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Table of Contents
Sketchy (Ender 3 Plotter)
Accessible at http://plotter.local
Setting up the plotter
- Consider levelling the bed. Currently this is a manual process.
- Put a scrap piece of paper on the bed of the plotter.
- Set the printer's Z co-ordinate to 0.
- Unscrew the M3 bolts on the toolhead.
- Put a pen in the toolhead and allow it to touch the paper.
- we've found good results from a Uni PIN 0.3mm, but you can experiment with all sorts of implements!
- Tighten the M3 bolts, you'll want to use a decent amount of torque to ensure the pen doesn't wobble left-to-right as the plotter prints.
Generating gcode
You can use this inkscape extension to generate gcode from an svg. There's a good tutorial on how to use this extension towards the bottom of this PDF.
Make sure that you have correctly set your working Z-height for your pen, and have set the right x/y starting/ending points. It's a good idea to double check this by moving the toolhead in mainsail to reasonable starting/end points (lower left, upper right).
Uploading and printing
You can upload your generated gcode to the printer via http://plotter.local as usual. It's a good idea to secure your paper, for example using masking tape.
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