Hardware
2,309 items in 11 lists
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Michael Fogleman michaelfogleman.com
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An Intro to Pen Plotters medium.com
Good info on getting started with old HPGL plotters.
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Pen Plotter Programming: The Basics medium.com
Some basics of programming vector paths, including sorting, joining, and simplifying.
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Makelangelo 5 marginallyclever.com
Polargraph robot that draws on a wall, window, or easel.
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Roland DXY-1350A -1150A User's Manual (1997) (manualslib) manualslib.com
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Gerber GS750 Plus User Manual (1995) (manualslib) manualslib.com
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Gerber Signmaker IVB User's Manual (1983) (manualslib) manualslib.com
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HP 7470A Operator's Manual (manualslib) manualslib.com
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Building an interactive plotter art installation lostpixels.io
Nice writeup (with videos) of an interactive plotter art exhibit at SIGGRAPH 2023.
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HP-75 Plotter ROM External Reference Specification (1982) (PDF) literature.hpcalc.org
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LineDream linedream.marcrleonard.com
A generative art library for Python that can export SVGs.
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Line-us line-us.com
A cute little kickstarted robotic drawing arm.
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300 Days with Plotters liciahe.medium.com
Blog post by Licia He about a successful 100 day plotting challenge.
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Hektor juerglehni.com
The original cable-based drawbot from 2002.
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Toward Aesthetic Guidelines for Paintings with the Aid of a Computer (1975) (paywall) jstor.org
Vera Molnar.
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jscut jscut.org
A web-based utility for converting SVG to G-code.
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https://jiristepanovsky.cz/project.php?p=13plotter jiristepanovsky.cz
Blog post on the Aritma Minigraf 0507 plotter from Czechoslovakia.
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JetPens - The Best White Ink Pens jetpens.com
A comprehensive review of many white ink pens, with pictures of their coverage characteristics.
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PINTR javier.xyz
Plottable random line drawings from your images.
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SuperformulaSVG for web jasonwebb.github.io
A generative line art web app.
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HPGL Reference Guide isoplotec.co.jp
HTML-based HPGL Reference.
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4xiDraw instructables.com
Yet another 3d-printable AxiDraw clone w/ Arduino CNC Shield controller running grbl firmware.
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Summary of single line fonts imajeenyus.com
Good information and links to other resources and fonts.
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IEEE Electronic Systems News Autumn (1985) ieeexplore.ieee.org
Review of the three-color Penman robotic plotter.
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HP Pen Plotters hpmuseum.net
Vintage desktop and floor-standing pen plotters from the creator of the HPGL standard. Model 7475A is very common and can usually be found on eBay.
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Texas Instruments HX-1000 Plotter Photos hexbus.com
Photo gallery of the plotter's exterior, interior, and packaging.
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Roland DG DXY-990 hackaday.io
Quickstart guide for a Roland flatbed plotter.
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hp2xx gnu.org
GNU tool to convert HPGL into other vector and raster formats. Can also be used as a previewing in X11.
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Orbis Tertius glkitty.com
An immersive digital installation with plotter output of Martian topography.
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svg-fonts gitlab.com
Single-line fonts in an SVG format, mainly for use with the Hershey Text Inkscape plugin.
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Roland DPX-3300 Operation Manual (GitHub) github.com
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penkit-optimize github.com
An SVG optimizer that uses a vehicle routing solver to minimize plot time.
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SquiggleDraw github.com
"SquiggleDraw will create a SVG file from an image, using the brightness to change the amplitude of sine waves".
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20+ Questions About My Plotter Painting Practice eyesofpanda.com
Q&A blog post with lots of details about more painterly plotting.
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Painting with Plotters eyesofpanda.com
A work-in-progress course by Licia He.
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fabnodes extensions.blender.org
Blender add-on to export geometry node toolpaths as G-code.
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EmergentDesign emergentdesign.bigcartel.com
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EggBot egg-bot.com
Pen plotter for egg-shaped and spherical objects.
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Arjan van der Meij dutchplottr.nl
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Roland DPX-3700A DPX-2700A User's Manual (Roland Direct Download) downloadcenter.rolanddg.com
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UJI doersino.github.io
A web-based generative art thing with SVG export.
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Tools, Tricks, and Hacks: Exploring Novel Digital Fabrication Workflows on #PlotterTwitter dl.acm.org
Research paper on the novel workflows of the plotter community (Video Summary).
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Arduino CNC Drawing Machine diymachines.co.uk
A fairly simple 3d-printed AxiDraw-style plotter with good video documentation.
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DrawingBots Discord Forum discordapp.com
Discord forum with an active community.
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How to Draw Generative Art with an Axidraw Pen Plotter dirtalleydesign.com
Lots of nice tips, not all specific to the Axidraw, plus some pen reviews and handy 3d-printed tools.
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Michelle Chandra dirtalleydesign.com
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curiousmarc.com: HP 7475A Plotter curiousmarc.com
A great collection of info, ephemera, plot files, three YouTube videos, and a 3d-printable replacement part for the HP 7475A.
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Components AI components.ai
Experimental computational design platform for exploring generative space.
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ChiliPeppr Hardware Fiddle chilipeppr.com
Modular web-based workspaces to visualize G-code and control hardware.
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