1. Quick Start
This is a quick guide to creating drawings for Print / Digital Output.
1.1. Using In-App Documentation
While you have DrawingBotV3 open you can navigate the latest documentation within the program (as of version 1.6.4).
Go to Help / Open Documentation - to open the documentation in-app
In the Path Finding Controls window, select Help, to display a specific PFM’s settings.
Select Any PFM Setting while the documentation window is open, to bring up the specific setting’s definition.
1.2. Print Outputs
Import the image you wish to draw with File / Import, most Image Formats are supported.
Open the Drawing Area panel and enter the width / height you wish to print at in mm
Enable Rescale to Pen Width and enter the Pen Width of the pens you plan to use. This is one of the most important settings for getting good plots by ensuring that lines have the correct spacing to be drawn without overlap.
Press Start Plotting, you drawing will now be generated.
With this first Drawing as a reference you can begin to experiment with the Pre-Processing, Path Finding Controls and Pen Settings panels
You can export the drawing with File / Export per/drawing
1.3. Digital Outputs
Import the image you wish to draw with File / Import, most Image Formats are supported.
Press Start Plotting, you drawing will now be generated.
With this first Drawing as a reference you can begin to experiment with the Pre-Processing, Path Finding Controls and Pen Settings panels
You can export the drawing with File / Export per/drawing
2. Video Tutorials
You can find video tutorials on the DrawingBotV3 YouTube Channel