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AYAB v0.90 is here!
The All Yarns Are Beautiful project has just released a new version of the AYAB software, v0.90! It’s a bugfix-release, that means it fixes mostly known issues and no additional features are...
View ArticleAxiDraw and TouchDesigner
We’ve noticed a few artists on twitter and instagram using TouchDesigner as a tool in their workflow toward creating output with AxiDraw. #TouchDesigner #AxiDraw Combination of two patterns...
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Using the WaterColorBot to teach programming
JR has been volunteering in a high school programming class and wrote up a thoughtful post about his experiences using the WaterColorBot in the classroom. He wrote a Python library that allows users...
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AxiDraw, JavaScript, and Generative Art
Matt DesLauriers published a two-part blog post, Pen Plotter Art & Algorithms exploring his JavaScript workflow with AxiDraw and generative art. Unlike a typical printer, a plotter produces prints...
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Featured artist: Sash Zats
Sash Zats is a designer and generative artist working with AxiDraw. You can find him on instagram and twitter. One of the things about Sash’s work that I enjoy is his choices of materials. He often...
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New AxiDraw Software v 2.5
We’re pleased to announce the release of the latest version of the AxiDraw software, 2.5. which includes a number of frequently-requested features that we’ve been working on over the last year. An...
View ArticleHershey Text v 3.0
Some years ago we wrote a neat little Inkscape extension called Hershey Text. Hershey text could take a little bit of text that you would type and render it into stroke fonts, also known as engraving...
View ArticleThe AxiDraw CLI and Python API
Following the release of our new AxiDraw software this week, we are pleased to announce the release of two additional software components that greatly extend the capability of the machine. The AxiDraw...
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Stroke fonts from Quantum Enterprises
One of the features in our new Hershey Text v 3.0 software is the ability to extend it with new fonts. One company, Quantum Enterprises, is already selling high quality stroke fonts that are compatible...
View ArticleNew EggBot Software Version
We are pleased to announce a major revision for the EggBot software with several significant improvements. It is now updated to support Inkscape 0.92. We have also streamlined the EggBot menu within...
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Featured artist: Michael Fogleman
Michael Fogleman is an active member of the plotter art community. His twitter feed often contains either new art, or links to new tools that he has made. He has created and shared some incredible...
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Hidden line removal for AxiDraw
We’re pleased to note the release of AxiDraw software version 3.9 this week, with a couple of neat new features. One of them is that the “preview mode” button — which lets you simulate plotting to see...
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