User:Thijshijsijsjss/Pen Plotting Panache/Plothatching Workflow - Revision history

Thijshijsijsjss: Fix typo

2026-06-16T08:26:12Z

Fix typo

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	===Optionally, manual color removal===		===Optionally, manual color removal===
	There are reasons you might want certain areas of a specific color removed before starting the hatching process. You might want this because you have certain color outcomes in mind, or because you expect this to result in more efficient plotting. In the example below, two areas of color are removed from the magenta image: first, the areas that will be black. These areas need no magenta! Second, the areas that will be yellow. In the original image, these areas are orange-y, but I'd like them to be very yellow. As I know the magenta I'll be using is quite dominant over yellow ([[:File:Connorsdays_plot.jpg\|example]]), we remove the area from the magenta base image. Similarly, a small ~~chunck~~ of blue is removed. ([[:File:Quarters_plot.jpg\|See the result here]])		There are reasons you might want certain areas of a specific color removed before starting the hatching process. You might want this because you have certain color outcomes in mind, or because you expect this to result in more efficient plotting. In the example below, two areas of color are removed from the magenta image: first, the areas that will be black. These areas need no magenta! Second, the areas that will be yellow. In the original image, these areas are orange-y, but I'd like them to be very yellow. As I know the magenta I'll be using is quite dominant over yellow ([[:File:Connorsdays_plot.jpg\|example]]), we remove the area from the magenta base image. Similarly, a small chunk of blue is removed. ([[:File:Quarters_plot.jpg\|See the result here]])

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Thijshijsijsjss: Fix typo

2026-06-16T08:25:35Z

Fix typo

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	===Optionally, manual color removal===		===Optionally, manual color removal===
	There are reasons you might want certain areas of a specific color removed before starting the hatching process. You might want this because you have certain color outcomes in mind, or because you expect this to result in more efficient plotting. In the example below, two areas of color are removed from the magenta image: first, the areas that will be black. These areas need no magenta! Second, the areas that will be yellow. In the original image, these areas are orange-y, but I'd like them to be very yellow. As I know the magenta I'll be using is quite dominant over yellow ([[:File:Connorsdays_plot.jpg\|example]]), we remove the area from the magenta base image. Similarly, a small ~~chuck~~ of blue is removed. ([[:File:Quarters_plot.jpg\|See the result here]])		There are reasons you might want certain areas of a specific color removed before starting the hatching process. You might want this because you have certain color outcomes in mind, or because you expect this to result in more efficient plotting. In the example below, two areas of color are removed from the magenta image: first, the areas that will be black. These areas need no magenta! Second, the areas that will be yellow. In the original image, these areas are orange-y, but I'd like them to be very yellow. As I know the magenta I'll be using is quite dominant over yellow ([[:File:Connorsdays_plot.jpg\|example]]), we remove the area from the magenta base image. Similarly, a small chunck of blue is removed. ([[:File:Quarters_plot.jpg\|See the result here]])

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Thijshijsijsjss: Add link to result of color removal

2025-08-06T17:59:12Z

Add link to result of color removal

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	===Optionally, manual color removal===		===Optionally, manual color removal===
	There are reasons you might want certain areas of a specific color removed before starting the hatching process. You might want this because you have certain color outcomes in mind, or because you expect this to result in more efficient plotting. In the example below, two areas of color are removed from the magenta image: first, the areas that will be black. These areas need no magenta! Second, the areas that will be yellow. In the original image, these areas are orange-y, but I'd like them to be very yellow. As I know the magenta I'll be using is quite dominant over yellow ([[:File:Connorsdays_plot.jpg\|example]]), we remove the area from the magenta base image. Similarly, a small chuck of blue is removed.		There are reasons you might want certain areas of a specific color removed before starting the hatching process. You might want this because you have certain color outcomes in mind, or because you expect this to result in more efficient plotting. In the example below, two areas of color are removed from the magenta image: first, the areas that will be black. These areas need no magenta! Second, the areas that will be yellow. In the original image, these areas are orange-y, but I'd like them to be very yellow. As I know the magenta I'll be using is quite dominant over yellow ([[:File:Connorsdays_plot.jpg\|example]]), we remove the area from the magenta base image. Similarly, a small chuck of blue is removed. ([[:File:Quarters_plot.jpg\|See the result here]])

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Thijshijsijsjss: Add tip on avoiding carousel

2025-08-06T17:56:37Z

Add tip on avoiding carousel

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	Tip: making use of the above observation, you can toggle the visibility for an alignment thingy only to check the alignment of your plotter.		Tip: making use of the above observation, you can toggle the visibility for an alignment thingy only to check the alignment of your plotter.

			Tip: Setting the Pen number field in the Plotter Settings tab to 0 makes the plotter not grab a pen from the carousel when starting to plot. This can be used when plotting with a pre-loaded custom pen. It saves a few seconds, and elmininates a moment of violent pen shaking.

	===Plotting through Chiplotle===		===Plotting through Chiplotle===

Thijshijsijsjss: Fix typo

2024-11-03T12:02:47Z

Fix typo

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	# Turn on the visibility of a layer if and only if you are planning to plot it right now		# Turn on the visibility of a layer if and only if you are planning to plot it right now
	# Go to Extensions > Export > Plot		# Go to Extensions > Export > Plot
	# Check the settings (see below). For my particular plotter, it is important to set Plotter Settings > Rotation to 270. For others, it is important to select Plotter ~~SEttings~~ > Center origin. This might require a bit of trial and error.		# Check the settings (see below). For my particular plotter, it is important to set Plotter Settings > Rotation to 270. For others, it is important to select Plotter Settings > Center origin. This might require a bit of trial and error.
	# Click Apply		# Click Apply

Thijshijsijsjss: Change comment on centerline tracing

2024-10-25T10:03:35Z

Change comment on centerline tracing

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	## Position it at (0,0) by selecting the Select Tool, selecting the relevant sublayer, and setting x and y fields to 0.		## Position it at (0,0) by selecting the Select Tool, selecting the relevant sublayer, and setting x and y fields to 0.
	## Still with the Select Tool, select the image in the sublayer, and go to Trace Bitmap (Shift+Alt+B, Path>Trace Bitmap, or through the quick menu if it's still open)		## Still with the Select Tool, select the image in the sublayer, and go to Trace Bitmap (Shift+Alt+B, Path>Trace Bitmap, or through the quick menu if it's still open)
			## In the dropdown menu, select your preferred tracing type. Centerline (autotrace) is recommended for single-line tracing (see also [[#Passe Partout\|Passe Partout]])
	## MAKE SURE SMOOTH CORNERS IS TICKED OFF		## MAKE SURE SMOOTH CORNERS IS TICKED OFF
	~~## Try Centerline tracing for single line results~~
	## Click Apply		## Click Apply
	# Move all paths that have been created to the appropriate Inkscape layer.		# Move all paths that have been created to the appropriate Inkscape layer.

Wordfa: /* Inkscape */

2024-10-25T08:47:27Z

Inkscape

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	## Still with the Select Tool, select the image in the sublayer, and go to Trace Bitmap (Shift+Alt+B, Path>Trace Bitmap, or through the quick menu if it's still open)		## Still with the Select Tool, select the image in the sublayer, and go to Trace Bitmap (Shift+Alt+B, Path>Trace Bitmap, or through the quick menu if it's still open)
	## MAKE SURE SMOOTH CORNERS IS TICKED OFF		## MAKE SURE SMOOTH CORNERS IS TICKED OFF
			## Try Centerline tracing for single line results
	## Click Apply		## Click Apply
	# Move all paths that have been created to the appropriate Inkscape layer.		# Move all paths that have been created to the appropriate Inkscape layer.

Thijshijsijsjss: Change note on export behaviour

2024-09-13T14:16:07Z

Change note on export behaviour

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	Instead of directly sending a file to the plotter through Inkscape ('directly' in so far that any conversion steps are not made explicit), we can also export to HPGL: go File > Export (Ctrl+Shift+E) and select HPGL. You might need to add a module to your Inkscape for this export option to appear. Again, I refer to [[Pen_plotters#Inkscape\|the the main pen plotter page]]. For me, this option doesn't work. However, another way to export to HPGL is using Save As and selecting .hpgl there.		Instead of directly sending a file to the plotter through Inkscape ('directly' in so far that any conversion steps are not made explicit), we can also export to HPGL: go File > Export (Ctrl+Shift+E) and select HPGL. You might need to add a module to your Inkscape for this export option to appear. Again, I refer to [[Pen_plotters#Inkscape\|the the main pen plotter page]]. For me, this option doesn't work. However, another way to export to HPGL is using Save As and selecting .hpgl there.

	The HPGL export behave as you'd hope they'd do: they follow the exact order Inkscape would also plot in. That is, it goes through the layers from top ~~to bottom~~, and objects within layer from bottom to the top. Also, [[User:Thijshijsijsjss/Pen_Plotting_Panache/Plothatching_Workflow#Optionally,_automated_layer_names\|pen selection automatisation using layer names]] is exported, too.		The HPGL export behave as you'd hope they'd do: they follow the exact order Inkscape would also plot in. That is, it goes through the layers from bottom to top, and objects within layer from bottom to the top. Also, [[User:Thijshijsijsjss/Pen_Plotting_Panache/Plothatching_Workflow#Optionally,_automated_layer_names\|pen selection automatisation using layer names]] is exported, too.

	====Setting up Chiplotle====		====Setting up Chiplotle====

Thijshijsijsjss: Add words on hpgl export behaviour

2024-09-12T07:28:59Z

Add words on hpgl export behaviour

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	====Exporting HPGL====		====Exporting HPGL====
	Instead of directly sending a file to the plotter through Inkscape ('directly' in so far that any conversion steps are not made explicit), we can also export to HPGL: go File > Export (Ctrl+Shift+E) and select HPGL. You might need to add a module to your Inkscape for this export option to appear. Again, I refer to [[Pen_plotters#Inkscape\|the the main pen plotter page]]. For me, this option doesn't work. However, another way to export to HPGL is using Save As and selecting .hpgl there.		Instead of directly sending a file to the plotter through Inkscape ('directly' in so far that any conversion steps are not made explicit), we can also export to HPGL: go File > Export (Ctrl+Shift+E) and select HPGL. You might need to add a module to your Inkscape for this export option to appear. Again, I refer to [[Pen_plotters#Inkscape\|the the main pen plotter page]]. For me, this option doesn't work. However, another way to export to HPGL is using Save As and selecting .hpgl there.

			The HPGL export behave as you'd hope they'd do: they follow the exact order Inkscape would also plot in. That is, it goes through the layers from top to bottom, and objects within layer from bottom to the top. Also, [[User:Thijshijsijsjss/Pen_Plotting_Panache/Plothatching_Workflow#Optionally,_automated_layer_names\|pen selection automatisation using layer names]] is exported, too.

	====Setting up Chiplotle====		====Setting up Chiplotle====

Thijshijsijsjss: Add words on sending files through chiplotle

2024-09-12T07:26:31Z

Add words on sending files through chiplotle

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	====Setting up Chiplotle====		====Setting up Chiplotle====
	To use Chiplotle, it needs to be setup on your machine. For this, I refer to the [https://pypi.org/project/Chiplotle/ pypi page]		To use Chiplotle, it needs to be setup on your machine. For this, I refer to the [https://pypi.org/project/Chiplotle/ pypi page]
	and [[Pen_plotters#~~Inkscape~~\|the the main pen plotter page]].		and [[Pen_plotters#Chiplotle\|the the main pen plotter page]].

			====Sending files through Chiplotle====
			Navigate to the folder with your file(s) and start Chiplotle:
			> Chiplotle3
			It will search for connected devices. Your pen plotter should be shown. Now you can write to this plotter:
			> plotter.write_file('FILENAME.hpgl')
			Chiplotle will take care of many things, including the buffer size. It seems to do this well -- in cased where Inkscape wasn't able to properly export to a plotter, Chiplotle has been able to.