Difference between revisions of "The Original Egg-Bot Kit"

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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
• A quick guide to Inkscape, from microugly, featuring hints for Illustrator users.

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
• Plotting on pumpkins
• Tracing images in Inkscape
• The Diamond Engraving Tool for Eggbot, capable of engraving hard materials including glass and stone.
• The Ostrich Eggbot Kit -- an extra large chassis for plotting on larger objects
• 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
• 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