopaint repository at github. RoboPaint is a stand-alone, Javascript-based application for driving art robots.
- The "CNCserver" API, installed with and implemented by RoboPaint.
- The higher-level "RoboPaint" API, installed with and implemented by RoboPaint.
- EBB Commands documentation, for the EiBotBoard that powers the WaterColorBot
Support Resources
Places for questions, answers, and sharing experiences:
- Support Forum at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- AxiDraw @ Thingiverse where you can share AxiDraw-ready SVG art-- or programs that generate art
Additional support resources:
- Software Issues List @ GitHub, if you have a software bug to report
- Contact Form at Evil Mad Scientist for all other queries, including customer service and spare parts.
