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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.

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)