- #MAKEBLOCK XY PLOTTER DRAWING MIRRORED HOW TO#
- #MAKEBLOCK XY PLOTTER DRAWING MIRRORED MAC OS X#
- #MAKEBLOCK XY PLOTTER DRAWING MIRRORED INSTALL#
- #MAKEBLOCK XY PLOTTER DRAWING MIRRORED SERIAL#
You have successfully completed this tutorial and you have your own CNC Plotter on your desk!
It took me a lot of time to understand how it's working. I will make a video on next days about this procedure because it's little complicated. That's it! Ready to go! Use the gctrl.pde app to print the gcode file on your new Arduino CNC Plotter!
#MAKEBLOCK XY PLOTTER DRAWING MIRRORED HOW TO#
The 6th image above show how to delete image outline.įinal, go to file menu, click save as and select. Move the grey image to the correct place again and click from Path menu "Object to path". Now, move the gray scale image, and delete the color one behind it. Now you have to re-size the image to fit our printing area, see the 4th image above. Drag and drop the arduino logo image (download it from files) in Inkscape. Images must have a transparent background. Select Path from menu and "Object to Path". Now click on cursor icon and center the text like the 3rd image above. Put text, change font to Times New Roman and size to 22. See the 1st image above and make the changes, make sure to change first to "cm". Open the Inkscape, go to File menu and click "Document Properties". This add on can be found here with installation notes.
#MAKEBLOCK XY PLOTTER DRAWING MIRRORED INSTALL#
Now you need to install an Add-on that enables the export images to gcode files. Inkscape uses the W3C open standard SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) as its native format, and is free and open-source software.ĭownload and install Inkscape from here (Important: download 0.48.5 version) It is used by design professionals and hobbyists worldwide, for creating a wide variety of graphics such as illustrations, icons, logos, diagrams, maps and web graphics.
#MAKEBLOCK XY PLOTTER DRAWING MIRRORED MAC OS X#
Inkscape is professional quality vector graphics software which runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. To make gcode files that are compatible with this cnc machine you have to use the Inkscape.
Press the "Run on Arduino" button and program your board from your browser! If don't, change penUp and penDown variables that controlling the servo motor. In this part you will see your pen goes up. Here is the main CNC code embedded using codebender! If you see any movement here that means that the stepper motors wiring is correct! Here is the X and Y axis testing code embedded using codebender! On mine cnc, X axis motor connection are: L293 A: Pins 1 and 3 & B: 2 and 4, but on Y axis motor connection are A: 1 and 2 & B: 3 and 4. If yours steppers doesn't work properly you must find correct working combination by changing the cables between them and the L293D ICs. On next step you will find a 'testing' code for x and y axis. Steppers motors wiring is something that need patient. Watch the above image with breadboard circuit schematic. Now that we have our contraction ready, it's time to build the circuit and test stepper motors (X and Y axis). Dremel) (Optional for cutting plastic parts) ***Why to use screw terminal connectors? Because you don't want to solder and desolder cables from stepper motors until you find the correct working combination.
#MAKEBLOCK XY PLOTTER DRAWING MIRRORED SERIAL#
**USB to Serial adapter will allow the circuit to communicate with the computer through the USB cable, just like Arduino uno does. *You will need also an Arduino UNO board to program the ATmega328 micro possessor
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