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<h1 id="awesome-plotters-awesome">Awesome Plotters <a
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href="https://awesome.re"><img src="https://awesome.re/badge.svg"
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alt="Awesome" /></a></h1>
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<p>A curated list of code and resources for computer-controlled drawing
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machines and other visual art robots.</p>
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<h2 id="contents">Contents</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#hardware">Hardware</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#plotters">Plotters</a></li>
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<li><a href="#motor-controllers">Motor Controllers</a></li>
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<li><a href="#accessories-and-adapters">Accessories and
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Adapters</a></li>
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<li><a href="#pens">Pens</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#software">Software</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#hpgl">HPGL</a></li>
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<li><a href="#g-code">G-code</a></li>
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<li><a href="#plotter-control">Plotter Control</a></li>
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<li><a href="#vector-creation">Vector Creation</a></li>
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<li><a href="#vector-utilities">Vector Utilities</a></li>
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<li><a href="#fonts">Fonts</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#inspiration-instruction-and-research">Inspiration,
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Instruction, and Research</a></li>
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<li><a href="#manuals-ephemera-papers-and-patents">Manuals, Ephemera,
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Papers, and Patents</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#manuals">Manuals</a></li>
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<li><a href="#ephemera">Ephemera</a></li>
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<li><a href="#papers">Papers</a></li>
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<li><a href="#patents">Patents</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#courses">Courses</a></li>
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<li><a href="#community">Community</a></li>
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<li><a href="#plotter-art-for-sale">Plotter Art For Sale</a></li>
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<li><a href="#other-awesomes">Other Awesomes</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="hardware">Hardware</h2>
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<h3 id="plotters">Plotters</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a
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href="https://shop.evilmadscientist.com/productsmenu/846">AxiDraw</a> -
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Pen plotter from <a href="https://www.evilmadscientist.com">Evil Mad
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Scientist</a>, very popular on #plottertwitter.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.line-us.com">Line-us</a> - A cute little
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kickstarted robotic drawing arm.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2349232">Drawing
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Robot</a> - 3d-Printable AxiDraw clone w/ Arduino CNC Shield controller
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running grbl firmware.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.instructables.com/id/4xiDraw/">4xiDraw</a> -
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Yet another 3d-printable AxiDraw clone w/ Arduino CNC Shield controller
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running grbl firmware.</li>
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<li><a href="https://watercolorbot.com">WaterColorBot</a> - XY art robot
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and software to plot with watercolor paints.</li>
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<li><a href="https://egg-bot.com">EggBot</a> - Pen plotter for
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egg-shaped and spherical objects.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?class=4&cat=24">HP
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Pen Plotters</a> - Vintage desktop and floor-standing pen plotters from
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the creator of the HPGL standard. Model 7475A is very common and can
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usually be found on eBay.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_pwzqPk6Gg">Roland Pen
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Plotters</a> - Vintage flatbed HPGL pen plotters. Search eBay for
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“roland dxy”.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://brachiograph.readthedocs.io/en/latest/">BrachioGraph</a> -
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A cheap and simple plotter made from sticks, servos, and a Raspberry Pi
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running Python. Here’s <a
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Jh1daCl60">video of a
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BrachioGraph talk at PyCon UK</a> from the creator.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.diymachines.co.uk/arduino-cnc-drawing-machine">Arduino
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CNC Drawing Machine</a> - A fairly simple 3d-printed AxiDraw-style
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plotter with good video documentation.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/jamescarruthers/PlotterXY">PlotterXY</a>
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- A coreXY plotter made from extrusion, 3d-printed parts, and an
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inexpensive 3d-printer control board.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://store.bantamtools.com/collections/bantam-tools-nextdraw">NextDraw</a>
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- The <a href="https://www.bantamtools.com">Bantam Tools</a> successor
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to the popular AxiDraw pen plotter.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="motor-controllers">Motor Controllers</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/synthetos/grblShield">grblShield</a> -
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All the stepper motor control hardware needed to turn an <a
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href="https://www.arduino.cc">Arduino</a> into a G-code-based motion
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controller using the grbl firmware. (<a
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href="https://www.adafruit.com/product/1750">adafruit</a>)</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/synthetos/TinyG">TinyG</a> - More
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featureful and robust 6-axis G-code-based motion control hardware. (<a
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href="https://www.adafruit.com/product/1749">adafruit</a>)</li>
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<li><a href="https://blog.protoneer.co.nz/arduino-cnc-shield">Arduino
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CNC Shield</a> - Grbl-compatible stepper motor control shield for
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Arduino, similar to the grblShield.</li>
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<li><a href="https://wiki.protoneer.co.nz/Raspberry_Pi_CNC">Raspberry Pi
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CNC Hat</a> - Raspberry Pi add-on board w/ stepper controllers and a
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microcontroller running grbl. Interfaces with the Pi’s serial pins.</li>
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<li><a href="https://shop.evilmadscientist.com/productsmenu/188">EBB
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Driver Board</a> - USB-based dual stepper motor controller board,
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originally designed for the EggBot.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="accessories-and-adapters">Accessories and Adapters</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://biosrhythm.com/?page_id=1453">WiFi232</a> - Wifi to
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RS-232 serial via a DB25 plug. Control your serial plotter
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wirelessly.</li>
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<li><a
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href="http://sites.music.columbia.edu/cmc/chiplotle/plotter_cable.pdf">Plotter
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Cable Pinout</a> - Schematic for a plotter cable that will work for most
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HP and Roland plotters. Search eBay or Amazon for
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<code>DB9 to DB25 Serial Null Modem Cable</code> or similar to find them
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for sale.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/rhalkyard/plotadapter">PlotAdapter</a> -
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“Serial-GPIB converter for HP Plotters”, uses an Arduino microcontroller
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to convert serial HPGL to the GPIB/HP-IB expected by some older HP
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plotters.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="pens">Pens</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.printables.com/model/156721-sharpie-fine-point-plotter-adapter">Sharpie
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Fine Point Plotter Adapter</a> - 3d-printed adapter to fit a standard
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Sharpie in an HP-GL plotter.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://openjscad.xyz/#https://gist.githubusercontent.com/beardicus/d668c0f6b96be53d16dc/raw/plotter-pen-adapter.jscad">Parametric
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3d-Printable Plotter Pen Adapter</a> - Adjustable model to print
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adapters for various pens.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.printables.com/model/156722-plotter-pen">Plotter Pen
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STL Models</a> - Accurate STL models of both short and long standard
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plotter pens.</li>
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<li><a href="https://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/Pens_for_AxiDraw">Pens
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for AxiDraw</a> - List of pens suitable for general plotter abuse.</li>
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<li><a href="https://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/Pen_choices">Pens for
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EggBot</a> - Egg- and glass-focused pen recommendations but still
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generally applicable information.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://www.jetpens.com/blog/the-best-white-ink-pens/pt/340">JetPens
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- The Best White Ink Pens</a> - A comprehensive review of many white ink
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pens, with pictures of their coverage characteristics.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="software">Software</h2>
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<h3 id="hpgl">HPGL</h3>
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<p>HPGL is a serial/text-based protocol used by most old pen plotters,
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and even many new vinyl cutters.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/drepetto/chiplotle">Chiplotle</a> -
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Python library for generating HPGL and interfacing with serial
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plotters.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/cyprienh/chiplotle3">Chiplotle3</a> -
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Chiplotle fork updated for Python 3.x compatibility.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.isoplotec.co.jp/HPGL/eHPGL.htm">HPGL Reference
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Guide</a> - HTML-based HPGL Reference.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://archive.org/details/HP7475AInterfacingandProgrammingManual">HP
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7475A Interfacing and Programming Manual</a> - Scanned PDF manual that
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contains a full HPGL reference.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/djipco/hpgl">djipco/hpgl</a> - A Node.js
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library to communicate with HPGL-compatible plotters and printers.</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/hp2xx">hp2xx</a> - GNU tool to
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convert HPGL into other vector and raster formats. Can also be used as a
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previewing in X11.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/anachrocomputer/vec">vec</a> - Example C
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code for generating HPGL, with a turtle graphics interface.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/aubergene/d3-hpgl">d3-hpgl</a> - An
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adapter for the HTML Canvas API so you can output HPGL using the popular
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<a href="https://d3js.org">D3</a> library.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/drskullster/HPGLViewer">HPGL Viewer</a>
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- An HPGL Viewer using JavaScript and HTML5 canvas.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/LgHS/hpgl-sender">HPGL Sender</a> - A
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web interface for previewing HPGL and sending it to your plotter.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/ciaron/HPGLGraphics">HPGLGraphics</a> -
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A Processing library for writing HPGL files.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/awdriggs/processing2hpgl">processing2hpgl</a> -
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A Processing library that allows for direct communication with HPGL pen
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plotters from within a Processing sketch.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="g-code">G-code</h3>
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<p>G-code is a text-based standard for controlling CNC machines. Though
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it was designed for industrial machines, its use in many hobbyist 3d
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printer firmwares has made it ubiquitous in small-scale DIY projects as
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well.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/grbl/grbl">grbl</a> - A high-performance
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G-code interpreting firmware for the Atmega 328 microcontroller and
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Arduino.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/cncjs/cncjs">cncjs</a> - A web-based
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interface controlling CNC machines running grbl, TinyG, or other
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G-code-based firmware.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/ryansturmer/node-gcode">node-gcode</a> -
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Node.js G-code interpreter and simulator.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/em/svg2gcode">svg2gcode</a> - Node.js
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command line utility for converting SVG to G-code.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/vishpat/svg2gcode">svg2gcode</a> -
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Python utility for fast SVG to G-code conversion.</li>
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<li><a href="http://jscut.org/">jscut</a> - A web-based utility for
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converting SVG to G-code.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/winder/Universal-G-Code-Sender">Universal-G-Code-Sender</a>
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- Java-based grbl-compatible cross-platform G-code sender.</li>
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<li><a href="http://chilipeppr.com">ChiliPeppr Hardware Fiddle</a> -
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Modular web-based workspaces to visualize G-code and control
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hardware.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/o0morgan0o/gcode-generative-for-processing">gcode-generative-for-processing</a>
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- Processing library, aiming to create gcode from simple shapes.
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(Designed for usage with the Creality CR10)</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/arpruss/gcodeplot">gcodeplot</a> -
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Python utility to convert SVG and HPGL to G-code for a 3-axis CNC
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machine.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="plotter-control">Plotter Control</h3>
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<p>Software for controlling plotter hardware.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/evil-mad/axidraw">axidraw</a> - Official
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AxiDraw extensions for Inkscape.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/fogleman/axi">axi</a> - Unofficial
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Python library for the AxiDraw v3.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/fogleman/xy">xy</a> - Utilities for the
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Makeblock XY Plotter Robot Kit.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/arkypita/LaserGRBL">LaserGRBL</a> -
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Laser-optimized Windows GUI for grbl controllers. Could be repurposed
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for DIY pen plotters that use a solenoid for pen up/down movements.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/Line-us/Inkscape-Plugin">Line-us
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Inkscape Plugin</a> - Sends drawings to the Line-us plotter directly
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from Inkscape.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/Line-us/Line-us-Programming">Line-us API
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Examples</a> - Example code for the Line-us plotter’s G-code-based
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API.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/beardicus/line-us"><span
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class="citation"
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data-cites="beardicus/line-us">@beardicus/line-us</span></a> -
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JavaScript library for controlling the Line-us machine from Node or the
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browser.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/RickMcConney/PenPlotter">PenPlotter</a>
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- Polargraph controller that uses repetier firmware.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/MarginallyClever/Makelangelo-firmware">Makelangelo-firmware</a>
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- Firmware for the Makelangelo polargraph robot.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/evil-mad/robopaint">RoboPaint</a> -
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Software for the WaterColorBot.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/ralphcrutzen/AxiTurtle">AxiTurtle</a> -
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Turtle graphics for AxiDraw in Processing.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/svenhb/GRBL-Plotter">GRBL-Plotter</a> -
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Plotter-optimized Windows GUI for grbl controller with SVG and DXF
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import, and flexible pen up/down control.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/nornagon/saxi">saxi</a> - Driver and
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library for the AxiDraw. Uses constant-acceleration motion planning and
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automatically resizes to paper.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/Jan--Henrik/MP2300-Tools">MP2300-Tools</a> -
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Software for converting HPGL to Graphtec’s GPGL format, as well as CAD
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files for a Graphtec plotter pen adapter.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/inkcut/inkcut">Inkcut</a> - Application
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for controlling 2D plotters, cutters, engravers, and CNC machines.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/Lana-chan/pypenwriter">pypenwriter</a> -
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Python script to convert and send SVG drawings to the Panasonic
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PenWriter family of typewriter plotters.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="vector-creation">Vector Creation</h3>
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<p>Tools to create vector artwork from scratch or by conversion from
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other formats.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://inkscape.org">Inkscape</a> - Popular cross-platform
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open source vector graphics editor.</li>
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<li><a href="https://p5js.org">p5.js</a> - “JavaScript library that
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makes coding accessible for artists, designers, educators, and
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beginners”.</li>
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<li><a href="http://paperjs.org">Paper.js</a> - “The Swiss Army Knife of
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Vector Graphics Scripting”.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/fogleman/ln">ln</a> - Vector-based 3D
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renderer written in Go.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/autotrace/autotrace">autotrace</a> -
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Converts bitmap images to vector graphics.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/evil-mad/stipplegen">stipplegen</a> -
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Creates interesting stippled drawings from bitmap images. (<a
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href="https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2012/stipplegen2">blog
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post</a>)</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/gwygonik/SquiggleDraw/commits/master">SquiggleDraw</a>
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- “SquiggleDraw will create a SVG file from an image, using the
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brightness to change the amplitude of sine waves”.</li>
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<li><a href="https://svgurt.com">svgurt</a> - Web-based PNG to SVG
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creative noodler.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/mzucker/maptrace">maptrace</a> - Produce
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watertight polygonal vector maps by tracing raster images.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/Scott-Cooper/Drawbot_image_to_gcode_v2">Drawbot_image_to_gcode_v2</a>
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- Creates G-code for use on drawbots.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/fullscreennl/blackstripes-python-extensions">blackstripes</a>
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- Turns a PNG image into a SVG line drawing.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/fogleman/ribbon">Ribbon</a> - Ribbon
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diagrams of proteins in written in Go.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/mattdesl/penplot">penplot</a> - A
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development environment for plotter art in JavaScript.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/paulgb/penkit">penkit</a> - A Python
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library for creating line-based SVG graphics.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/digitalcoleman/generativeExamples">generativeExamples</a>
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- Example Processing code that generates plottable PDFs.</li>
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<li><a href="https://svg-exporter.netlify.com">Let’s make map</a> -
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Web-based tool to export an SVG map from Mapzen tiles.</li>
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<li><a href="https://linedream.marcrleonard.com/">LineDream</a> - A
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generative art library for Python that can export SVGs.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://jasonwebb.github.io/SuperformulaSVG-for-web">SuperformulaSVG
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for web</a> - A generative line art web app.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/bleeptrack/scribbleplot">scribbleplot</a> -
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Scribbly image transformations in Processing.</li>
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<li><a href="https://maker.js.org">Maker.js</a> - Library for creating
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2D vector drawings for CNC and laser cutter machines.</li>
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<li><a href="https://turtletoy.net">Turtletoy</a> - Browser-based
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JavaScript turtle graphics API with SVG export.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/brubsby/cozyvec">cozyvec</a> -
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Web/Standalone terminal environment for plotter art and tweet
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plots.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://observablehq.com/collection/@makio135/plotter">makio135/plotter</a>
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- An <a href="https://observablehq.com/">Observable</a> notebook
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collection full of plotter-oriented work.</li>
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<li><a href="https://mitxela.com/plotterfun/">PlotterFun</a> -
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Browser-based Image to SVG converter similar to SquiggleDraw.</li>
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<li><a href="https://svgjs.dev/">SVG.js</a> - Dependency-free
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lightweight library for creating, manipulating, and animating SVG.</li>
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<li><a href="https://components.ai/">Components AI</a> - Experimental
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computational design platform for exploring generative space.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/SonarSonic/DrawingBotV3">DrawingBotV3</a> -
|
||
Cross-platform software for converting images to line drawings.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://github.com/LingDong-/linedraw">linedraw</a> -
|
||
Python tool to convert images to sketchy vector line drawings.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://plotter.vision/">plotter.vision</a> - Interactive
|
||
website for hidden line removal of STL files to generate plottable SVG.
|
||
Also supports Red/Blue 3D glasses.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://github.com/piebro/plotting-maps">plotting-maps</a>
|
||
- A simple web tool to create OpenStreetMap SVG maps for plotting.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://github.com/LiciaHe/threadPlotter">ThreadPlotter</a>
|
||
- “A toolkit for the design and fabrication of delicate punch needle
|
||
embroidery using X-Y plotters”.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://javier.xyz/pintr">PINTR</a> - Plottable random line
|
||
drawings from your images.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://revdancatt.com/penplotter/">REVDANCATT Plotter
|
||
Tools</a> - A bunch of web-based pen plotter tools with SVG output.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://msurguy.github.io/flow-lines/">Flow Lines</a> - A
|
||
tool for generating flow line representations using SVG paths /
|
||
polylines.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://doersino.github.io/uji/">UJI</a> - A web-based
|
||
generative art thing with SVG export.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://u840903.github.io/multiplication-mandalas/">Studio</a> - A
|
||
web-based tool for creating multiplication mandalas.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://msurguy.github.io/rad-lines/">Rad Lines</a> - A
|
||
web-based radial lines vector generation tool with SVG export.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="vector-utilities">Vector Utilities</h3>
|
||
<p>Tools to manipulate and optimize vector-based file formats.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://github.com/inconvergent/svgsort">svgsort</a> - Path
|
||
planning for plotting SVG files, reduces time spent moving with the pen
|
||
up.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://github.com/svg/svgo">svgo</a> - Node.js-based tool
|
||
for optimizing SVG files.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/ezheidtmann/polargraph-optimizer">Polargraph
|
||
Optimizer</a> - Optimize drawing plan for a polargraph.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/paulgb/penkit/tree/master/optimizer">penkit-optimize</a>
|
||
- An SVG optimizer that uses a vehicle routing solver to minimize plot
|
||
time.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://github.com/NYTimes/svg-crowbar">svg-crowbar</a> -
|
||
Chrome-only bookmarklet for extracting SVG from an HTML document.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://github.com/abey79/vpype">vpype</a> -
|
||
Plotter-focused Python-based CLI utility for generating and manipulating
|
||
SVGs, including scaling and optimizing paths.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://msurguy.github.io/svg-cropper-tool/">SVG
|
||
Cropper</a> - A browser-based tool to crop SVGs using different
|
||
primitives, custom shapes, or other SVGs.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="fonts">Fonts</h3>
|
||
<p>Single-line vector fonts or “engraving fonts”.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="http://imajeenyus.com/computer/20150110_single_line_fonts/index.shtml">Summary
|
||
of single line fonts</a> - Good information and links to other resources
|
||
and fonts.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/hershey">Hershey Vector
|
||
Font</a> - <code>.fnt</code> format of vector fonts from the 60s.
|
||
Includes a good overview of the original data format of the fonts.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/kamalmostafa/hershey-fonts">hershey-fonts</a> -
|
||
C library and original font data for the Hershey fonts.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://gitlab.com/oskay/svg-fonts">svg-fonts</a> -
|
||
Single-line fonts in an SVG format, mainly for use with the <a
|
||
href="https://gitlab.com/oskay/hershey-text">Hershey Text</a> Inkscape
|
||
plugin.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://msurguy.github.io/cnc-text-tool/">CNC Text Tool</a>
|
||
- Browser-based Hershey Text tool with export to SVG.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://github.com/Andy1978/hf2gcode">hf2gcode</a> -
|
||
Generates G-code from text with a Hershey font.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://github.com/scruss/FifteenTwenty">FifteenTwenty:
|
||
Commodore 1520 plotter font</a> - <a
|
||
href="https://scruss.com/blog/2016/04/23/fifteentwenty-commodore-1520-plotter-font/">Blog
|
||
post</a> about the creation of this font from the original ROM.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="inspiration-instruction-and-research">Inspiration, Instruction,
|
||
and Research</h2>
|
||
<p>Blog posts, articles, tutorials, galleries, videos, et cetera.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://medium.com/quarterstudio/an-intro-to-pen-plotters-29b6bd4327ba">An
|
||
Intro to Pen Plotters</a> - Good info on getting started with old HPGL
|
||
plotters.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://mrmrs.cc/writing/pen-plotting-intro/">An
|
||
Introduction to Pen Plotting</a> - Another getting started article with
|
||
modern pen plotters.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://medium.com/@fogleman/pen-plotter-programming-the-basics-ec0407ab5929">Pen
|
||
Plotter Programming: The Basics</a> - Some basics of programming vector
|
||
paths, including sorting, joining, and simplifying.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://inconvergent.net/generative">On Generative
|
||
Algorithms</a> - Nice 13-part walkthrough of interesting
|
||
algorithms.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://hackaday.io/project/12276-roland-dg-dxy-990">Roland
|
||
DG DXY-990</a> - Quickstart guide for a Roland flatbed plotter.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://sighack.com/post/cohen-sutherland-line-clipping-algorithm">The
|
||
Cohen-Sutherland Line Clipping Algorithm</a> - Detailed explanation and
|
||
examples of an interesting algorithm.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/vera-molnar-in-thinking-machines-at-moma">Vera
|
||
Molnár</a> - OG plotter artist.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://juerglehni.com/works/hektor">Hektor</a> - The
|
||
original cable-based drawbot from 2002.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://mattdesl.svbtle.com/pen-plotter-1">Pen Plotter Art
|
||
& Algorithms</a> - A two-part intro to creating generative graphics
|
||
for plotting.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://bitaesthetics.com/posts/surface-projection.html">Surface
|
||
Projection</a> - Deep dive into surface projection and hidden line
|
||
removal using Python and penplot.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://bitaesthetics.com/posts/fractal-generation-with-l-systems.html">Fractal
|
||
Generation with L-Systems</a> - Techniques for creating line-based
|
||
fractal graphics.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/TSP_art">Introduction to
|
||
TSP art</a> - Resources for traveling salesman problem (single path)
|
||
art.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://trmm.net/Hidden_Wireframe">Hidden wireframe
|
||
removal</a> - Discussion and links to code for wireframe removal of STL
|
||
files.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.dirtalleydesign.com/blogs/news/how-to-draw-prints-with-an-axidraw-pen-plotter">How
|
||
to Draw Generative Art with an Axidraw Pen Plotter</a> - Lots of nice
|
||
tips, not all specific to the Axidraw, plus some pen reviews and handy
|
||
3d-printed tools.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://all3dp.com/2/pen-plotters-best-xy-plotters/">The
|
||
Best XY Plotters in 2020</a> - Good overview of the AxiDraw and its
|
||
clones, plus some DIY options.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1NpYzETm3M">What is a pen
|
||
plotter 2022?</a> - Nice video introduction to modern plotters in
|
||
2022.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3411764.3445653">Tools,
|
||
Tricks, and Hacks: Exploring Novel Digital Fabrication Workflows on
|
||
#PlotterTwitter</a> - Research paper on the novel workflows of the
|
||
plotter community (<a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqhT-8ElJ68">Video
|
||
Summary</a>).</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.glkitty.com/pages/orbistertius.html">Orbis
|
||
Tertius</a> - An immersive digital installation with plotter output of
|
||
Martian topography.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk4c4WMZJZ8">Tech Tangents:
|
||
Plotting For The First Time - HP 7470A</a> - Nice video showing an HP
|
||
7470A operated from an HP 85 computer.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7Mbw9gLpk">CuriousMarc:
|
||
HP 7475A Plotter and HPGL Demo</a> - Video of an HP 7475A plotting some
|
||
demos.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-oj4HrTH14">CuriousMarc:
|
||
Refilling or Replacing Vintage HP Plotter Pens</a> - Video showing how
|
||
to open, clean, and refill vintage HP plotter pens.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwPTluBvKLU">Commodore 1520
|
||
Plotter Demonstration</a> - Video of the Commodore 1520 plotter in
|
||
action, including a cover-off shot of the mechanism.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8785ktWD7vQ">Tech Tangents:
|
||
Gold Standard Plotter - HP 7475A</a> - Video with some HPGL and plotter
|
||
history, plus operating an HP 7475A from an IBM 5160 microcomputer.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.curiousmarc.com/computing/hp-7475a-plotter">curiousmarc.com:
|
||
HP 7475A Plotter</a> - A great collection of info, ephemera, plot files,
|
||
three YouTube videos, and a 3d-printable replacement part for the HP
|
||
7475A.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.typotheque.com/articles/from-lettering-guides-to-cnc-plotters-a-brief-history-of-technical-lettering-tools">From
|
||
Lettering Guides to CNC Plotters</a> - “A Brief History of Technical
|
||
Lettering Tools”.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://lostpixels.io/writings/building-interactive-plotter-art">Building
|
||
an interactive plotter art installation</a> - Nice writeup (with videos)
|
||
of an interactive plotter art exhibit at SIGGRAPH 2023.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xms3sZONQjo">Taxan KPL 710
|
||
Demo Plot</a> - A handheld recording of the Taxan KPL 710 running its
|
||
demo plot.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE9LVOMbKxk">Sweet-P Six
|
||
Shooter SP-600 Plotter Demonstration</a> - A recording of the Sweet-P
|
||
SP-600 running its demo plot.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://vgnotepad.blogspot.com/2024/04/bottle-plotter.html">Bottle
|
||
Plotter</a> - Blog post about building a cylindrical pen plotter for
|
||
drawing on wine bottles.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.buildlog.net/blog/2019/10/inktober-project-2019-post-5/">Buildlog.net
|
||
Atari 1020 Plotter Retrofit</a> - Blog post and video about converting
|
||
an Atari 1020 plotter to use a ESP32-based GRBL controller.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="http://www.hexbus.com/TI-99_4A_Home_Computer_Page/Hexbus_HX-1000_Printer_Plotter.html">Texas
|
||
Instruments HX-1000 Plotter Photos</a> - Photo gallery of the plotter’s
|
||
exterior, interior, and packaging.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://scruss.com/blog/2014/04/06/making-cheap-hp-plotter-pens-yet-another-hp-gl-viewer/">Making
|
||
cheap HP plotter pens</a> - Blog post mainly about using vinyl cutter
|
||
parts as pen holders.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.artxcode.io/journal/marcel-schwittlick-the-long-run">Marcel
|
||
Schwittlick and The Long Run</a> - Interview with Marcel, and lots of
|
||
photos and videos of his work and workspace.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.artxcode.io/journal/lars-wander-interview">Lars
|
||
Wander and Mixing Paint With Code</a> - Interview with Lars Wander, plus
|
||
art and videos.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho3xr4b60Zg">Flatulence,
|
||
Crystals, and Happy Little Accidents by Nick Fitzgerald (RustConf
|
||
2019)</a> - A RustConf talk with very little Rust, more about the
|
||
creative process of generative art and pen plotters.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR_TzMFhv50">Recreating
|
||
Retro Plotter Art, by Sher Minn (Plotter People #1)</a> - Conference
|
||
talk with lots of great computer and plotter history.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.eyesofpanda.com/project/plotter_painting_q_a/">20+
|
||
Questions About My Plotter Painting Practice</a> - Q&A blog post
|
||
with lots of details about more painterly plotting.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.dirtalleydesign.com/blogs/news/how-to-watercolor-painting-with-a-robotic-drawing-machine-an-interview-with-licia-he">How
|
||
to Watercolor Paint with a Robotic Drawing Machine: An Interview with
|
||
Licia He</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://liciahe.medium.com/300-days-with-plotters-14159ab64034">300
|
||
Days with Plotters</a> - Blog post by Licia He about a successful 100
|
||
day plotting challenge.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMVq8vuH4sw">Roland DXY
|
||
1300 Plotter Self Test</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfL3K8mQp5I">Vintage Aritma
|
||
0507 Plotter drawing Sierpinski triangles in one stroke</a> - Aritma
|
||
Minigraf 0507 video.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xso0gfLp8IE&t=34s">Plotter
|
||
(Artima Minigraf 0507)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://jiristepanovsky.cz/project.php?p=13plotter">https://jiristepanovsky.cz/project.php?p=13plotter</a>
|
||
- Blog post on the Aritma Minigraf 0507 plotter from
|
||
Czechoslovakia.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwFyIusdH7g">Another
|
||
drawing on Aritma Minigraf 0507</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY0ivdyhLpo">Aritma
|
||
Minigraf 0507 Plotting Space Shuttle</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkxiFXCnbj8&t=131s">Drawing an
|
||
Etch-Mask Directly onto a PCB using a Vintage Plotter</a> - The video
|
||
description has some interesting details about this plotter.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://simandl.cz/stranky/elektro/spoje/pcb.htm">OrCAD 386
|
||
and a plotter Colorgraf Aritma 512</a> - Article about using a Colorgraf
|
||
512 plotter with OrCAD 386 for making printed circuit boards.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.amygoodchild.com/blog/computer-art-50s-and-60s">Early
|
||
Computer Art in the 50s and 60s</a> - Good art history lesson with lots
|
||
of plotter-relevant artists.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.amygoodchild.com/blog/cursive-handwriting-in-javascript">Coding
|
||
My Handwriting</a> - Great exploration of creating handwriting with
|
||
p5.js and some custom tools.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="manuals-ephemera-papers-and-patents">Manuals, Ephemera, Papers,
|
||
and Patents</h2>
|
||
<p>Scanned plotter manuals, marketing ephemera, academic papers, and
|
||
patents. Thank you to the <a href="https://archive.org">Internet
|
||
Archive</a> for most of these.</p>
|
||
<h3 id="manuals">Manuals</h3>
|
||
<p>Sorted alphabetically by company name and product name.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/AppleColorPlotter">Apple Color
|
||
Plotter User’s Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="http://simandl.cz/stranky/elektro/colorgraf/colorgraf_a.htm">Aritma
|
||
Colorgraf 512</a> - Website with scanned schematics and manual.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/atari-1020-color-printer">Atari
|
||
1020 Color Printer Owner’s Guide (1982)</a> - A higher-quality scan is
|
||
also available as <a
|
||
href="https://www.buildlog.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/atari-1020-color-printer-owners-guide.pdf">a
|
||
PDF on buildlog.net</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/atari1020colorprinterfieldservicemanualrev.011983atari">Atari
|
||
1020 Color Printer Field Service Manual (1983)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/calcomp-artisan-plus-1023-1025-1026-users-guide">CalComp
|
||
Artisan Plus 1023/1025/1026 User’s Guide (1990)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_calcompProlottersJun68_2464236">Programming
|
||
CalComp Pen Plotters (1968)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/1520PrinterPlotterUsersManualStyleA">Commodore
|
||
1520 Printer Plotter Manual (1983)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/1520PrinterPlotterusersManualStyleB">Commodore
|
||
1520 Printer Plotter Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_cdc160139c_4086972">Control
|
||
Data 165/165-2 Plotter Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/manualsplus_03665">Esterline
|
||
Angus Spartan X-Y Recorder Instruction Manual</a> - Rev 1178.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/manualsplus_03659">Esterline
|
||
Angus Spartan X-Y Recorder Instruction Manual (1980)</a> - Revs 1080,
|
||
1178, 0480.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/manualsplus_03657">Esterline
|
||
Angus Model XY530 Recorder Instruction Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/manualsplus_03641">Esterline
|
||
Angus Model XY575 Recorder Instruction Manual (1976)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/manualsplus_03096">Fluke 1771A
|
||
Intelligent Digital Plotter User’s Manual (1983)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.manualslib.com/manual/465193/Gerber-Gs750-Plus.html">Gerber
|
||
GS750 Plus User Manual (1995) (manualslib)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.manualslib.com/manual/464167/Gerber-Signmaker-Ivb.html">Gerber
|
||
Signmaker IVB User’s Manual (1983) (manualslib)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-5807113">Graphtec Pen
|
||
Plotter MP303 Series Service Manual (2004)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/houston-instrument-dmp-160-series-plotters-operation-manual">Houston
|
||
Instrument DMP-160 Plotter Operation Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/hi-dmpl-command-language">Houston
|
||
Instrument DM/PL Command Language (1984)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/dmp-40v">Houston Instrument
|
||
DMP-40V Operation Manual (1988)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/hi-dmp-51-52-operation-manual">Houston
|
||
Instrument HIPLOT DMP-51/52 Operation Manual (1985)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/hi-interface-notes-dm-pl-plotters">Houston
|
||
Instrument Interface Notes for DM/PL Intelligent Plotters
|
||
(1983)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/hi-stand-assembly-procedure-dmp-50-series-plotter">Houston
|
||
Instrument Stand Assembly Procedure DMP-50 Series Plotter</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/houston-instruments-dmp-60-manual">Houston
|
||
Instrument DMP-60 Series Plotters Operation Manual (1990)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-7029812">HP
|
||
7470A Interconnection Guide</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1089592/Hp-7470a.html">HP
|
||
7470A Operator’s Manual (manualslib)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/HP7475AOperationManual">HP
|
||
7475A Graphics Plotter Operation and Interconnection Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://literature.hpcalc.org/community/hp75-plotter-ers.pdf">HP-75
|
||
Plotter ROM External Reference Specification (1982) (PDF)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/7570adraftproplotterhardwaresupportmanual0757090000201pagesdec86">HP
|
||
7570A DraftPro Plotter Hardware Support Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/hp-7580-b-plotter-service-manual">HP
|
||
7580B Drafting Plotter Service Manual (1986)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_hpplotter0_18190273">HP
|
||
7585B Drafting Plotter Service Manual (1983)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/draftproplotterusersguide0757090017163pagesmay86">HP
|
||
DraftPro Plotter User’s Guide (1986)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/draftproprogrammersreference0757090001387pagessep86">HP
|
||
DraftPro Plotter Programmers Reference (1986)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/mutoh-et202-leichtgemacht">Mutoh ET202
|
||
Scriber (German)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/olivettipl10microplotter">Olivetti
|
||
PL10 Microplotter User Guide (1983)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/olivettip6060prestazionigrafiche">Olivetti
|
||
P6060 Programming Manual (1979) (Italian)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/manualsplus_03520">Philips X-Y
|
||
Flat Bed Recorder PM 8120 (1971)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/Plotter_Printer_19xx_Radio_Shack">Radio
|
||
Shack TRS-80 Plotter Printer Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/cgp-115_operation_manual">Radio
|
||
Shack TRS-80 Color Graphic Printer Operation Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/cgp-115-service-manual">Radio
|
||
Shack TRS-80 Color Graphic Printer Service Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/RolandDXY880PlotterOperationManual">Roland
|
||
DXY-880 Operation Manual (1984)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/rolanddxy980operationmanual">Roland
|
||
DXY-980 Operation Manual (1985)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/roland-dxy-990">Roland DXY-990
|
||
Operation Manual (1986)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/rolanddxy130012001100commandreferencemanualaf">Roland
|
||
DXY-1300 -1200 -1100 Command Reference Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.manualslib.com/manual/884553/Roland-Dxy_1350.html">Roland
|
||
DXY-1350A -1150A User’s Manual (1997) (manualslib)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/roland-dpx-2000-manual">Roland
|
||
DPX-2000 User’s Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/sismoke/Roland-DPX-3300/blob/master/manual/DPX-3300.pdf">Roland
|
||
DPX-3300 Operation Manual (GitHub)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/dpx-3300-service-manual">Roland
|
||
DPX-3300 Service Notes (1987)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/dpx-3300-schematics">Roland
|
||
DPX-3300 Schematics (1987)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://downloadcenter.rolanddg.com/contents/manuals/DPX-3700A+2700A_USE_E_R8.pdf">Roland
|
||
DPX-3700A DPX-2700A User’s Manual (Roland Direct Download)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-5691908">Roland
|
||
XY Plotter DXY-1350A DXY-1150A User’s Manual (1997)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/rotingtubularplotterpointprakticaltipsandinformation">Rotring
|
||
Tubular Plotter Points Practical Tips and Information</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/rotring_NC-scriber_CS_50_Operating_Instructions">Rotring
|
||
NC-scriber CS 50 Operating Instructions (1989)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/sega-sp-400">SEGA SP-400
|
||
Operation Manual</a> - This doesn’t present as a flippable book on the
|
||
archive, but the original page scans are still available for
|
||
download.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/sekonicspl450spl455">Sekonic
|
||
SPL-450+/SPL-455 User Manual (1990) (German)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/SiemensC1613Manual">Siemens
|
||
C1613 Plotter Manual (German)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/silver-reed-colour-pengraph-eb-50-operating-manual">Silver
|
||
Reed Colour PenGraph EB-50 Operating Manual (1984)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/File:Taxan_kpl710_x-y_plotter.pdf">Taxan
|
||
X-Y Plotter KPL 710 Instruction Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_tektronix42InteractiveDigitalPlotterUserManualNov1_40423494">Tectronix
|
||
4662 Interactive Digital Plotter User Manual (1976)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/manualsonline-id-212d14c3-7d2f-4e64-906f-1a22e86d1f35/">Tectronix
|
||
HC100 Instruction Manual (1987)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/panasonic-rk-p-400-c-manual">Panasonic
|
||
RK-P400C 4-Color Graphic Penwriter Manual</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/panasonicpenwriterprotocol">Panasonic
|
||
Penwriter Manual Excerpt: RS232 Protocol Section</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/lp-2002-betriebsanleitung/">(Unknown
|
||
Brand) LP 2002 Photo Plotter Attachment Operating Manual (German)</a> -
|
||
Also see <a
|
||
href="https://mastodon.social/@artandtech/109382879937442706">Martin
|
||
Bircher’s thread</a> with pictures of this device.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="ephemera">Ephemera</h3>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/TNM_Time_Share_Peripherals_-_TSP-212_plotting_sys_20170630_0194">Time
|
||
Share Peripherals TSP-212 Brochure</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/Hewlett-Packard_Journal_Vol._29_No._1_1977-09_Hewlett-Packard">Hewlett-Packard
|
||
Journal Volume 29 Number 1</a> - Multiple articles about the development
|
||
of the HP Model 9872A and 7221A pen plotters.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/Hewlett-Packard_Journal_Vol._32_No._10_1981-10_Hewlett-Packard">Hewlett-Packard
|
||
Journal Volume 32 Number 10</a> - Multiple articles about the
|
||
development of the HP Model 7580A plotter.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/Hewlett-Packard_Journal_Vol._32_No._11_1981-11_Hewlett-Packard">Hewlett-Packard
|
||
Journal Volume 32 Number 11</a> - Multiple articles about the
|
||
development of the HP Model 7580A plotter.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/Hewlett-Packard_Journal_Vol._33_No._12_1982-12_Hewlett-Packard">Hewlett-Packard
|
||
Journal Volume 33 Number 12 (1982)</a> - Multiple articles about the HP
|
||
Model 7470A plotter.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/TNM_CalComp_-_Precision_graphics_system_900-728_20170630_0196">CalComp
|
||
Precision Graphics System 900/728 Brochure (1970)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/TNM_Digital_Plotting_Newsletter_march-april_1967__20171014_0114">Digital
|
||
Plotting Newsletter (1967)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/TNM_Versatec_printers_and_plotters_-_Versatec_a_X_20180227_0009">Versatec
|
||
Printers and Plotters Brochure (1977)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/TNM_Printer-plotters_plotters_and_output_systems__20171113_0057">Versatec
|
||
Printer/Plotters, Plotters and Output Systems (1981)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/RolandUsersGroupVolume2Number41984/page/n39/mode/2up">Roland
|
||
Users Group Volume 2 Number 4 (1984)</a> - <em>Computers and Plotters
|
||
Take the Place of Drafting Tables and Pencils</em> article on page 36
|
||
(PDF page 40).</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/TNM_Omega-t_Systems_-_FasPlot_Plotter_20170630_0254">Omega-t
|
||
Systems FasPlot Plotter Brochure</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/Plotter_CBM8075_198x_Commodore_DE">Commodore
|
||
Computer Plotter CBM 8075 Brochure (German)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/TNM_Strope_Model_100_graphics_plotter_-_Strobe_In_20180506_0009">Strobe
|
||
Model 100 Graphics Plotter Brochure (1980)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1987-04/page/n159/mode/2up">Roland
|
||
DG Plotter Ad in Byte Magazine Vol 12 No 4 (1987)</a> (<a
|
||
href="https://twitter.com/OldTechAdverts/status/1454558415355850755">via
|
||
<span class="citation"
|
||
data-cites="OldTechAdverts">@OldTechAdverts</span></a>)</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/auerbachondigitalplottersandimagedigitizers">Auerbach
|
||
On Digital Plotters And Image Digitizers (1972)</a> - A book about
|
||
plotters and digitizers.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/TNM_CalComp_graphics_products_plotters_and_printe_20171101_0032">CalComp
|
||
Graphics Products Brochure (1981)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAc4VLR6-Dg">CalComp
|
||
Plotters in 1968</a> - Promotional video showing a flatbed CalComp
|
||
plotter and its output.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/hi-dmp-41-42-brochure">Houston
|
||
Instrument DMP-41 and DMP-42 Plotters Brochure</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/hi-dmp-51-52-brochure">Houston
|
||
Instrument DMP-51/52 Series Brochure</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/TNM_Omnigraphic_Plotter_20171016_0228">Houston
|
||
Instrument Omnigraphic Plotter Brochure</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_enterCompuersonalPlotterprricelistBrochure_4929854">Sweet-P
|
||
Plotter Brochure and Price List</a> - Four-page color marketing brochure
|
||
with attached suggested retail price list.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=5345111">IEEE
|
||
Electronic Systems News Autumn (1985)</a> - Review of the three-color
|
||
Penman robotic plotter.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://archive.org/details/apple-ii-business-graphics">Apple II
|
||
Business Graphics Film (1982)</a> - There’s a Strobe Model 100 Graphics
|
||
Plotter drawing bar charts at 4:57.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/elektor_202310">Elektor
|
||
Magazine Selbstbauplotter MONDRIAN II (1990) (German)</a> - Also see <a
|
||
href="https://grabcad.com/library/plotter-mondrian-1">a model of this
|
||
plotter on GrabCAD</a>.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.1000bit.it/ad/bro/ibm/IBM737xColorPlotters.pdf">IBM
|
||
7374 and 7375 Color Plotter Brochure (PDF)</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="papers">Papers</h3>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://rednoise.org/softas/uploads/molnar.pdf">Toward
|
||
Aesthetic Guidelines for Paintings with the Aid of a Computer (1975)
|
||
(PDF)</a> - Vera Molnar.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/adem.202300226">Pen
|
||
Plotter as a Low-Cost Platform for Rapid Device Prototyping with
|
||
Solution-Processable Nanomaterials (2023) (PDF)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.proquest.com/docview/2791602751">Preparation of
|
||
V2O5 Thin Film by Sol–Gel Technique and Pen Plotter Printing</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.13001">PatternPortrait: Draw Me
|
||
Like One of Your Scribbles (2024)</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.07860">Can I teach a robot to
|
||
replicate a line art (2019)</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="patents">Patents</h3>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US4943817">Adaptor for
|
||
universal X-Y plotter pen</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="courses">Courses</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.eyesofpanda.com/project/painting_with_plotters/">Painting
|
||
with Plotters</a> - A work-in-progress course by Licia He, to be
|
||
released September 2024.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="community">Community</h2>
|
||
<p>Where to find other plotter and drawbot friends.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PlotterArt">PlotterArt
|
||
Subreddit</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/axidraw">AxiDraw
|
||
Subreddit</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/generative">Generative Art
|
||
Subreddit</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://plotterpeople.github.io/">Plotter People</a> -
|
||
In-person meetups (SF and NYC so far) with talks and plotter art
|
||
galleries.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://discordapp.com/invite/XHP3dBg">DrawingBots Discord
|
||
Forum</a> - Discord forum with an active community.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://plotterfiles.com/">PlotterFiles</a> - Community for
|
||
sharing SVG files for plotters.</li>
|
||
<li>#PenPlotter - Mastodon/ActivityPub hashtag that plotter folks are
|
||
mostly congregating under.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="plotter-art-for-sale">Plotter Art For Sale</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://adamfuhrer.bigcartel.com">Adam Fuhrer</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://shop.andymakes.com/">AndyMakes</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://dutchplottr.nl/en/">Arjan van der Meij</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://emergentdesign.bigcartel.com/products">EmergentDesign</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://buy.inconvergent.net">inconvergent</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://wares.lifewinning.com">Ingrid Burrington</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.michaelfogleman.com/plotter">Michael
|
||
Fogleman</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.dirtalleydesign.com/">Michelle Chandra</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://shop.paulrickards.com">Paul Rickards</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://store.pedroalcocer.com/">Pedro Alcocer</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="other-awesomes">Other Awesomes</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/kosmos/awesome-generative-art">awesome-generative-art</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/terkelg/awesome-creative-coding">awesome-creative-coding</a></li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/msurguy/awesome-3d-engines-for-plotters">awesome-3d-engines-for-plotters</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<p><a href="https://github.com/beardicus/awesome-plotters">plotters.md
|
||
Github</a></p>
|