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:

• 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 (8.9 MB PDF, Updated 12/12/10)
• 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
• TSP art, a technique for drawing likenesses of photographic images, based upon the Travelling Salesman Problem.
• Methods of creating filled regions
• Pen choices
• Blowing Eggs
• Tracing images in Inkscape
• Updating EBB firmware
• Hacks: a collection of ideas for Eggbot mods
• Hardware reference design
• Where will my drawing begin on my egg?
• Improving precision (in progress)
• Some hints on optimization (to be posted)
• 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