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 # Beeg Plotter
+Beeg Plotter is an (approximately) 1500x1500mm wall-mounted plotter, running Klipper.
+It uses a coreXY construction (two motors to control the movement) and a servo to control pen up/down on the toolhead.
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+The software side is effectively the same as Beeg Plotter's little sister, [Sketchy](projects:plotter). A few Klipper macros are used to make using it easier (e.g. changes to z are interpreted as pen up/down).
+# Drawing with Beeg Plotter
+You can connect to Beeg Plotter at http://beeg.local on the hackerspace network. Please make sure it never left unattended while running!
+## Generating gcode
+Beeg Plotter requires gcode instructions to draw, which likely will be generated from an svg. There are a couple of ways to generate gcode for Beeg.
+### Inkscape
+You can generate gcode from Inkscape with [gcodeplot-klipper](https://github.com/averymcnab/gcodeplot-klipper).
+Inkscape with this plugin is good for simple plots with thin lines. See appendix below for example settings.
+### PrusaSlicer
+PrusaSlicer is recommended for plots with any infill/width. Note: has a measly 1200x1200mm bed size limit.
+[Config bundle for PrusaSlicer](https://wiki.glashack.space/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=projects:plotter_prusaslicer_configs.ini).
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+# Appendix
+## GCodePlot (Inkscape plugin) example settings
+These settings are a recommendation or starting point - you should at the very least double check the co-ordinate settings which should align with your drawing surface.
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+## Config changes
+Klipper config changes will cause an auto backup to [the beeg config repo](https://github.com/glasgowhackerspace/beeg-plotter-configs) so if it breaks or gets wiped, you should restore it from there. If you do make big changes, please announce it on the discord.