The Original Egg-Bot Kit

This page is the central site for documentation of The Original Egg-Bot kit.

Main details about the Egg-Bot kit:

Getting started with Eggbot: Essential documentation

Part I: Assembly guide (8.9 MB PDF, Updated 12/12/10) (Trouble Downloading? Please click 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
TSP art, a technique for drawing likenesses of photographic images, based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem
Pen choices
Blowing Eggs
Tracing images in Inkscape
Updating EBB firmware
Hardware reference design
Hacks: a collection of 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:

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