Hardware / Plotters

• Lego-Pen-Plotter (⭐5) - Pen plotter built entirely of LEGO and programmed with PyBricks and Python.

• Reviving the Apple 410 Color Plotter

• Apple-410 (⭐28) - Apple 410 Color Plotter documentation, drivers, and ROM dumps.

Hardware / Accessories and Adapters

• Replacement Pen Carousel Turret Carriage Holder for HP 7475A Plotter - 3d printed replacement part.

• Replacement Geneva Drive Wheel Gear for HP 7475A Plotter Pen Carousel - 3d printed replacement for a commonly-busted part.

Software / Vector Creation

• Peak Map - A web-based tool to generate ridge line charts from map data.

Software / Fonts

• Pulling Teeth From a Corpse: Extracting the Vector Font From the Apple 410 Color Plotter

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• HP-75 Plotter ROM External Reference Specification (1982) (PDF)

Software / Plotter Control

• pypenwriter (⭐3) - Python script to convert and send SVG drawings to the Panasonic PenWriter family of typewriter plotters.

Software / Vector Creation

• REVDANCATT Plotter Tools - A bunch of web-based pen plotter tools with SVG output.

• Flow Lines - A tool for generating flow line representations using SVG paths / polylines.

• UJI - A web-based generative art thing with SVG export.

• Rad Lines - A web-based radial lines vector generation tool with SVG export.

Software / Vector Creation

• PINTR - Plottable random line drawings from your images.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• (Unknown Brand) LP 2002 Photo Plotter Attachment Operating Manual (German) - Also see Martin Bircher's thread with pictures of this device.

Courses / Patents

• Painting with Plotters - A work-in-progress course by Licia He.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• IBM 7374 and 7375 Color Plotter Brochure (PDF)

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• Early Computer Art in the 50s and 60s - Good art history lesson with lots of plotter-relevant artists.

• Coding My Handwriting - Great exploration of creating handwriting with p5.js and some custom tools.

Software / Vector Creation

• ThreadPlotter (⭐138) - "A toolkit for the design and fabrication of delicate punch needle embroidery using X-Y plotters".

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• Flatulence, Crystals, and Happy Little Accidents by Nick Fitzgerald (RustConf 2019) - A RustConf talk with very little Rust, more about the creative process of generative art and pen plotters.

• Recreating Retro Plotter Art, by Sher Minn (Plotter People #1) - Conference talk with lots of great computer and plotter history.

• 20+ Questions About My Plotter Painting Practice - Q&A blog post with lots of details about more painterly plotting.

• How to Watercolor Paint with a Robotic Drawing Machine: An Interview with Licia He

• 300 Days with Plotters - Blog post by Licia He about a successful 100 day plotting challenge.

• Roland DXY 1300 Plotter Self Test

• Vintage Aritma 0507 Plotter drawing Sierpinski triangles in one stroke - Aritma Minigraf 0507 video.

• Plotter (Artima Minigraf 0507)

• https://jiristepanovsky.cz/project.php?p=13plotter - Blog post on the Aritma Minigraf 0507 plotter from Czechoslovakia.

• Another drawing on Aritma Minigraf 0507

• Aritma Minigraf 0507 Plotting Space Shuttle

• Drawing an Etch-Mask Directly onto a PCB using a Vintage Plotter - The video description has some interesting details about this plotter.

• OrCAD 386 and a plotter Colorgraf Aritma 512 - Article about using a Colorgraf 512 plotter with OrCAD 386 for making printed circuit boards.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Aritma Colorgraf 512 - Website with scanned schematics and manual.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• Elektor Magazine Selbstbauplotter MONDRIAN II (1990) (German) - Also see a model of this plotter on GrabCAD.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Papers

• Can I teach a robot to replicate a line art (2019)

Hardware / Plotters

• NextDraw - The Bantam Tools successor to the popular AxiDraw pen plotter.

Software / Fonts

• FifteenTwenty: Commodore 1520 plotter font (⭐20) - Blog post about the creation of this font from the original ROM.

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• Buildlog.net Atari 1020 Plotter Retrofit - Blog post and video about converting an Atari 1020 plotter to use a ESP32-based GRBL controller.

• Texas Instruments HX-1000 Plotter Photos - Photo gallery of the plotter's exterior, interior, and packaging.

• Making cheap HP plotter pens - Blog post mainly about using vinyl cutter parts as pen holders.

• Marcel Schwittlick and The Long Run - Interview with Marcel, and lots of photos and videos of his work and workspace.

• Lars Wander and Mixing Paint With Code - Interview with Lars Wander, plus art and videos.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• CalComp Artisan Plus 1023/1025/1026 User's Guide (1990)

• Graphtec Pen Plotter MP303 Series Service Manual (2004)

• Houston Instrument DMP-60 Series Plotters Operation Manual (1990)

• HP 7580B Drafting Plotter Service Manual (1986)

• Mutoh ET202 Scriber (German)

• Olivetti P6060 Programming Manual (1979) (Italian)

• Roland XY Plotter DXY-1350A DXY-1150A User's Manual (1997)

• SEGA SP-400 Operation Manual - This doesn't present as a flippable book on the archive, but the original page scans are still available for download.

• Sekonic SPL-450+/SPL-455 User Manual (1990) (German)

• Tectronix 4662 Interactive Digital Plotter User Manual (1976)

• Panasonic Penwriter Manual Excerpt: RS232 Protocol Section

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• IEEE Electronic Systems News Autumn (1985) - Review of the three-color Penman robotic plotter.

• Apple II Business Graphics Film (1982) - There's a Strobe Model 100 Graphics Plotter drawing bar charts at 4:57.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Papers

• Pen Plotter as a Low-Cost Platform for Rapid Device Prototyping with Solution-Processable Nanomaterials (2023) (PDF)

• PatternPortrait: Draw Me Like One of Your Scribbles (2024)

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Patents

• Adaptor for universal X-Y plotter pen

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• Taxan KPL 710 Demo Plot - A handheld recording of the Taxan KPL 710 running its demo plot.

• Sweet-P Six Shooter SP-600 Plotter Demonstration - A recording of the Sweet-P SP-600 running its demo plot.

• Bottle Plotter - Blog post about building a cylindrical pen plotter for drawing on wine bottles.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Esterline Angus Spartan X-Y Recorder Instruction Manual - Rev 1178.

• Esterline Angus Spartan X-Y Recorder Instruction Manual (1980) - Revs 1080, 1178, 0480.

• Esterline Angus Model XY530 Recorder Instruction Manual

• Esterline Angus Model XY575 Recorder Instruction Manual (1976)

• Fluke 1771A Intelligent Digital Plotter User's Manual (1983)

• Philips X-Y Flat Bed Recorder PM 8120 (1971)

• Taxan X-Y Plotter KPL 710 Instruction Manual

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• Sweet-P Plotter Brochure and Price List - Four-page color marketing brochure with attached suggested retail price list.

Plotter Art For Sale / Patents

• Ingrid Burrington

Hardware / Plotters

• PlotterXY (⭐71) - A coreXY plotter made from extrusion, 3d-printed parts, and an inexpensive 3d-printer control board.

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• Building an interactive plotter art installation - Nice writeup (with videos) of an interactive plotter art exhibit at SIGGRAPH 2023.

Plotter Art For Sale / Patents

• Adam Fuhrer

Software / HPGL

• processing2hpgl (⭐2) - A Processing library that allows for direct communication with HPGL pen plotters from within a Processing sketch.

Software / Fonts

• hf2gcode (⭐52) - Generates G-code from text with a Hershey font.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• Hewlett-Packard Journal Volume 33 Number 12 (1982) - Multiple articles about the HP Model 7470A plotter.

Software / HPGL

• Chiplotle3 (⭐11) - Chiplotle fork updated for Python 3.x compatibility.

Software / Vector Creation

• plotting-maps (⭐79) - A simple web tool to create OpenStreetMap SVG maps for plotting.

Hardware / Accessories and Adapters

• PlotAdapter (⭐27) - "Serial-GPIB converter for HP Plotters", uses an Arduino microcontroller to convert serial HPGL to the GPIB/HP-IB expected by some older HP plotters.

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• Tech Tangents: Gold Standard Plotter - HP 7475A - Video with some HPGL and plotter history, plus operating an HP 7475A from an IBM 5160 microcomputer.

• curiousmarc.com: HP 7475A Plotter - A great collection of info, ephemera, plot files, three YouTube videos, and a 3d-printable replacement part for the HP 7475A.

Software / Vector Creation

• LineDream - A generative art library for Python that can export SVGs.

Software / Vector Creation

• plotter.vision - Interactive website for hidden line removal of STL files to generate plottable SVG. Also supports Red/Blue 3D glasses.

Software / Plotter Control

• Inkcut (⭐384) - Application for controlling 2D plotters, cutters, engravers, and CNC machines.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• Hewlett-Packard Journal Volume 32 Number 10 - Multiple articles about the development of the HP Model 7580A plotter.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Rotring NC-scriber CS 50 Operating Instructions (1989)

• Silver Reed Colour PenGraph EB-50 Operating Manual (1984)

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• CuriousMarc: HP 7475A Plotter and HPGL Demo - Video of an HP 7475A plotting some demos.

• CuriousMarc: Refilling or Replacing Vintage HP Plotter Pens - Video showing how to open, clean, and refill vintage HP plotter pens.

• Commodore 1520 Plotter Demonstration - Video of the Commodore 1520 plotter in action, including a cover-off shot of the mechanism.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Tectronix HC100 Instruction Manual (1987)

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Gerber GS750 Plus User Manual (1995) (manualslib)

• Gerber Signmaker IVB User's Manual (1983) (manualslib)

• Roland DXY-1350A -1150A User's Manual (1997) (manualslib)

Getting Started

• An Introduction to Pen Plotting - Another getting started article with modern pen plotters.

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• Tech Tangents: Plotting For The First Time - HP 7470A - Nice video showing an HP 7470A operated from an HP 85 computer.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• HP 7470A Interconnection Guide

• HP 7470A Operator's Manual (manualslib)

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• Orbis Tertius - An immersive digital installation with plotter output of Martian topography.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• Houston Instrument Omnigraphic Plotter Brochure

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Houston Instrument HIPLOT DMP-51/52 Operation Manual (1985)

• Houston Instrument Stand Assembly Procedure DMP-50 Series Plotter

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Houston Instrument DM/PL Command Language (1984)

• Houston Instrument DMP-40V Operation Manual (1988)

• Houston Instrument Interface Notes for DM/PL Intelligent Plotters (1983)

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• Houston Instrument DMP-41 and DMP-42 Plotters Brochure

• Houston Instrument DMP-51/52 Series Brochure

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Papers

• Tools, Tricks, and Hacks: Exploring Novel Digital Fabrication Workflows on #PlotterTwitter - Research paper on the novel workflows of the plotter community (Video Summary).

Getting Started

• What is a pen plotter 2022? - Nice video introduction to modern plotters in 2022.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• CalComp Plotters in 1968 - Promotional video showing a flatbed CalComp plotter and its output.

Getting Started

• An Intro to Pen Plotters - Good info on getting started with old HPGL plotters.

Hardware / Plotters

• AxiDraw - Pen plotter from Evil Mad Scientist.

• Drawing Robot - 3d-Printable AxiDraw clone w/ Arduino CNC Shield controller running grbl firmware.

• 4xiDraw - Yet another 3d-printable AxiDraw clone w/ Arduino CNC Shield controller running grbl firmware.

Hardware / Motor Controllers

• Arduino CNC Shield - Grbl-compatible stepper motor control shield for Arduino, similar to the grblShield.

• EBB Driver Board - USB-based dual stepper motor controller board, originally designed for the EggBot.

Hardware / Pens

• Sharpie Fine Point Plotter Adapter - 3d-printed adapter to fit a standard Sharpie in an HP-GL plotter.

• Parametric 3d-Printable Plotter Pen Adapter - Adjustable model to print adapters for various pens.

• Plotter Pen STL Models - Accurate STL models of both short and long standard plotter pens.

Software / Plotter Control

• axidraw (⭐454) - Official AxiDraw extensions for Inkscape.

• Line-us Inkscape Plugin (⭐9) - Sends drawings to the Line-us plotter directly from Inkscape.

• Line-us API Examples (⭐121) - Example code for the Line-us plotter's G-code-based API.

• @beardicus/line-us (⭐34) - JavaScript library for controlling the Line-us machine from Node or the browser.

Software / Vector Creation

• linedraw (⭐825) - Python tool to convert images to sketchy vector line drawings.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Atari 1020 Color Printer Owner's Guide (1982) - A higher-quality scan is also available as a PDF on buildlog.net

• Atari 1020 Color Printer Field Service Manual (1983)

• Houston Instrument DMP-160 Plotter Operation Manual

• Olivetti PL10 Microplotter User Guide (1983)

• Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Graphic Printer Operation Manual

• Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Graphic Printer Service Manual

• Roland DXY-980 Operation Manual (1985)

• Roland DXY-1300 -1200 -1100 Command Reference Manual

• Roland DPX-3300 Operation Manual (GitHub) (⭐0)

• Roland DPX-3300 Service Notes (1987)

• Roland DPX-3700A DPX-2700A User's Manual (Roland Direct Download)

• Rotring Tubular Plotter Points Practical Tips and Information

• Panasonic RK-P400C 4-Color Graphic Penwriter Manual

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• CalComp Graphics Products Brochure (1981)

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Roland DXY-990 Operation Manual (1986)

• Roland DPX-2000 User's Manual

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• Auerbach On Digital Plotters And Image Digitizers (1972) - A book about plotters and digitizers.

Software / Vector Creation

• SVG.js - Dependency-free lightweight library for creating, manipulating, and animating SVG.

• Components AI - Experimental computational design platform for exploring generative space.

• DrawingBotV3 (⭐453) - Cross-platform software for converting images to line drawings.

Software / Vector Utilities

• SVG Cropper - A browser-based tool to crop SVGs using different primitives, custom shapes, or other SVGs.

Software / G-code

• node-gcode (⭐35) - Node.js G-code interpreter and simulator.

• svg2gcode (⭐55) - Node.js command line utility for converting SVG to G-code.

• svg2gcode (⭐96) - Python utility for fast SVG to G-code conversion.

• jscut - A web-based utility for converting SVG to G-code.

• gcodeplot (⭐185) - Python utility to convert SVG and HPGL to G-code for a 3-axis CNC machine.

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• Roland DG Plotter Ad in Byte Magazine Vol 12 No 4 (1987) (via @OldTechAdverts)

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Manuals

• Apple Color Plotter User's Manual

• Programming CalComp Pen Plotters (1968)

• Commodore 1520 Printer Plotter Manual (1983)

• Commodore 1520 Printer Plotter Manual

• Control Data 165/165-2 Plotter Manual

• HP 7475A Graphics Plotter Operation and Interconnection Manual

• HP 7570A DraftPro Plotter Hardware Support Manual

• HP 7585B Drafting Plotter Service Manual (1983)

• HP DraftPro Plotter User's Guide (1986)

• HP DraftPro Plotter Programmers Reference (1986)

• Radio Shack TRS-80 Plotter Printer Manual

• Roland DXY-880 Operation Manual (1984)

• Roland DPX-3300 Schematics (1987)

• Siemens C1613 Plotter Manual (German)

Manuals, Ephemera, Papers, and Patents / Ephemera

• Time Share Peripherals TSP-212 Brochure

• Hewlett-Packard Journal Volume 29 Number 1 - Multiple articles about the development of the HP Model 9872A and 7221A pen plotters.

• Hewlett-Packard Journal Volume 32 Number 11 - Multiple articles about the development of the HP Model 7580A plotter.

• CalComp Precision Graphics System 900/728 Brochure (1970)

• Digital Plotting Newsletter (1967)

• Versatec Printers and Plotters Brochure (1977)

• Versatec Printer/Plotters, Plotters and Output Systems (1981)

• Roland Users Group Volume 2 Number 4 (1984) - Computers and Plotters Take the Place of Drafting Tables and Pencils article on page 36 (PDF page 40).

• Omega-t Systems FasPlot Plotter Brochure

• Commodore Computer Plotter CBM 8075 Brochure (German)

• Strobe Model 100 Graphics Plotter Brochure (1980)

Community / Patents

• DrawingBots Discord Forum - Discord forum with an active community.

Hardware / Plotters

• Arduino CNC Drawing Machine - A fairly simple 3d-printed AxiDraw-style plotter with good video documentation.

Software / Vector Creation

• PlotterFun - Browser-based Image to SVG converter similar to SquiggleDraw.

Software / Fonts

• CNC Text Tool - Browser-based Hershey Text tool with export to SVG.

Community / Patents

• PlotterFiles - Community for sharing SVG files for plotters.

Other Awesomes / Patents

• awesome-3d-engines-for-plotters (⭐94)

Plotter Art For Sale / Patents

• AndyMakes

Plotter Art For Sale / Patents

• Paul Rickards

Plotter Art For Sale / Patents

• Pedro Alcocer

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• The Best XY Plotters in 2020 - Good overview of the AxiDraw and its clones, plus some DIY options.

Software / Vector Creation

• makio135/plotter - An Observable notebook collection full of plotter-oriented work.

Getting Started

• How to Draw Generative Art with an Axidraw Pen Plotter - Lots of nice tips, not all specific to the Axidraw, plus some pen reviews and handy 3d-printed tools.

Plotter Art For Sale / Patents

• Michelle Chandra

Software / Vector Utilities

• vpype (⭐837) - Plotter-focused Python-based CLI utility for generating and manipulating SVGs, including scaling and optimizing paths.

Software / Fonts

• svg-fonts - Single-line fonts in an SVG format, mainly for use with the Hershey Text Inkscape plugin.

Plotter Art For Sale / Patents

• Arjan van der Meij

Software / Vector Creation

• cozyvec (⭐73) - Web/Standalone terminal environment for plotter art and tweet plots.

Software / G-code

• gcode-generative-for-processing (⭐31) - Processing library, aiming to create gcode from simple shapes. (Designed for usage with the Creality CR10)

Software / HPGL

• HPGLGraphics (⭐20) - A Processing library for writing HPGL files.

Community / Patents

• Plotter People - In-person meetups (SF and NYC so far) with talks and plotter art galleries.

Software / Plotter Control

• MP2300-Tools (⭐6) - Software for converting HPGL to Graphtec's GPGL format, as well as CAD files for a Graphtec plotter pen adapter.

Getting Started

• Pen Plotter Programming: The Basics - Some basics of programming vector paths, including sorting, joining, and simplifying.

• Pen Plotter Art & Algorithms - A two-part intro to creating generative graphics for plotting.

Hardware / Plotters

• Line-us - A cute little kickstarted robotic drawing arm.

• WaterColorBot - XY art robot and software to plot with watercolor paints.

• EggBot - Pen plotter for egg-shaped and spherical objects.

• HP Pen Plotters - 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.

• Roland Pen Plotters - Vintage flatbed HPGL pen plotters. Search eBay for "roland dxy".

Hardware / Motor Controllers

• grblShield (⭐139) - All the stepper motor control hardware needed to turn an Arduino into a G-code-based motion controller using the grbl firmware. (adafruit)

• TinyG (⭐929) - More featureful and robust 6-axis G-code-based motion control hardware. (adafruit)

• Raspberry Pi CNC Hat - Raspberry Pi add-on board w/ stepper controllers and a microcontroller running grbl. Interfaces with the Pi's serial pins.

Hardware / Accessories and Adapters

• WiFi232 - Wifi to RS-232 serial via a DB25 plug. Control your serial plotter wirelessly.

• Plotter Cable Pinout - Schematic for a plotter cable that will work for most HP and Roland plotters. Search eBay or Amazon for DB9 to DB25 Serial Null Modem Cable or similar to find them for sale.

Hardware / Pens

• Pens for AxiDraw - List of pens suitable for general plotter abuse.

• Pens for EggBot - Egg- and glass-focused pen recommendations but still generally applicable information.

Software / HPGL

• Chiplotle (⭐38) - Python library for generating HPGL and interfacing with serial plotters.

• HPGL Reference Guide - HTML-based HPGL Reference.

• HP 7475A Interfacing and Programming Manual - Scanned PDF manual that contains a full HPGL reference.

• djipco/hpgl (⭐40) - A Node.js library to communicate with HPGL-compatible plotters and printers.

• hp2xx - GNU tool to convert HPGL into other vector and raster formats. Can also be used as a previewing in X11.

• vec (⭐27) - Example C code for generating HPGL, with a turtle graphics interface.

• d3-hpgl (⭐20) - An adapter for the HTML Canvas API so you can output HPGL using the popular D3 library.

• HPGL Viewer (⭐21) - An HPGL Viewer using JavaScript and HTML5 canvas.

• HPGL Sender (⭐11) - A web interface for previewing HPGL and sending it to your plotter.

Software / G-code

• grbl (⭐6k) - A high-performance G-code interpreting firmware for the Atmega 328 microcontroller and Arduino.

• cncjs (⭐2.5k) - A web-based interface controlling CNC machines running grbl, TinyG, or other G-code-based firmware.

• Universal-G-Code-Sender (⭐2.1k) - Java-based grbl-compatible cross-platform G-code sender.

• ChiliPeppr Hardware Fiddle - Modular web-based workspaces to visualize G-code and control hardware.

Software / Plotter Control

• axi (⭐281) - Unofficial Python library for the AxiDraw v3.

• xy (⭐70) - Utilities for the Makeblock XY Plotter Robot Kit.

• LaserGRBL (⭐1.5k) - Laser-optimized Windows GUI for grbl controllers. Could be repurposed for DIY pen plotters that use a solenoid for pen up/down movements.

• PenPlotter (⭐125) - Polargraph controller that uses repetier firmware.

• Makelangelo-firmware (⭐164) - Firmware for the Makelangelo polargraph robot.

• RoboPaint (⭐129) - Software for the WaterColorBot.

• AxiTurtle (⭐15) - Turtle graphics for AxiDraw in Processing.

• GRBL-Plotter (⭐809) - Plotter-optimized Windows GUI for grbl controller with SVG and DXF import, and flexible pen up/down control.

• saxi (⭐493) - Driver and library for the AxiDraw. Uses constant-acceleration motion planning and automatically resizes to paper.

Software / Vector Creation

• Inkscape - Popular cross-platform open source vector graphics editor.

• p5.js - "JavaScript library that makes coding accessible for artists, designers, educators, and beginners".

• Paper.js - "The Swiss Army Knife of Vector Graphics Scripting".

• ln (⭐3.3k) - Vector-based 3D renderer written in Go.

• autotrace (⭐655) - Converts bitmap images to vector graphics.

• stipplegen (⭐461) - Creates interesting stippled drawings from bitmap images. (blog post)

• SquiggleDraw (⭐330) - "SquiggleDraw will create a SVG file from an image, using the brightness to change the amplitude of sine waves".

• svgurt - Web-based PNG to SVG creative noodler.

• maptrace (⭐126) - Produce watertight polygonal vector maps by tracing raster images.

• Drawbot_image_to_gcode_v2 (⭐179) - Creates G-code for use on drawbots.

• blackstripes (⭐100) - Turns a PNG image into a SVG line drawing.

• penplot (⭐270) - A development environment for plotter art in JavaScript.

• penkit (⭐158) - A Python library for creating line-based SVG graphics.

• generativeExamples (⭐64) - Example Processing code that generates plottable PDFs.

• SuperformulaSVG for web - A generative line art web app.

• scribbleplot (⭐50) - Scribbly image transformations in Processing.

• Maker.js - Library for creating 2D vector drawings for CNC and laser cutter machines.

• Turtletoy - Browser-based JavaScript turtle graphics API with SVG export.

Software / Vector Utilities

• svgsort (⭐261) - Path planning for plotting SVG files, reduces time spent moving with the pen up.

• svgo (⭐22k) - Node.js-based tool for optimizing SVG files.

• Polargraph Optimizer (⭐58) - Optimize drawing plan for a polargraph.

• penkit-optimize (⭐158) - An SVG optimizer that uses a vehicle routing solver to minimize plot time.

• svg-crowbar (⭐839) - Chrome-only bookmarklet for extracting SVG from an HTML document.

Software / Fonts

• Summary of single line fonts - Good information and links to other resources and fonts.

• Hershey Vector Font - .fnt format of vector fonts from the 60s. Includes a good overview of the original data format of the fonts.

• hershey-fonts (⭐76) - C library and original font data for the Hershey fonts.

Inspiration, Instruction, and Research / Fonts

• On Generative Algorithms - Nice 13-part walkthrough of interesting algorithms.

• Roland DG DXY-990 - Quickstart guide for a Roland flatbed plotter.

• The Cohen-Sutherland Line Clipping Algorithm - Detailed explanation and examples of an interesting algorithm.

• Vera Molnár - OG plotter artist.

• Hektor - The original cable-based drawbot from 2002.

• Introduction to TSP art - Resources for traveling salesman problem (single path) art.

• Hidden wireframe removal - Discussion and links to code for wireframe removal of STL files.

Community / Patents

• PlotterArt Subreddit

• AxiDraw Subreddit

• Generative Art Subreddit

Plotter Art For Sale / Patents

• inconvergent

• Michael Fogleman

Plotter Art For Sale / Patents

• EmergentDesign

Other Awesomes / Patents

• awesome-generative-art (⭐1.8k)

• awesome-creative-coding (⭐14k)