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+# axi
+
+Python library for working with the AxiDraw v3 pen plotter.
+
+### Features
+
+- control AxiDraw v3 directly from Python
+- constant acceleration (trapezoidal velocity) motion planning
+- path drawing order optimization
+- drawing transformations
+  - translate, scale, rotate
+  - scale and/or rotate to fit
+  - move to origin or center of page
+- "turtle" graphics
+
+### TODO / Coming Soon
+
+- primitives
+  - circles, arcs, beziers
+- svg support
+- preview (render png)
+- progress / status while drawing
+
+### Installation
+
+`axi` is not yet available on PyPI, so installation works like this:
+
+    git clone https://github.com/fogleman/axi.git
+    cd axi
+    pip install -e .
+
+Of course, installing in a `virtualenv` is always a good idea.
+
+Then you can try the examples...
+
+    python examples/dragon_curve.py
+
+### Example
+
+Use the turtle to draw a dragon curve, filling an 8.5x11" page.
+
+```python
+import axi
+
+def main(iteration):
+    turtle = axi.Turtle()
+    for i in range(1, 2 ** iteration):
+        turtle.forward(1)
+        if (((i & -i) << 1) & i) != 0:
+            turtle.circle(-1, 90, 36)
+        else:
+            turtle.circle(1, 90, 36)
+    drawing = turtle.drawing.rotate_and_scale_to_fit(11, 8.5, step=90)
+    axi.draw(drawing)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main(12)
+```