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* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/eggbot Announcement article] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories | * [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/eggbot Announcement article] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories | ||
* [http://evilmadscience.com/tinykitlist/171-egg-bot Product page] at evilmadscience.com | * [http://evilmadscience.com/tinykitlist/171-egg-bot Product page] at evilmadscience.com | ||
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* Part I: Assembly guide. Two versions are available: | * Part I: Assembly guide. Two versions are available: | ||
:: (A) Single-file PDF version: [http://evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/eggbot/ebk_assy_current.pdf Available here], a 9.3 MB PDF document (Trouble Viewing? [[Downloading_PDFs|Please click here.]]) | :: (A) Single-file PDF version: [http://evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/eggbot/ebk_assy_current.pdf Available here], a 9.3 MB PDF document (Trouble Viewing? [[Downloading_PDFs|Please click here.]]) | ||
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* [[Drawing a smiley face]], a detailed example, making a simple drawing in Inkscape and formatting it for the Eggbot | * [[Drawing a smiley face]], a detailed example, making a simple drawing in Inkscape and formatting it for the Eggbot | ||
| − | Getting started with Inkscape: | + | '''Getting started with Inkscape:''' |
* [http://en.flossmanuals.net/Inkscape/ FLOSS Inkscape Manual], from the makers of free manuals for free software | * [http://en.flossmanuals.net/Inkscape/ FLOSS Inkscape Manual], from the makers of free manuals for free software | ||
* [http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html The unofficial manual], "Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program" | * [http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html The unofficial manual], "Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program" | ||
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* [[The Eggbot Extensions|The Eggbot extensions]], a detailed guide to the Eggbot extensions for Inkscape | * [[The Eggbot Extensions|The Eggbot extensions]], a detailed guide to the Eggbot extensions for Inkscape | ||
* [[Framing and Pen Centering|Framing and pen centering]], tips for getting your drawings placed just right on your eggs | * [[Framing and Pen Centering|Framing and pen centering]], tips for getting your drawings placed just right on your eggs | ||
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* [http://groups.google.com/group/eggbotuser Eggbot-user] Mailing list (Please sign up!) | * [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 | ||
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* [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 Code 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 | * [http://code.google.com/p/eggbotcode/issues/list Software Issues List @ EggBotCode], if you have a bug to report | ||
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Revision as of 10:39, 20 June 2011
This page is the central site for documentation of The Original Egg-Bot kit.
Main details about the Egg-Bot kit:
- Announcement article at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- Product page at evilmadscience.com
- egg-bot.com, the official site, featuring the Eggbot FAQ
Getting started with Eggbot: Essential documentation
- Part I: Assembly guide. Two versions are available:
- (A) Single-file PDF version: Available here, a 9.3 MB PDF document (Trouble Viewing? Please click here.)
- (B) Page-by-page online version: Available here.
- Part II: Installing software
- Part III: Making your first plot
Additional basic-level tutorials:
- Drawing a smiley face, a detailed example, making a simple drawing in Inkscape and formatting it for the Eggbot
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
Advanced topics and tips:
- The Eggbot extensions, a detailed guide to the Eggbot extensions for Inkscape
- Framing and pen centering, tips for getting your drawings placed just right on your eggs
- The Eggbot coordinate system
- Improving precision
- Methods of creating filled regions
- Hershey Text Inkscape extension for drawing single-stroke text
- TSP art, a technique for drawing likenesses of photographic images, based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem
- Pen choices
- Spherical media
- Blowing Eggs
- Plotting on plastic eggs
- Tracing images in Inkscape
- Japanese resource for EggBot Extensions by MakiYoshida on Thingiverse
- Updating EBB firmware
- Hardware reference design
- Hacks: Some ideas for Eggbot mods
- Some hints on optimization (to be posted)
- Eggbot software release notes
- Troubleshooting
- Help wanted
Places for questions, answers, and sharing experiences:
- Eggbot-user Mailing list (Please sign up!)
- Eggbot Forum at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- Eggbot Flickr Group where you can share photos of your Eggbot and your Egg-Plots
- Eggbot @ Thingiverse where you can share Eggbot-ready SVG art-- or programs that generate art
Additional support resources:
- 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
