Difference between revisions of "The Original Egg-Bot Kit"
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Main details about the Egg-Bot kit: | Main details about the Egg-Bot kit: | ||
* [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 Kit page] at evilmadscience.com | + | * [http://evilmadscience.com/tinykitlist/171-egg-bot Kit page] at evilmadscience.com |
* [http://www.egg-bot.com/ egg-bot.com], the official site, featuring the Eggbot [http://egg-bot.com/index.php?page=FAQ FAQ]. | * [http://www.egg-bot.com/ egg-bot.com], the official site, featuring the Eggbot [http://egg-bot.com/index.php?page=FAQ FAQ]. | ||
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Getting started with Eggbot: Essential documentation | Getting started with Eggbot: Essential documentation | ||
* Part I: [http://evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/eggbot/ebb_assy_revB.pdf Assembly guide] (10 MB PDF Document) | * Part I: [http://evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/eggbot/ebb_assy_revB.pdf Assembly guide] (10 MB PDF Document) | ||
− | * Part II: [[Installing software]] ( | + | * Part II: [[Installing software]] (started) |
* Part III: Aligning objects in the Eggbot (to be posted) | * Part III: Aligning objects in the Eggbot (to be posted) | ||
* Part IV: Making your first plot (to be posted) | * Part IV: Making your first plot (to be posted) | ||
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Advanced topics and tips: | Advanced topics and tips: | ||
− | * [[TSP art]], a technique based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem | + | * [[TSP art]], a technique for drawing likenesses of photographic images, based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem. |
* [[Blowing Eggs]] | * [[Blowing Eggs]] | ||
* [[Pen choices]] | * [[Pen choices]] | ||
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* [[Improving precision]] (to be posted) | * [[Improving precision]] (to be posted) | ||
− | * Methods of [[creating filled regions]] ( | + | * Methods of [[creating filled regions]] (started) |
* Some [[hints on optimization]] (to be posted) | * Some [[hints on optimization]] (to be posted) | ||
− | * [[Tracing images]] in Inkscape | + | * [[Tracing images]] in Inkscape |
* [[Updating EBB firmware]] | * [[Updating EBB firmware]] | ||
+ | * [[Hacks]]: a collection of ideas for Eggbot mods | ||
* [[Help wanted]] | * [[Help wanted]] | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 4 October 2010
This page is the central site for documentation of The Original Egg-Bot kit. We are still in a frenzy adding new content to this page. :)
Please do not link to this site our announce its presence until Tuesday, 10/5/2010.
Main details about the Egg-Bot kit:
- Announcement article at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- Kit page at evilmadscience.com
- egg-bot.com, the official site, featuring the Eggbot FAQ.
Getting started with Eggbot: Essential documentation
- Part I: Assembly guide (10 MB PDF Document)
- Part II: Installing software (started)
- Part III: Aligning objects in the Eggbot (to be posted)
- Part IV: Making your first plot (to be posted)
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:
- Inkscape Documentation, at Inkscape.org, with links to official and unofficial tutorials and manuals
- The unofficial manual, "Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program"
Advanced topics and tips:
- TSP art, a technique for drawing likenesses of photographic images, based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem.
- Blowing Eggs
- Pen choices
- Improving precision (to be posted)
- Methods of creating filled regions (started)
- Some hints on optimization (to be posted)
- Tracing images in Inkscape
- Updating EBB firmware
- Hacks: a collection of ideas for Eggbot mods
- Help wanted
Egg-Bot support resources:
- Eggbot-user Mailing list (Please sign up!)
- Eggbot Forum at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
- 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