Table Of Contents - Evil Mad Scientist axidraw User Manual

Contents
0. Hey there early adopter! ............................................. 2
1. Introducing the AxiDraw .............................................. 5
1.1 Credits and History:....................................................... 5
2. Checking out your AxiDraw ........................................ 6
2.1 What comes with the machine ..................................... 6
2.2 AxiDraw Anatomy ........................................................ 6
2.2 Handling the AxiDraw .................................................. 8
3: Overview: Getting Started with AxiDraw .................. 8
4: Software for AxiDraw .................................................. 9
4.1 Installing software ......................................................... 9
4.2 Inkscape and the extensions ........................................ 9
4.3 Aside: Alternative software and APIs ........................ 9
5: The Home Corner ...................................................... 10
6: Workholding .................................................................11
6.1 Printing on with large workpieces ...............................11
6.2 Workholding with the Clip Easel .................................11
6.3 Moving beyond the Clip Easel ...................................12
7: Connecting Power and USB ......................................13
8: Pens and Getting Ready for Printing ...................... 14
8.1 Pen choices .................................................................. 14
8.2 Setting the pen angle ................................................. 14
8.3 Inserting a pen .............................................................15
8.4 Pen up and pen down positions ..................................16
8.5 Positioning your paper ................................................18
8.6 Summary .................................................................... 20
9: Plotting with the AxiDraw ........................................20
9.1 Making your first plot ................................................ 20
9.2 Pausing, resuming, and canceling plots ....................23
9.3 Plotting with multiple layers and colors ...................24
9.4 Basic speed control ....................................................26
9.5 Pen lift speeds ............................................................. 27
9.6 Advanced options .......................................................28
9.7 AxiDraw Manual Controls .........................................29
9.8 Plotting away from home ...........................................31
10: Designing for AxiDraw ............................................32
10.1 General considerations .............................................32
10.2 Visualizing paths in your document ........................33
10.2 Working with standard fonts ...................................33
10.3 Single stroke fonts & Hershey Text ........................35
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