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 13:43, 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
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
